entrench

entrench

英 [ɪn'tren(t)ʃ; en-]
　　美 [ɪn'trɛntʃ]

vt. 確立，牢固；用壕溝圍住；挖掘
　　vi. 侵犯；挖掘壕溝

中文詞源：

entrench 牢固樹立

en-, 進入，使。-trench, 砍，切，詞源同trench, truncate. 即切進去，牢固樹立。

例句：

1. To hold on stubbornly, as to a position; entrench oneself.
固執地堅持立場; 穩固自己的地位.

2. Indeed, it could entrench certain people's view of themselves as anti - Western outsiders.
它的確會讓某種人樹立這麼一種信念,認為自己就是 反 西方的局外人.

3. Will the economic crisis force change, or entrench privilege?
經濟危機會推動改變, 還是保護特權?

4. A new year looks sure entrench old resentments.
新的一年看起來會讓不滿持續下去.

5. They entrench themselves behind undeniable facts.
他們在無可否認的事實後面固守著自己.