| 单词 | entrench |
| 释义 | entrench (once / 1470 pages) v To entrench is to secure something firmly. Entrench a tent pole in the ground so your tent doesn't fly away, or entrench yourself at your new job so you don’t get fired. Dig a little and see that entrench is from en meaning “in” and trench is from the Old French word trenche for "ditch,” just like the kind soldiers hide in. You don’t have to be a soldier to entrench, though — anytime a person or thing is securely inside something, it’s entrenched. If you entrench a swing set in your yard, it's solid. If a government entrenches a spy in another country, that spy blends right in. WORD FAMILYentrench: entrenched, entrenches, entrenching, entrenchment+/entrenchment: entrenchments/retrench: retrenched, retrenches, retrenching, retrenchment/retrenchment: retrenchments/trench: entrench, retrench, trenched, trencher, trenches, trenching/trencher: trenchers USAGE EXAMPLESOthers complain of entrenched corruption at all levels, and predatory police. The Guardian(Dec 27, 2016) Perhaps the reason for the disconnect isn’t just a reflection of deeply entrenched patriarchy. Salon(Dec 26, 2016) He’s an entrenched veteran of the state’s GOP who as attorney general decided not to criminally prosecute then-Gov. Seattle Times(Dec 26, 2016) 1v fix firmly or securely Syn|Hyper intrench fasten, fix, secure cause to be firmly attached 2v occupy a trench or secured area Syn dig in 3v impinge or infringe upon This matter entrenches on other domains Syn|Hyper encroach, impinge, trench take advantage, trespass make excessive use of |
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