entrench

• vt. 确立，牢固；用壕沟围住；挖掘
• vi. 侵犯；挖掘壕沟

en-, 进入，使。-trench, 砍，切，词源同trench, truncate. 即切进去，牢固树立。

entrench (v.)

also intrench, 1550s, implied in intrenched, from en- (1) "make, put in" + trench (n.). Figurative use is from 1590s. Related: Entrenched; entrenching.

1. To hold on stubbornly, as to a position; entrench oneself.

固执地坚持立场; 稳固自己的地位.

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2. Indeed, it could entrench certain people's view of themselves as anti - Western outsiders.

它的确会让某种人树立这么一种信念,认为自己就是 反 西方的局外人.

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3. Will the economic crisis force change, or entrench privilege?

经济危机会推动改变, 还是保护特权?

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4. A new year looks sure entrench old resentments.

新的一年看起来会让不满持续下去.

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5. They entrench themselves behind undeniable facts.

他们在无可否认的事实后面固守著自己.

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