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es·tab·lish /ɪˈstæblɪʃ/ vt. | vi.
❶ vt.
1. 建立；建造；设立
establish a republic 建立共和国
establish friendly relations 建立友好关系
establish a national culture 建立民族文化
establish dams and windbreaks 建造水坝和防风林
establish a school (a shop, an organization) 创建学校 (商店，组织)
2. 安置，安顿
He established her in a chair and poured her some coffee. 他让她坐在靠椅里，给她倒了些咖啡。
They established themselves at a table by the window. 他们在靠窗的一张桌子旁坐下。
We established ourselves in the new house a week ago. 我们一个星期前住进了新屋。
Though dusk had established itself, Dick was still driving without headlights. 天色已暗，但迪克还是不开前灯驱车前进。
3. 使开业；使立足
A new doctor has established himself on this street. 一位新来的医生在这条街上开业了。
He established his son in business. 他使儿子立足于商界。
4. 确立；使得到承认；使被接受
establish a custom 确立某风俗
Three Ministers have established a position above the rest of the Cabinet. 3位部长确立了高于内阁其他阁员的地位。
Cartoonists have established themselves as powerful social commentators. 漫画家已被认为是有影响的社会评论员。
“A Summer Bird Cage” immediately established her as a promising young novelist. 《夏日的鸟笼》立刻使她被公认为年轻有为的小说家。
5. 证实；确定；表明
He established his innocence by showing that he was in another city when the theft was committed. 他以窃案发生时人在另一城市这个事实来证明自己是无罪的。
establish the truth of a story 确定所述属实
The investigator established that the bullets had been fired by two security police officers. 调查员查明子弹是两名治安警官发射的。
He has established over and over again that Mr. Lowden accepted a bribe. 他再三确认洛登先生曾受贿。
6. 制定，规定
establish new rules 制定新的规则
7. 使固定；使稳定
establish a gun firmly on its base 把炮牢牢地架在炮座上
It has been hard work to establish order here. 花了很大力气才使这里的秩序稳定下来。
8. 定…为国教
9. (纸牌戏中)使(某花色)剩下的牌都能赢；使(某牌)成为该花色中最大的牌
❷ vi.
(植物)定植
[< OFr establir < L stabilīre to make firm < stabilis stable, steady < stāre to stand] |