establish

establish
verb
[with obj.]
  1. set up (an organization, system, or set of rules) on a firm or permanent basis
    设立(机构);建立(体制);制定(规章)
    the scheme was established in 1975.
    方案是1975年制定的。
    ■initiate or bring about (contact or communication)
    开始(接触,交流)
    the two countries established diplomatic relations in 1992.
    1992年两国建立了外交关系。
  2. achieve permanent acceptance for (a custom, belief, practice, or institution)
    确立(风俗,信仰,惯例,制度)
    the principle of the supremacy of national parliaments needs to be firmly established.
    需要牢固确立国会至上的原则。
    ■achieve recognition or acceptance for (someone) in a particular capacity
    使(某人)得到承认;使被接受
    he had established himself as a film star.
    他使自己成为公认的电影明星。
    ■[no obj.](of a plant) take root and grow
    (植物)扎根
    ■introduce (a character, set, or location) into a film or play and allow its identification
    引入(人物,布景,外景)使其能够辨认
    establish the location with a wide shot.
    用广角拍摄引入外景。
  3. show (something) to be true or certain by determining the facts
    证实;查明;确定
    [with clause]the police established that the two passports were forgeries.
    警方证实两张护照都是伪造的。
  4. (Bridge)ensure that one's remaining cards in (a suit) will be winners (if not trumped) by playing off the high cards in that suit
    (桥牌)(通过打出某花色组牌中的大牌)使某人手中(该花色)的牌成为最大的牌
派生
establisher
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English (recorded earlier as stablish): from Old French establiss-, lengthened stem of establir, from Latin stabilire 'make firm', from stabilis (adjective) 'stable'
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