entrench是什么意思？

entrench

英[ɪn'trentʃ] 美[ɛnˈtrɛntʃ]

• v. 用壕沟围绕或保护…，牢固地确立…，挖掘壕沟；
• n. 壕沟，防御设施；

第三人称单数：entrenches;

过去式：entrenched;

过去分词：entrenched;

现在分词：entrenching;

例句

• They entrench themselves behind undeniable facts. 他们在无可否认的事实后面固守著自己.
• A new year looks sure entrench old resentments. 新的一年看起来会让不满持续下去.
• To hold on stubbornly, as to a position; entrench oneself. 固执地坚持立场; 稳固自己的地位.
• ...a series of measures designed to entrench democracy and the rule of law... 旨在巩固民主和法制的一系列措施

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  使（权力、习俗、观念等）根深蒂固
  If something such as power, a custom, or an idea is entrenched, it is firmly established, so that it would be difficult to change it.
  例句
  ...a series of measures designed to entrench democracy and the rule of law... 旨在巩固民主和法制的一系列措施 These dictators have entrenched themselves politically and are difficult to move. 这些独裁者在政治上已经站稳了脚跟，很难推翻他们。

英汉词典释义

• vt.
  牢固地确立…
  Television seems to be firmly entrenched as the number one medium for national advertising. 电视看来要在全国广告媒介中牢固地占据头等位置。 The Nationalists entrenched their power further by adding six seats to the Parliament. 国民党人在议会中新增了6个席位,从而进一步稳固了他们的势力。

英英词典释义

• Verb
  1. fix firmly or securely
  2. impinge or infringe upon;
  "This impinges on my rights as an individual""This matter entrenches on other domains"
  3. occupy a trench or secured area;
  "The troops dug in for the night"