| 单词 | establishment |
| 释义 | establishment (once / 167 pages) 1n 2n 3n Kids were more comfortable in school after the establishment of a no-tolerance bullying policy in the cafeteria. Establishment means setting up or something that has been set up. In the 1960s, the youth movement took on what they called "the establishment," by which they meant the way society was set up and organized. Their sentiments could be summed up in a word that is rumored to be one of the longest in the English language, if it actually exists: disestablishmentarianism. WORD FAMILYestablishment: establishmentarianism, establishmentism, establishments, re-establishment+/disestablish: disestablished, disestablishes, disestablishing, disestablishment/establish: disestablish, established, establishes, establishing, establishment, reestablish/established: self-established, unestablished/establishmentarianism: antiestablishmentarianism/establishmentism: antiestablishmentism/reestablish: reestablished, reestablishes, reestablishing USAGE EXAMPLESBack then the establishment view was that a two-state solution was the key to unlocking stability for the region. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) Yes, lawmakers should move carefully and be wary of overburdening alcohol establishments and offenders. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) It will also be mandatory for establishments to hang posters with helpline details. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1n the act of forming or establishing something it was the establishment of his reputation Syn|Hypo|Hyper constitution, formation, organisation, organization unionisation, unionization act of forming labor unions collectivisation, collectivizationthe organization of a nation or economy on the basis of collectivism communisation, communizationthe organization of a nation of the basis of communism federationthe act of constituting a political unity out of a number of separate states or colonies or provinces so that each member retains the management of its internal affairs colonisation, colonization, settlementthe act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies populationthe act of populating (causing to live in a place) beginning, commencement, start the act of starting something 2n (ecology) the process by which a plant or animal becomes established in a new habitat 2Syn|Hyper ecesis action, activity, natural action, natural process a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings) 1n any large organization Hyper organisation, organization a group of people who work together 2n an organization founded and united for a specific purpose Syn|Hypo|Hyper institution medical institution an institution created for the practice of medicine financial institution, financial organisation, financial organizationan institution (public or private) that collects funds (from the public or other institutions) and invests them in financial assets issueran institution that issues something (securities or publications or currency etc.) charityan institution set up to provide help to the needy companyan institution created to conduct business faith, organized religion, religionan institution to express belief in a divine power vicariate, vicarshipthe religious institution under the authority of a vicar educational institutionan institution dedicated to education academy, honorary societyan institution for the advancement of art or science or literature broadcasting companya company that manages tv or radio stations bureau de change(French) an establishment where you can exchange foreign money auto company, car companya company that makes and sells automobiles dot com, dot com company, dot-coma company that operates its business primarily on the internet using a URL that ends in `.com' drug company, pharma, pharmaceutical companya company that makes and sells pharmaceuticals East India Companyan English company formed in 1600 to develop trade with the new British colonies in India and southeastern Asia; in the 18th century it assumed administrative control of Bengal and held it until the British army took over in 1858 after the Indian Mutiny electronics companya company that makes and sells electronic instruments film companya company that makes, advertises, and distributes movies food companya company that processes and sells food furniture companya company that sells furniture mining companya company that owns and manages mines shipping companya company that provides shipping services steel companya company that makes and sells steel subsidiary, subsidiary companya company that is completely controlled by another company transportation companya company providing transportation clinica medical establishment run by a group of medical specialists extended care facilitya medical institution that provides prolonged care (as in cases of prolonged illness or rehabilitation from acute illness) hospitala medical institution where sick or injured people are given medical or surgical care giroa British financial system in which a bank or a post office transfers money from one account to another when they receive authorization to do so clearing housea central collection place where banks exchange checks or drafts; participants maintain an account against which credits or debits are posted lending institutiona financial institution that makes loans community chesta charity supported by individual subscriptions; defrays the demands on a community for social welfare soup kitchena place where food is dispensed to the needy distributora company that markets merchandise oil companya company that sells oil packaging company, packaging concerna company that packages goods for sale or shipment or storage