entrench
英 [ɪnˈtrentʃ]
美 [ɪnˈtrentʃ]
- vt. 确立,牢固;用壕沟围住;挖掘
- vi. 侵犯;挖掘壕沟
将“entrench”分解为“ent-”和“rench”。联想“ent-”与“enter”相似,表示进入,而“rench”像挖掘机挖掘的壕沟。整体记忆方法:某人(enter)进入并挖掘(rench)出一道壕沟,形成了牢固的立场或习惯,从而记住“entrench”意味着巩固或加深。
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entrench 牢固树立en-, 进入,使。-trench, 砍,切,词源同trench, truncate. 即切进去,牢固树立。
- entrench (v.)
- also intrench, 1550s, implied in intrenched, from en- (1) "make, put in" + trench (n.). Figurative use is from 1590s. Related: Entrenched; entrenching.
- 1. To hold on stubbornly, as to a position; entrench oneself.
- 固执地坚持立场; 稳固自己的地位.
- 2. Indeed, it could entrench certain people's view of themselves as anti - Western outsiders.
- 它的确会让某种人树立这么一种信念,认为自己就是 反 西方的局外人.
- 3. Will the economic crisis force change, or entrench privilege?
- 经济危机会推动改变, 还是保护特权?
- 4. A new year looks sure entrench old resentments.
- 新的一年看起来会让不满持续下去.
- 5. They entrench themselves behind undeniable facts.
- 他们在无可否认的事实后面固守著自己.