| 单词 | entrenched |
| 释义 | entrenched (once / 2724 pages) adj When you're entrenched, you're dug in. Sometimes that means you're literally in a trench, but usually it means you just won't budge from a position or belief. Entrenched things are buried so solidly that they can't move — or just behave like they're firmly lodged in some deep hole. Usually this word refers to views people hold very strongly. Having turkey on Thanksgiving is a tradition that's entrenched in American culture — it's long been established and isn't going anywhere. When you're entrenched, you're being stubborn or consistent, depending on your view. 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) 1adj dug in Syn invulnerable immune to attack; impregnable 2adj established firmly and securely the entrenched power of the nobility Syn constituted, established brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established |
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