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verb OPAL WOPAL S
/ɪˈstæblɪʃ/
/ɪˈstæblɪʃ/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they establish | /ɪˈstæblɪʃ/ /ɪˈstæblɪʃ/ |
| he / she / it establishes | /ɪˈstæblɪʃɪz/ /ɪˈstæblɪʃɪz/ |
| past simple established | /ɪˈstæblɪʃt/ /ɪˈstæblɪʃt/ |
| past participle established | /ɪˈstæblɪʃt/ /ɪˈstæblɪʃt/ |
| -ing form establishing | /ɪˈstæblɪʃɪŋ/ /ɪˈstæblɪʃɪŋ/ |
- establish something to start or create an organization, a system, etc. that is meant to last for a long time
建立；创立；设立 - The committee was established in 1912.
这个委员会创立于 1912 年。 - They now hope to establish a centre in Cuba.
他们现在希望在古巴建立一个中心。 - The company established a base in Florida last year.
该公司去年在佛罗里达州建立了基地。 - to establish a state/government/group/school
建立国家/政府/团体/学校 - to establish standards/principles
建立标准/原则 - Let’s establish some ground rules.
我们来制订一些基本原则吧。 - The proposal would establish a system of inspections of prisons worldwide.
该提案主张建立世界性的监狱检查制度。 - They are establishing a network of pumps and pipelines to move the oil.
他们要建立一个油泵和管线的网络输送石油。 - The new treaty establishes a free trade zone.
新条约设立了自由贸易区。
Extra Examples- Its goal is to establish a fund which will support young people in need of help.
其目标是建立一个基金来支持需要帮助的年轻人。 - He sought to establish a dynasty as well as a business empire.
他寻求建立一个王朝和一个商业帝国。 - The king supported efforts to establish an opera company in England.
国王支持在英国建立歌剧团的努力。 - They have established a basic framework of ground rules for discussions.
他们建立了讨论的基本规则的基本框架。 - The internet was originally established by scientists to share information.
最初，科学家创立因特网是为了能共享信息。 - The League was formally established in 1920.
该联盟正式成立于 1920 年。 - We have successfully established clear rules that most students accept.
我们成功制订了为大多数学生接受的明确规定。 - A straightforward complaints procedure must be established from the outset.
从一开始就必须订立简单明了的投诉程序。 - Settlers established a new colony in the early 18th century.
移民在 18 世纪早期建立了一个新的殖民地。 - The Americans established a naval base on the island in the 1960s.
20 世纪 60 年代美国人在该岛建了一个海军基地。 - The Romans established a settlement on the south shore.
古罗马人在南部海岸建立了定居点。 - The generals established a military dictatorship.
将军们建立了军事独裁统治。 - The nuns established a convent here in 1692.
1692 年，修女们在这儿创立了一所修道院。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- initially
- originally
- formally
- …
- attempt to
- seek to
- try to
- …
- an attempt to establish something
- an effort to establish something
- newly established
- …
- The committee was established in 1912.
- establish something to start having a relationship, especially a formal one, with another person, group or country
建立（尤指正式关系） - to establish relations/links/contacts/connections
建立联系 - The school is trying to establish a relationship with the local community.
这所学校正努力与当地社区建立关系。
Extra Examples- The two countries agreed to establish full diplomatic relations.
两国达成建立全面外交关系的协议。 - We try to establish links with schools.
我们努力与各学校建立联系。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- initially
- originally
- formally
- …
- attempt to
- seek to
- try to
- …
- an attempt to establish something
- an effort to establish something
- newly established
- …
- to establish relations/links/contacts/connections
- to hold a position for long enough or succeed in something well enough to make people accept and respect you
确立；使立足；使稳固 - establish somebody/something/yourself He has now firmly established his position in the organization.
现在他已经牢牢确立了自己在组织中的地位。 - The school has established a reputation for academic excellence.
学校因学术卓越而享有盛誉。 - It took him a long time to establish himself.
他花了很长时间才确立自己的地位。 - He has just set up his own business but it will take him a while to get established.
他刚创办自己的公司，但要站稳脚跟还得花上一段时间。 - establish somebody/something/yourself as something The exhibition helped to establish her as an artist.
那次展览帮助确立了她艺术家的地位。 - By then she was established as a star.
那时她作为明星的地位已经确立。 - establish somebody/something/yourself in something Not long after that she established herself in business.
不久之后，她就在商界崭露头角。
Extra ExamplesTopics Successb2- It was his second symphony that established him.
正是他的第二交响曲奠定了他的地位。 - She has established herself as one of the country's top new female artists.
她已成为该国最顶尖的新女艺术家之一。 - He quickly established his reputation as a popular musician.
他很快就确立了自己作为流行音乐家的声誉。 - We have now clearly established ourselves as the leader in the market.
我们现已明显确立了自己在市场中的领导地位。
- establish somebody/something/yourself He has now firmly established his position in the organization.
- to make people accept a belief, claim, custom etc.
使…获得接受；使…得到认可 - establish something This success helped to establish the practice of vaccination.
这一成功使疫苗接种获得了认可。 - Traditions get established over time.
传统是随着时间的推移而得到认可的。 - It was the outbreak of the Second World War that established the tradition of the monarch's Christmas broadcast.
第二次世界大战的爆发确立了君主圣诞广播的传统。 - establish something as something The festival has become established as an annual event.
这个节日已经被确立为年度盛事。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- firmly
- securely
- fully
- …
- attempt to
- seek to
- try to
- …
- as
- become established
- get established
- previously established
- …
- establish something This success helped to establish the practice of vaccination.
- to discover or prove the facts of a situation
查实；确定；证实 - establish something Police are still trying to establish the cause of the accident.
警方仍在努力确定事故的原因。 - There will be an investigation to establish the facts.
将进行调查以查明真相。 - We are still trying to establish the identity of the dead man.
我们仍在努力确定死者的身份。 - His guilt has been clearly established.
他的罪名已经明确成立。 - The effectiveness of the new drug has not yet been scientifically established.
这种新药的效果尚未得到科学证实。 - establish that… They have established that his injuries were caused by a fall.
他们已经证实他是摔伤的。 - establish where, what, etc… We need to establish where she was at the time of the shooting.
我们需要查实枪击发生时她在何处。 - it is established that… It has since been established that the horse was drugged.
此后便证实那匹马被注射了兴奋剂。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- conclusively
- definitely
- definitively
- …
- attempt to
- seek to
- try to
- …
- an attempt to establish something
- an effort to establish something
- establish something Police are still trying to establish the cause of the accident.
Word Originlate Middle English (recorded earlier as stablish): from Old French establiss-, lengthened stem of establir, from Latin stabilire ‘make firm’, from stabilis (adjective) ‘stable’.