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| /ɪˈstæblɪʃ/ |
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| 1 | to make something start to exist or start to happen 建立；创立；设立 |
| A proper procedure for complaints should be established. 应当建立处理投诉事宜的合理程序。 |
| The case established an important legal principle. 该案例创立了一个重要的法律原则。 |
| Mandela was eager to establish good relations with the business community. 曼德拉急于与商界建立良好关系。 |
| | 1a | to start an organization or company 使开业；成立 | | The company was established in 1860. 这家公司创立于1860年。 | | The government agreed to establish two committees to examine the proposals. 政府同意成立两个委员会来审议这些提议。 | |
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| 2 | to discover , prove , or decide that something is true 发现；确定；查实；证实 |
| The cause of death has not yet been established. 死因尚未确定。 |
| +(that) We have established that you were present that afternoon. 我们已经查实，你那天下午就在现场。 |
| +whether/how/who etc I was never able to establish whether she was telling the truth. 我从来都无法证实她所讲的到底是不是真话。 |
| establish a link/connection Townsend’ s work firmly established the links between unemployment and poverty. 汤森的研究强有力地证实了失业与贫穷之间的联系。 |
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| 3 | to achieve success , so that people recognize your skill , qualities, or power 使立足；使被认可；确立 |
| Within six months, Caesar had established his authority over Gaul. 6个月内，凯撒就在高卢确立了权威。 |
| establish yourself/sb (as sth) Reagan quickly established himself as a promising film actor. 里根很快就使自己成为一位大有前途的电影演员。 |
| establish a reputation The Institute has established a reputation for the exploration of new art in Britain. 该学院已经确立了在探索英国新艺术方面的声誉。 |
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| 4 | to make the characters in a story seem real 使（故事的角色）真实 |
| By what means does the author attempt to establish the character of the narrator? 作者是通过何种途径使叙述者这一角色显得真实的？ |
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