entrench
                                        英 [ɪn'tren(t)ʃ; en-]
美 [ɪn'trɛntʃ]
                                        
- vt. 确立,牢固;用壕沟围住;挖掘
- vi. 侵犯;挖掘壕沟
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            entrench 牢固树立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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