entrenched
柯林斯词典
1. V-T 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. 鞏固
...a series of measures designed to entrench democracy and the rule of law. …一系列旨在鞏固民主和法制的擧措。
2. entrenchedADJ 鞏固的
The recession remains deeply entrenched. 經濟衰退仍然根深蒂固。
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entrench /ɪnˈtrɛntʃ/ (entrenching,entrenched,entrenches)
剑桥词典
- Entrenched ideas are so fixed or have existed for so long that they cannot be changed .
牢固確立的；根深蒂固的；積重難返的
It's very difficult to change attitudes that have become so deeply entrenched over the years . 改變多年以來形成的根深蒂固的舊看法是很睏難的。
The organization was often criticized for being too entrenched in its views . 這個組織死守著自己的觀點不變，因此常常受到批評。 返回 entrenched