| 单词 | entrench |
| 释义 | entrench (ɪntrentʃ ) Word forms: entrenches , entrenching , entrenched verb 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. ...a series of measures designed to entrench democracy and the rule of law. [VERB noun] These dictators have entrenched themselves politically and are difficult to move. [VERB pronoun-reflexive] entrenched adjective The recession remains deeply entrenched. Synonyms: fixed, set, firm, rooted Collocations: entrench a position The real aim, one suspects, was to entrench his position while preventing rival candidates from opposing him. Times, Sunday Times We should not allow misbehaviour by large parties to be used as an excuse for them to entrench their position, preventing newer parties from ever being able to supplant them. Times, Sunday Times The current rules are not designed to 'help citizens, nor to help drivers to make a living', but to entrench the position of well-paid cabbies, he argues. Times, Sunday Times Rows periodically burst out over the veil — bad dramas, full of commotion, which simply entrench positions. Times, Sunday Times A walk out will serve only to entrench positions rather than resolve the underlying issues. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 巩固 Japanese: 定着させる |
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