entrench

英 [ɪnˈtrentʃ]

美 [ɪnˈtrentʃ]

v.  使处于牢固地位; 牢固确立

过去分词：entrenched　过去式：entrenched　现在分词：entrenching　第三人称单数：entrenches　

GRE

Collins.1 / BNC.14184 / COCA.13128

牛津词典

verb

• 使处于牢固地位；牢固确立
  to establish sth very firmly so that it is very difficult to change
  1. Sexism is deeply entrenched in our society.
     性别歧视在我们这个社会根深蒂固。
  2. entrenched attitudes/interests/opposition
     顽固的态度；固有的利益团体；顽固的反对

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使（权力、习俗、观念等）根深蒂固
  If something such as power, a custom, or an ideais entrenched, it is firmly established, so that it would be difficult to change it.
  1. ...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
  2. 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。

英英释义

verb

• fix firmly or securely
  Synonym:intrench
• occupy a trench or secured area
  1. The troops dug in for the night
  Synonym:dig in
• impinge or infringe upon
  1. This impinges on my rights as an individual
  2. This matter entrenches on other domains
  Synonym:impingeencroachtrench

双语例句

• Because controlling shareholders entrench listed companies by some means or other, the corporate value is greatly impaired, the loss of which is ultimately borne by minority shareholders.
  大股东通过各种手段对上市公司进行利益输送，对上市公司造成危害，也损害了中小股东的利益。
• But Marxist was not limited to their theory framework, it is to entrench himself in the theory itself.
  但是马克思并不局限于他们的理论框架之中，而是将自己的理论深深扎根于人这个实际的个体上。
• Don't entrench upon the rights of another.
  不要侵害他人的权利。
• And we believe that the best way to help entrench those changes and see them go further is by an active engagement.
  我们认为，积极参与是帮助巩固这些变化，促使它们进一步发展的最好方法。
• Some conclude that the Shias have no real intention to share power, only to string America along while using its firepower to destroy rivals and entrench their own dominion.
  一些人总结说什叶派其实毫无分享权力的意图，他们只是在糊弄美国人，仰仗美国主子的强大军力，消灭对手，以使其统治更加坚不可摧。
• Furthermore, the establishment of the correspondence relationship of the bottom image feature and the higher emotional semantic have been put forward in a standard high leval to entrench the emotional semantic recognition mechanism.
  从标准的高度创新性地提出了应建立图像底层特征与高层情感语义之间的对应关系，进而建立情感语义识别机制。
• Now it needs to demonstrate commitment to greater fiscal integration and governance arrangements that avoid moral hazard and entrench fiscal responsibility.
  现在，欧洲需要展现出决心，加强财政一体化，推动避免道德风险和巩固财政责任的治理措施。
• But the effect, and intention, of the tacit compliance involved in superficial congeniality is to entrench a reality of power: to legitimise authority based only on the occupation of positions of authority.
  但蕴含在表面和气之中的那种心照不宣的顺从，其效果和意图是为了巩固一个权力现实：让纯粹建立在占据权力位置基础上的权力机关合法化。
• To beef up and entrench a military alliance targeted at a third party is not conducive to maintaining common security.
  强化针对第三方的军事同盟不利于维护地区共同安全。
• Our monetary regime continues to move Britain towards stable growth and we will consider any necessary reforms to entrench that stability.
  我们的货币政策制度，继续推动英国经济保持稳定增长，而我们将会考虑任何必要的改革措施，以巩固这种稳定性。