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entrench

🇬🇧 UK/in'trentʃ/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

v.

To establish something firmly so it is difficult to change; to dig or fortify with trenches

使稳固,使根深蒂固;挖壕沟防守

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
ento put into, to cause
+
trenchcut, slice, trench
=entrench

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The old ways are deeply entrenched in this community.

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