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establish

英[ɪ'stæblɪʃ;e-] 美[ɪˈstæblɪʃ]
  • vt. 建立;创办;安置
  • vi. 植物定植

英英释意


1. set up or found;
"She set up a literacy program"
2. set up or lay the groundwork for;
"establish a new department"
3. establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment;
"The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"
"The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture"
4. institute, enact, or establish;
"make laws"
5. bring about;
"The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth"
6. place;
"Her manager had set her up at the Ritz"
7. use as a basis for; found on;
"base a claim on some observation"
8. build or establish something abstract;
"build a reputation"