Entrench



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 挖壕沟; 确立
• ［英］ v. 挖壕沟;确立 ( establish firmly)
• ［记］ en+trench ( 壕沟) -> 使壕沟产生 -> 挖沟
• ［例］ The new policy serves only to entrench the existing managemen

Webster Collegiate

also intrench verb

• Date: 1548
• transitive verb
  • 1.
    • a. to place within or surround with a trench especially for defense
    • b. to place (oneself) in a strong defensive position
    • c. to establish solidly <entrenched themselves in the business>
  • 2. to cut into ; furrow; specifically to erode downward so as to form a trench
• intransitive verb
  • 1. to dig or occupy a trench for defensive purposes
  • 2. to enter upon or take over something unfairly, improperly, or unlawfully ; encroach — used with on or upon
• ? entrenchment noun

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