entrench

entrench
(亦作 intrench)
verb
  1. [with obj.](常作 be entrenched)establish (an attitude, habit, or belief) so firmly that change is very difficult or unlikely
    牢固确立（态度，习惯，信仰）
    ageism is entrenched in our society.
    年龄歧视在我们的社会里根深蒂固。
    ■establish (a person or their authority) in a position of great strength or security
    确立（人的）地位（或权威）
    by 1947 de Gaulle's political opponents were firmly entrenched in power.
    到1947年，戴高乐的政治对手们已大权在握。
    ■apply extra legal safeguards to (a right, especially a constitutional right, guaranteed by legislation)
    运用其他法律保障（法律赋予的权利，尤指宪法赋予的权力）
    ■establish (a military force, camp, etc.) in trenches or other fortified positions
    使（军队，营地等）进入战壕（或固防阵地）
  2. [no obj.](entrench on/upon)(archaic)encroach or trespass upon
    (古)侵犯，侵占
派生
entrenchment
noun
语源
  1. mid 16th cent. (in the sense 'place within a trench'): from en-, in- 'into' + trench
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