Entrench
[ɪn'tren(t)ʃ;en-] or [ɪn'trɛntʃ]
解釋/意思:
(verb.) fix firmly or securely.
(verb.) occupy a trench or secured area; 'The troops dug in for the night'.
塞西尔手打--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(v. t.) See Intrench.
整理:佩吉
解釋/意思:
v.t. to dig a trench around: to fortify with a ditch and parapet.—v.i. to encroach.—n. Entrench′ment an earthen parapet thrown up to give cover against an enemy's fire and the ditch or trench from which the earth is obtained: any protection: an encroachment.—Entrench upon to encroach upon.
校對:梅雷迪思
例句/造句/用法:
- The Eastern German front was more extended and less systematically entrenched than the Western. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- Assisted by a Persian convert, Muhammad had entrenched himself in Medina! 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- Literature and language and a literary philosophy were entrenched in all higher institutions of learning before experimental science came into being. 約翰·杜威. 民主與教育.
- We did not catch them napping, but found a well-entrenched battle line confronting us. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 火星公主.
錄入:卢