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Entrench V In'trentʃ 挖壕沟;确立 英 挖壕沟;确立(Establ Ish Firmly

单词 entrench
音标 [in'trentʃ]
解释 v. 挖壕沟;确立
红宝书 【英】 v. 挖壕沟;确立(establ ish firmly)
【记】 en+trench(壕沟)→使 壕沟产生→挖沟
【例】 The new policy serves only to entrench the existing management
字源 entrench (v.)
1550s, implied in intrenched, from en- (1) "make, put in" + trench. Figurative use is from 1590s. Related: Entrenched; entrenching.
不择手段背单词
趣味全助记 【记】trench 壕沟;音:城池,城池周围得有壕沟;音:圈起,自己周围圈起一圈壕沟,使自己地位稳固

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