entrench /ɪnˈtrɛntʃ/ ( entrenching, entrenched, entrenches )

• 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. 巩固

  例：

  ...a series of measures designed to entrench democracy and the rule of law.

  …一系列旨在巩固民主和法制的举措。

• 2. 

  entrenched ADJ 巩固的

  例：

  The recession remains deeply entrenched.

  经济衰退仍然根深蒂固。