英 [ɪnˈtrentʃ] 美 [ɪnˈtrentʃ]
v. 使（权力、习俗、观念等）根深蒂固；把（军队，兵营等）置于壕沟（或其他设防的阵地）中；<古>侵犯，侵占（entrench on/upon）；运用其他法律保障（法律赋予的权利，尤指宪法赋予的权力）
第三人称单数entrenches
现在分词entrenching
过去式entrenched
过去分词entrenched
entrench /ɪnˈtrɛntʃ/ [ entrenching entrenched entrenches ]
及物动词 If something such as power, a custom, or an idea is entrenched, it is firmly established, so that it would be difficult to change it. 巩固
...a series of measures designed to entrench democracy and the rule of law.
…一系列旨在巩固民主和法制的举措。
形容词 巩固的
The recession remains deeply entrenched.
经济衰退仍然根深蒂固。
... entitle 给与名称,使有资格,使有权利 entrance 使出神,使神魂颠倒 entreat 恳求 entrust 交托 entrench 挖壕沟以保护,确立 envelop 包围,围绕 ...
... interaction n.交互作用, 交感 prescientific adj.科学以前的, entrench v.以壕沟防护 ...
... entangle 使纠缠 entrench 挖壕沟；确立 entrenched 确立的；不容易改的 ...
... omnipresent 无所不在的 entrench 确立，使处于牢固地位 egocentricity 自我中心主义 ...
entrenchment 堑壕；防卫工事
侵犯；挖掘壕沟
It may also entrench deflation.
它也可能使通货紧缩更加难以逆转。
A New Year looks sure to entrench old resentments.
新的一年，旧有的愤恨还将根深蒂固。
That would further entrench the divisions between the two sides.
这将进一步加剧双方的分歧。
Such disparities invite corporations to spend whatever they believe necessary to further entrench the corporate state.
WSJ: Ralph Nader and Robert Weissman: The Case Against Corporate Speech
Standardized test may not be the reason why but they certainly help entrench a false meritocracy.
He said such a move would deprive voters of choice and entrench tribal politics.