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entrenched

/en-trencht/US // ɛnˈtrɛntʃt //

根深蒂固的,根深蒂固

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adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : firmly or solidly established; placed in a position of strength: One of the most firmly entrenched ideas of masculinity is that men don't cry.
    • : surrounded by trenches dug for defensive purposes: Government troops had finally been forced to abandon their entrenched positions, making them vulnerable to ground attack.

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Examples

  • With a south wind entrenched, it certainly won’t be as cold as last night.

  • The number of school districts that reported using seclusion, the practice of forcibly isolating a student in a small room or other space, also increased to 138 from 133, underscoring how entrenched the practice has been in the state.

  • Every one of our claims has an angle emphasizing just how damaging this project is to environmental justice and entrenching racism.

  • As households and businesses transitioned to extended periods of remote work and school, the mega-platforms further entrenched their positions while smaller rivals stumbled.

  • The downtrend in the greenback may see a “temporary pause” depending on the election outcome, but its weakness is likely entrenched over the long term, said Seth.

  • But other groups are still, by all outward appearances, more entrenched.

  • There is the fact that in many of these states Democratic legislatures are entrenched, and voters are looking for a counterweight.

  • Jazz is now entrenched in high schools and colleges, and gets honored with Pulitzer Prizes and genius grants.

  • A few days ago, he criticized his home state of Alabama for its entrenched prejudice.

  • Football is simply too beloved and entrenched—too big to fail, in essence.

  • A couple of miles out of the town, in the neighbourhood of La Paz, the entrenched enemy was routed after a slight skirmish.

  • Peggy had entrenched herself behind the little table on which supper had been laid.

  • Their armies, under men like Cronje or Joubert, seldom move from strongly-entrenched positions.

  • The great vassals, veritable sovereigns, entrenched in their duchies, laughed at the impotent authority of the King.

  • About four o'clock on the afternoon of the 21st, the united forces advanced to attack the entrenched camp of the Sikhs.