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单词 ingrained
释义

ingrained

/ɪnˈɡreɪnd /
adjective (also engrained)
1(Of a habit, belief, or attitude) firmly fixed or established; difficult to change: his deeply ingrained Catholic convictions...
  • So the only thing keeping the reporters in line is their ingrained habit of deference towards a wartime president.
  • None of these things are terrible, of course, but they do speak of certain ingrained attitudes towards women.
  • The belief in a positive attitude is so ingrained in American thinking.

Synonyms

entrenched, established, fixed, implanted, deep-rooted, rooted, deep-seated, settled, firm, unshakeable, ineradicable, driven in;
inveterate, dyed-in-the-wool, abiding, enduring, stubborn, unfading;
inbred, instinctive, intrinsic, gut
2(Of dirt or a stain) deeply embedded and thus difficult to remove: the ingrained dirt on the flaking paintwork...
  • Internal stains in teeth, for example tetracycline stains, are extremely resistant to bleaching because the stain is so deeply ingrained in the teeth.
  • He sat there surrounded by filth - thick ingrained dirt.
  • Paint was peeling, floors had ingrained dirt, and all of the telephone rooms - very important for detainees' contact with the outside world - were in a disgraceful state.

Synonyms

ground-in, fixed, infixed, planted, implanted, embedded;
permanent, indelible, ineradicable, ineffaceable, inexpungible

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