entitle
gb/ɪntˈaɪtəl/ us/ɪntˈaɪtəl/
B1
英语
~ 1900
义项
0 个义项
动词
B1
action
1
Give someone a legal or official right
To give someone the right to do or have something.
用法模式：
to entitle [someone] to [something]
常见错误：
Learners sometimes confuse 'entitle' with 'title', using it to mean 'to name a book'. That is a different meaning.
近义词
authorize (Suggests formal permission, often from an authority.)
|
qualify (Implies meeting conditions that allow access or rights.)
反义词
forbid (Means to refuse permission or prohibit something.)
搭配
entitle someone to benefits
|entitle someone to compensation
|entitle someone to a refund
|legally entitled
|fully entitled
主题
law
|business
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
例句
- The new policy will entitle all employees to free health insurance.
- Being a member entitles you to use all the facilities.
- Your ticket entitles you to one free drink.
学习者例句
- My job entitles me to free lunch.
- This card entitles you to a discount.
- The pass entitles you to enter the museum.
动词
B2
action
2
Give a title or name
To give a book, movie, or other work its name.
用法模式：
to entitle [something] [title]
常见错误：
Learners may incorrectly use this sense when they mean 'give the right to', especially in legal contexts.
近义词
name (A more general word for giving any name, not just titles of works.)
|
call (Informal term for naming something.)
反义词
untitle (Rare; means to remove a title from something.)
搭配
entitled 'War and Peace'
|book entitled
|film entitled
主题
arts
|media
|arts_entertainment
|communication
例句
- She wrote a novel entitled 'The Last Summer'.
- His speech, entitled 'The Future of Energy', drew a large audience.
- The painting was entitled 'Sunset Over the Hills'.
学习者例句
- I read a book entitled 'The Big City'.
- He made a movie entitled 'Happy Days'.
- We saw a picture entitled 'Blue Sky'.
语法
词典原形
entitle
IPA
GB/ɪntˈaɪtəl/
US/ɪntˈaɪtəl/
音节与重音
en - title （2 个音节）
Stress on 2nd syllable (title)
词形变化
Verb
- Base: entitle
- 3rd Person Singular: entitles
- Present Participle: entitling
- Past: entitled
词族
Forms
entitles
verb
entitling
verb
entitled
verb
Core family
entitlement
noun C1
Related words
title
noun A1
相关表达
be entitled to
1/bˈi ɪntˈaɪtəld tə/
fixed phrase
Have the right to something
To have the right to get or do something.
例句
- Employees are entitled to paid holidays.
- As a student, you may be entitled to financial support.
feel entitled to
1/fˈil ɪntˈaɪtəld tə/
fixed phrase
Believe you have the right to something
To think you should get or do something as your right.
例句
- He feels entitled to special treatment because of his position.
- Some customers feel entitled to a refund for any small issue.