en·trench
verb/ɪnˈtrentʃ/
/ɪnˈtrentʃ/
[usually passive] (sometimes disapproving)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they entrench | /ɪnˈtrentʃ/ /ɪnˈtrentʃ/ |
| he / she / it entrenches | /ɪnˈtrentʃɪz/ /ɪnˈtrentʃɪz/ |
| past simple entrenched | /ɪnˈtrentʃt/ /ɪnˈtrentʃt/ |
| past participle entrenched | /ɪnˈtrentʃt/ /ɪnˈtrentʃt/ |
| -ing form entrenching | /ɪnˈtrentʃɪŋ/ /ɪnˈtrentʃɪŋ/ |
- to establish something very strongly so that it is very difficult to change
使处于牢固地位；牢固确立 - be entrenched (in something) 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 - something entrenches itself in something This idea had firmly entrenched itself in his consciousness.
这个想法已经深深地扎根在他的意识里。
Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘place within a trench’): from en-, in- ‘into’ + trench. - be entrenched (in something) Sexism is deeply entrenched in our society.