entrench
美 [inˈtrɛntʃ] 
英 [ɪn'trentʃ]
- v.根深蒂固；以壕沟防护；挖掘壕沟；侵犯
- 网络确立；巩固；进入壕沟
词形变化
第三人称单数：entrenches 过去分词：entrenched 现在分词：entrenching 同义词
英汉双解
1. | [usupass] ~ sth 使处于牢固地位；牢固确立to establish sth very firmly so that it is very difficult to change |
| Sexism is deeply entrenched in our society. 性别歧视在我们这个社会根深蒂固。 |
| entrenched attitudes/interests/opposition 顽固的态度；固有的利益；顽固的反对 |
英汉解释
英英解释
例句
He said that the entire election process, including the election and party registration laws, is rigged to entrench the regime in power.
整个选举过程，包括选举法和政党登记法，全是造假作弊，巩固军政府体制。
And we believe that the best way to help entrench those changes and see them go further is by an active engagement.
我们认为，积极参与是帮助巩固这些变化，促使它们进一步发展的最好方法。
They were designed not so much to pass power to civilian politicians as to entrench the junta's own power.
这次大选与其说是有意将权力交与平民政治家们，不如说是有意借此机会加强军政府自己的力量。
The terrorized residents had to entrench themselves in their rooms, and the scourge could be defeated only by the arts of witchcraft.
被吓坏的居民被迫在自家房子四周挖起壕沟，而灾祸只能靠巫术来平歇。
Nobody expects it to be free or fair, and the constitution has been doctored to entrench a dominant role for the army.
没有人希望它是自由、公平的选举。宪法也被篡改以牢固地确立军队的统治地位。
The European states, however, remained as kleptocracies that worked to protect, extend and entrench the wealth of the ruling classes.
然而，欧洲国家保护、扩大、确认统治阶级的财富，依然维护着盗贼统治。
The judge ruled that the settlement circumvented copyright law and would "further entrench" Google's dominance in internet searches.
法官裁定，规避版权法的和解协议将“进一步巩固”谷歌在互联网搜索中的垄断地位。
It may also entrench deflation. A shortage of workers might push up wage costs, but companies will be loth to invest in new factories.
这也将进一步加剧通货紧缩，劳动力稀缺将推动工资待遇的提升，但公司不情愿投资兴建新工厂。
Until now, the MDC had strongly opposed the amendments on the ground that they would entrench the ruling party ahead of the election.
直到此前为止，民运都强烈反对那些可能加强执政党选举中领先地位的修正案。
Nokia is hoping its strategy will entrench Symbian as the dominant mobile operating system for smartphones.
诺基亚希望它的战略能够牢固树立Symbian作为智能手机主要移动操作系统的地位。
It would entrench the position of incumbent institutions that are already too large and too diverse.
而对那些目前就已太过庞大和庞杂的机构来说，其地位还将借此得到巩固。
Parliament will entrench some constitutional amendments to shift the balance of power between president and prime minister.
议会将确保进行一些宪法修正来改变总统和首相之间的权力平衡。
The new establishment has yet to entrench a solid political system, despite endorsing two constitutions since Saddam was ousted.
新的法律尚未建立牢固的政治体系，虽然自萨达姆政权覆灭后有两部宪法的支持。
Fascism cannot entrench itself in power without annihilating the workers' organizations.
法西斯主义如果不消灭工人组织就不能牢固地掌握政权。
The lure of membership has helped to entrench stability and democracy, first in the southern Mediterranean and now in central Europe.
入盟的诱惑已经在保持稳定和民主方面发挥了作用，首先在地中海以南现在是中欧。
Some cities, such as Beijing, have introduced policies that could entrench the hukou system and all the prejudices that go with it.
一些城市，如北京，已经出台政策巩固户口制度，所有的偏见也随之而来。
Rather, they encourage decline, entrench divisions and thus threaten the harmony they pretend to nurture.
相反，这些政策鼓励减少开支，加深分歧，因此也威胁着他们假惺惺维护的和谐。
Newly-enfranchised citizens in the Arab world face the task of building institutions to entrench the rule of law.
阿拉伯世界刚赢得政治权利的公民们，面临着建立制度、巩固法治的任务。
In a world of ever more rapid global financial flows, the first policy conclusion is the need to entrench stability in macroeconomic policy.
在全球流动资金更快速流动的世界，需制定的首要政策是确保宏观经济政策的稳定性。
Institutional investors then entrench the system by relying heavily on ratings when deciding what securities to buy.
而机构投资者在决定购买何种证券时，却严重依赖这些评级，令其对系统的影响进一步扩大。
But will regulators bless the deal? Global customers of iron ore believe it will entrench the miners' pricing power.
但监管机构会同意这宗交易吗？全球各地的铁矿石消费者认为，它将巩固矿商的定价权。
Foreign demands to revalue the yuan will intensify. A new year looks sure to entrench old resentments.
外国要求中国人民币升值的呼声将会越来越大，新的一年必然会加剧这种矛盾。
The Western Powers helped the World Revolution to entrench itself deep in Europe.
西方列强帮助世界革命来巩固本身深在欧洲。
The danger is that the German presidency will entrench this lop-sided approach.
这样所带来的危险便是德国成为轮值主席国后，将会加剧这一偏差。
A similar verdict here would entrench China's regime, rather than threaten it.
若谷歌提起的申诉得到类似的裁决，将令中国的制度更加根深蒂固，而非使其受到威胁。
Will the economic crisis force change, or entrench privilege?
经济危机会推动改变，还是保护特权？
And the League's promise of magnanimity has been overshadowed by brazen attempts to entrench its rule.
人民联盟党的宽宏大量在不择手段地全力巩固自身政权面前暗然失色。
Our monetary regime continues to move Britain towards stable growth and we will consider any necessary reforms to entrench that stability.
我们的货币政策制度，继续推动英国经济保持稳定增长，而我们将会考虑任何必要的改革措施，以巩固这种稳定性。
They see an effort by the west to entrench its advantage.
它们看到的是西方试图巩固自己的优势。
arguments that only entrench you more firmly in error.
那些只能使你更加坚持错误的争辩
The result has been to consolidate the gang's base in these countries and further entrench its smuggling networks.
其结果是加强了这些国家中黑帮基地组织的力量，进一步巩固了它的走私网。
entrench ( v. ) : establish securely(used in passive voice or with a reflexive pronoun)
确保（地位等）；确立（用于被动语态或与反身代词连用）
Entrench: to establish in a strong position
使处于牢固地位；确立
