establish

英 [ɪˈstæblɪʃ]

美 [ɪˈstæblɪʃ]

v.  建立; 创立; 设立; 建立(尤指正式关系); 确立; 使立足; 使稳固

过去分词：established　现在分词：establishing　过去式：established　第三人称单数：establishes　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.576 / COCA.896

同义词辨析

buildconstructerectestablishfoundset up【导航词义：建造】

牛津词典

verb

• 建立；创立；设立
  to start or create an organization, a system, etc. that is meant to last for a long time
  1. The committee was established in 1912.
     这个委员会创立于1912年。
  2. The new treaty establishes a free trade zone.
     新条约设立了自由贸易区。
• 建立（尤指正式关系）
  to start having a relationship, especially a formal one, with another person, group or country
  1. The school has established a successful relationship with the local community.
     这所学校与当地社区建立了良好的关系。
• 确立；使立足；使稳固
  to hold a position for long enough or succeed in sth well enough to make people accept and respect you
  1. By then she was established as a star.
     那时她作为明星的地位已经确立。
  2. He has just set up his own business but it will take him a while to get established .
     他刚建立起自己的公司，但要站稳脚跟还得花上一段时间。
• 获得接受；得到认可
  to make people accept a belief, claim, custom, etc.
  1. It was this campaign that established the paper's reputation.
     正是这场运动确立了这家报纸的声誉。
  2. Traditions get established over time.
     传统是随着时间的推移而得到认可的。
• 查实；确定；证实
  to discover or prove the facts of a situation
  1. Police are still trying to establish the cause of the accident.
     警方仍在努力确定事故的原因。
  2. They have established that his injuries were caused by a fall.
     他们已经证实他是摔伤的。
  3. We need to establish where she was at the time of the shooting.
     我们需要查实枪击发生时她在何处。
  4. It has since been established that the horse was drugged.
     此后便证实马被注射了麻醉药。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 建立;创立;设立；制定
  If someoneestablishessomething such as an organization, a type of activity, or a set of rules, they create it or introduce it in such a way that it is likely to last for a long time.
  1. The UN has established detailed criteria for who should be allowed to vote...
     联合国已经制定了有关投票资格的标准细则。
  2. The School was established in 1989 by an Italian professor.
     这所学院由一名意大利教授于1989年创建。
• V-RECIP 建立，开始（联系）
  If youestablishcontact with someone, you start to have contact with them. You can also say that two people, groups, or countriesestablishcontact.
  1. We had already established contact with the museum...
     我们已经和那家博物馆建立了联系。
  2. Singapore and South Africa have established diplomatic relations.
     新加坡和南非已经建立了外交关系。
• VERB 确定;查实;证实
  If youestablish thatsomething is true, you discover facts that show that it is definitely true.
  1. Medical tests established that she was not their own child...
     医学化验证实她不是他们的亲骨肉。
  2. It will be essential to establish how the money is being spent...
     查清楚这笔钱将作何用途至关重要。
  3. An autopsy was being done to establish the cause of death...
     正在进行尸检以确定死亡原因。
  4. It was established that the missile had landed on a test range in Australia.
     经证实，那枚导弹已经落在澳大利亚的试验区域内。
• VERB 使立足;使被认可;确立(地位)
  If youestablish yourself, your reputation, or a good quality that you have, you succeed in doing something, and achieve respect or a secure position as a result of this.
  1. This is going to be the show where up-and-coming comedians will establish themselves...
     这将是大有前途的喜剧演员们让自己获得认可的节目。
  2. He has established himself as a pivotal figure in US politics...
     他已经确立了自己在美国政界的核心地位。
  3. We shall fight to establish our innocence.
     我们应该努力证明自己的清白。

英英释义

verb

• use as a basis for
  1. base a claim on some observation
  Synonym:basegroundfound
• establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
  1. The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound
  2. The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture
  Synonym:provedemonstrateshowshew
• institute, enact, or establish
  1. make laws
  Synonym:lay downmake
• place
  1. Her manager had set her up at the Ritz
  Synonym:installinstalset up
• set up or lay the groundwork for
  1. establish a new department
  Synonym:foundplantconstituteinstitute
• bring about
  1. The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth
  Synonym:give
• build or establish something abstract
  1. build a reputation
  Synonym:build
• set up or found
  1. She set up a literacy program
  Synonym:set upfoundlaunch

双语例句

• The goal has been to establish and sustain a nation of viable family farms.
  目标是要建立一个能够使家庭农场得以存续的国家，并使其维持下去。
• We shall fight to establish our innocence.
  我们应该努力证明自己的清白。
• It is impossible to establish democracy amid economic chaos.
  经济秩序混乱不堪，是不可能建立民主的。
• The UN has established detailed criteria for who should be allowed to vote
  联合国已经制定了有关投票资格的标准细则。
• He said he wanted 'to establish a rapport with the Indian people'
  他说他想“同印度人民建立友好关系”。
• The first aim of his government would be to establish control over the republic's territory.
  他这届政府的首要目标是确立对共和国领土的控制权。
• Ukraine indicated that it would establish its own army, 400,000 strong.
  乌克兰表示将自己建立一支40多万人的军队。
• We are now striving hard to establish a transparent parliamentary democracy
  我们现在正努力建立明晰的议会民主制。
• Let's establish some achievable goals first.
  让我们先订下一些可达到的目标。
• He explored the wound with his finger, trying to establish its extent.
  他用手指摸了摸伤口，想要确定受伤的程度。