pipeline companya company that operates oil pipelines for the oil industry printing business, printing company, printing concerna company that does commercial printing corporate investora company that invests in (acquires control of) other companies takeover target, target companya company that has been chosen as attractive for takeover by a potential acquirer white knighta company that is a friendly acquirer in a takeover Christian church, churchone of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship Hebraism, Jewish religion, JudaismJews collectively who practice a religion based on the Torah and the Talmud Hindooism, Hinduismthe religion of most people in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal Taoismreligion adhering to the teaching of Lao-tzu Buddhisma religion represented by the many groups (especially in Asia) that profess various forms of the Buddhist doctrine and that venerate Buddha Khalsathe group of initiated Sikhs to which devout orthodox Sikhs are ritually admitted at puberty; founded by the tenth and last Guru in 1699 Church of Scientology, Scientologya new religion founded by L. Ron Hubbard in 1955 and characterized by a belief in the power of a person's spirit to clear itself of past painful experiences through self-knowledge and spiritual fulfillment Shintothe native religion and former ethnic cult of Japan established churchthe church that is recognized as the official church of a nation religious order, religious sect, secta subdivision of a larger religious group cultfollowers of an unorthodox, extremist, or false religion or sect who often live outside of conventional society under the direction of a charismatic leader cultfollowers of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices Ld., Ltd., limited companya company that is organized to give its owners limited liability holding companya company with controlling shares in other companies servicea company or agency that performs a public service; subject to government regulation livery companyone of the chartered companies of London originating with the craft guilds open shopa company whose workers are hired without regard to their membership in a labor union closed shopa company that hires only union members union shopa company allowed to hire nonunion workers on the condition that they will join the union within a specified time preschoolan educational institution for children too young for elementary school schoolan educational institution schoolan educational institution's faculty and students collegean institution of higher education created to educate and grant degrees; often a part of a university Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciencesan academy that gives annual awards for achievements in motion picture production and performance Academy of Television Arts and Sciencesan academy that gives annual awards for outstanding achievements in television French Academyan honorary group of French writers and thinkers supported by the French government National Academy of Sciencesan honorary American society of scientists created by President Lincoln during the American Civil War Royal Academy, Royal Academy of Artsan honorary academy in London (founded in 1768) intended to cultivate painting and sculpture and architecture in Britain Royal Society, Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledgean honorary English society (formalized in 1660 and given a royal charter by Charles II in 1662) through which the British government has supported science universitya large and diverse institution of higher learning created to educate for life and for a profession and to grant degrees central banka government monetary authority that issues currency and regulates the supply of credit and holds the reserves of other banks and sells new issues of securities for the government stock companya company whose capital is represented by stock joint-stock companya company (usually unincorporated) which has the capital of its members pooled in a common fund; transferable shares represent ownership interest; shareholders are legally liable for all debts of the company foundationan institution supported by an endowment acquirerthe financial institution that dispenses cash in automated teller machines and collects a fee from the bank that issued the credit card nondepository financial institutiona financial institution that funds their investment activities from the sale of securities or insurance bank, banking company, banking concern, depository financial institutiona financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities Federal Home Loan Bank Systemthe central credit system for thrift institutions trust company, trust corporationan organization (usually with a commercial bank) that is engaged as a trustee or fiduciary or agent in handling trust funds or estates of custodial arrangements or stock transfers or related services record companya company that makes and sells musical recordings mover, moving company, public mover, removal company, removal firma company that moves the possessions of a family or business from one site to another think factory, think tanka company that does research for hire and issues reports on the implications shippera company in the business of shipping freight organisation, organization a group of people who work together 3n the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment Syn|Hypo|Hyper administration, brass, governance, governing body, organisation, organization Curia (Roman Catholic Church) the central administration governing the Roman Catholic Church top brassthe most important persons in a governing body executivepersons who administer the law bench, judiciarypersons who administer justice