1 VERB 建立;创立;设立；制定 If someone establishes something such as an organization, a type of activity, or a set of rules, they create it or introduce it in such a way that it is likely to last for a long time. 建立;创立;设立；制定
2 V-RECIP 建立，开始（联系） If you establish contact with someone, you start to have contact with them. You can also say that two people, groups, or countries establish contact. 建立，开始（联系） [formal]
3 VERB 确定;查实;证实 If you establish that something is true, you discover facts that show that it is definitely true. 确定;查实;证实 [formal]
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Medical tests established that she was not their own child. [VERB that]
医学化验证实她不是他们的亲骨肉。
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It will be essential to establish how the money is being spent. [VERB wh]
查清楚这笔钱将作何用途至关重要。
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An autopsy was being done to establish the cause of death. [VERB noun]
正在进行尸检以确定死亡原因。
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It was established that the missile had landed on a test range in Australia. [be VERB-ed that]
经证实，那枚导弹已经落在澳大利亚的试验区域内。
SYN prove, show, confirm, demonstrate
4 VERB 使立足;使被认可;确立(地位) If you establish yourself, your reputation, or a good quality that you have, you succeed in doing something, and achieve respect or a secure position as a result of this. 使立足;使被认可;确立(地位) [Also VERB n + as]
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This is going to be the show where up-and-coming comedians will establish themselves. [VERB pronoun-reflexive]
这将是大有前途的喜剧演员们让自己获得认可的节目。
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He has established himself as a pivotal figure in US politics.
他已经确立了自己在美国政界的核心地位。
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We shall fight to establish our innocence. [VERB noun]
我们应该努力证明自己的清白。
SYN secure, form, base, ground
Word PartnershipWord Link
| Word Partnership | Use establish with: |
| N. | establish control, establish independence, establish rules1 establish contact, establish relations2 establish someone's identity3 establish credibility, establish a reputation 4 |
| Word Link | stab ≈ steady : destabilize, establish, instability |
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