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单词 entrench
释义
entrench
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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 FAMILY
entrench: entrenched, entrenches, entrenching, entrenchment+/entrenchment: entrenchments/retrench: retrenched, retrenches, retrenching, retrenchment/retrenchment: retrenchments/trench: entrench, retrench, trenched, trencher, trenches, trenching/trencher: trenchers
USAGE EXAMPLES
Others 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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