county councilthe elected governing body of a county government officials, officialdompeople elected or appointed to administer a government managementthose in charge of running a business Bush administrationthe executive under President George W. Bush Clinton administrationthe executive under President Clinton Bush administrationthe executive under President George H. W. Bush Reagan administrationthe executive under President Reagan Carter administrationthe executive under President Carter civil servicegovernment workers; usually hired on the basis of competitive examinations housethe management of a gambling house or casino bureaucracy, bureaucratismnonelective government officials body a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity 4n a public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residence 3Exp|Hypo|Hyper Brown University a university in Rhode Island Cambridge Universitya university in England Carnegie Mellon Universityan engineering university in Pittsburgh Columbia Universitya university in New York City Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Artuniversity founded in 1859 by Peter Cooper to offer free courses in the arts and sciences Cornell Universitya university in Ithaca, New York Duke Universitya university in Durham, North Carolina Harvard Universitya university in Massachusetts Johns Hopkinsa university in Baltimore Massachusetts Institute of Technologyan engineering university in Cambridge Ohio State Universitya university in Columbus, Ohio Oval Officethe office of the President of the United States in the White House Oxford Universitya university in England University of Parisa university in Paris; intellectual center of France Princeton Universitya university in New Jersey Stanford Universitya university in California University of California at Berkeleya university in Berkeley, California University of Chicagoa university in Chicago, Illinois University of Michigana university in Ann Arbor, Michigan University of Nebraskaa university in Lincoln, Nebraska University of North Carolinaa university in Chapel Hill, North Carolina University of Pennsylvaniaa university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgha university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania University of Sussexa red-brick university in Brighton, England University of Texasa university in Austin, Texas University of Vermonta university in Burlington, Vermont University of Washingtona university in Seattle, Washington University of West Virginiaa university in Morgantown, West Virginia University of Wisconsina university in Madison, Wisconsin Yale Universitya university in Connecticut Auschwitza Nazi concentration camp for Jews in southwestern Poland during World War II Belsena Nazi concentration camp for Jews created in northwestern Germany during World War II Buchenwalda Nazi concentration camp for Jews in World War II that was located in central Germany Dachaua concentration camp for Jews created by the Nazis near Munich in southern Germany Newgatea former prison in London notorious for its unsanitary conditions and burnt down in riots in 1780; a new prison was built on the same spot but was torn down in 1902 academy a learned establishment for the advancement of knowledge institutionan establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated perfumeryan establishment where perfumes are made phrontisteryan establishment for study and learning (sometimes including modern universities) business establishment, place of businessan establishment (a factory or an assembly plant or retail store or warehouse etc.) where business is conducted, goods are made or stored or processed or where services are rendered poorhousean establishment maintained at public expense in order to provide housing for the poor and homeless school systemestablishment including the plant and equipment for providing education from kindergarten through high school universityestablishment where a seat of higher learning is housed, including administrative and living quarters as well as facilities for research and teaching city universityan urban university in a large city gambling den, gambling hell, gambling house, gaming housea public building in which a variety of games of chance can be played (operated as a business) health club, health spa, spaa place of business with equipment and facilities for exercising and improving physical fitness home, nursing home, rest homean institution where people are cared for casino-hotel, hotel-casinoa business establishment that combines a casino and a hotel massage parlora business establishment that offers therapeutic massage mercantile establishment, outlet, retail store, sales outleta place of business for retailing goods business office, officeplace of business where professional or clerical duties are performed orphanage, orphans' asyluma public institution for the care of orphans Oxbridgegeneral term for an ancient and prestigious and privileged university (especially Oxford University or Cambridge University) penal facility, penal institutionan institution where persons are confined for punishment and to protect the public redbrick university(British informal) a provincial British university of relatively recent founding; distinguished from Oxford University and Cambridge University spota business establishment for entertainment workhousea poorhouse where able-bodied poor are compelled to labor construction, structure a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts n the cognitive process of establishing a valid proof Syn|Hyper validation cogent evidence, proof any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something |
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