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Entrench Difficult 英[ɪn'trentʃ 美[ɛnˈtrɛntʃ V.用壕沟围绕或保护…;牢固地确立…;挖掘壕沟;N.壕沟;防御设施 Verb 使(权力、习俗、观念等)根深蒂固 Power

单词 entrench
音标
英[ɪn'trentʃ] 美[ɛnˈtrɛntʃ]
解释
v.用壕沟围绕或保护…;牢固地确立…;挖掘壕沟;n.壕沟;防御设施;
例句

VERB
使(权力、习俗、观念等)根深蒂固
If something such as power, a custom, or an idea is entrenched, it is firmly established, so that it would be difficult to change it.
例:...a series of measures designed to entrench democracy and the rule of law...旨在巩固民主和法制的一系列措施
例:These dictators have entrenched themselves politically and are difficult to move.这些独裁者在政治上已经站稳了脚跟,很难推翻他们。
变形
third:entrenches~done:entrenched~ing:entrenching~past:entrenched~

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