verb [vt. 及物动词]使必要，需要；<旧>遗赠（财产），限定继承；使人承担
Such a decision would entail a huge political risk in the midst of the presidential campaign.
这样的决定会在总统大选之际导致一个巨大的政治风险。
noun [抽象名词]限定继承，限嗣继承的财产
What kind of responsibilities does that job entail?
那份工作需要承担什么样的责任？
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- Lesson 47 The great escape entail 动词: 便成为必要
en + tail(尾巴) → 被人抓住尾巴 → 牵涉
单词造句:
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- Self-awareness, even in its earliest stages, might entail an awareness of others, the ability to see their perspective, to look at the world from another's point of view. 自我意识，即使在它的最初阶段，也可能需要他人意识，即从他人的角度看世界的能力。
- It will entail driving a long distance every day. 这意味着每天都要长途开车。
entail的重要知识点
entail v. if one thing entails another, it involves it or causes it 需要，带来
- That will entail an early start tomorrow morning.
- It will entail driving a long distance every day.
- All mergers entail some job losses.
- Such a decision would entail a huge political risk.
- The contemporary phenomenon of car worship is to be explained not least by the sense of independence and freedom that ownership entails.
| entail sth. 牵涉；包含；使成为必要 | The renovation project will entail considerable expense and time. 装修工程将需要投入大量的费用和时间。 |
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| entail doing sth. 意味着（必须）做某事 | The new job entails traveling abroad at least once a month. 这份新工作意味着每月至少要出国出差一次。 |
| inevitably entail 必然导致；势必造成 | Such a radical change will inevitably entail some degree of risk. 如此激进的变革必然会带来一定程度的风险。 |
| what sth. entails 某事涉及的内容 | Before you sign the contract, make sure you fully understand what the role entails. 在签署合同之前，确保你完全理解这个职位所涉及的职责。 |
entail sb. doing sth. 牵涉到某人做某事；使某人必须做某事
- I’ll never accept parole because that entails me accepting guilt.
- The restructuring of the department will entail some staff working longer hours. 部门重组将使部分员工不得不延长工作时间。
- I didn't realize that my promotion would entail my moving to another city. 我没意识到我的晋升会意味着我必须搬到另一个城市。
- The simple procedure entails no patients staying overnight in the hospital. 这个简单的手术不需要任何病人留在医院过夜。
| need 需要 （最常用，指客观缺少某物或主观渴望） | Plants need water and sunlight to grow. 植物生长需要水分和阳光。 |
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| require 需要；要求 （正式，常指根据规则、法律或必然条件的要求） | The position requires at least five years of experience. 该职位要求至少五年的工作经验。 |
| demand 强烈要求；需要 （语气最强，指坚决的要求或极高难度的需要） | This complex task demands your full attention. 这项复杂的任务需要你全神贯注。 |
| call for 需要；呼吁；号召 （常用于指某种情况需要特定的品质、行动或应对方式） |
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But can we blame those who looked and failed to see what Galileo saw, if we remember that to use a telescope at the limit of its powers calls for long experience and intimate familiarity with one's instrument?
necessitate sth. 使…成为必要；迫使；需要
- Recent budget cuts necessitated a complete rethink of our marketing strategy. 最近的预算削减使得我们不得不彻底反思营销策略。
- A prolonged drought necessitated the introduction of water rationing.
| necessitate doing sth. 使必须做某事 | The severity of the injury necessitated performing surgery immediately. 伤势的严重程度使得必须立即进行手术。 |
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| be necessitated by 由…所引起/必须 | The delay was necessitated by technical problems with the aircraft. 延迟是由于飞机的技术问题所导致的（使延迟成为必要）。 |
It takes sth. to do sth. 做某事需要…（强调付出努力、时间、勇气等特质）
- It takes great courage to admit when you are wrong. 承认错误需要巨大的勇气。
- It takes stamina to be a long-distance runner.
- It takes a lot of patience to look after a disabled child.
| It takes time/money to do sth. 做某事需要花费时间/金钱 | It takes about three hours to drive from London to Manchester. 从伦敦开车到曼彻斯特大约需要三小时。 |
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| Whatever it takes 不惜一切代价 | We are determined to win this game, whatever it takes. 我们决心赢得这场比赛，无论付出什么代价。 |
| It takes two to tango 一个巴掌拍不响 | Don't just blame him for the argument; it takes two to tango. 别只因为争吵而责怪他；一个巴掌拍不响（双方都有责任）。 |