establish
verb uk/ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ/ us/ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ/
(START)
B2 [ T often passive ]建立;设立;创立
to start a company or organization that will continue for a long time
The brewery was established in 1822. 这家啤酒厂建于1822年。
These methods of working were established in the last century. 这些工作方法是上个世纪开始采用的。
C1 [ T often passive ]与…建立关系；与…开始往来
to start having a relationship with, or communicating with another person, company, country, or organization
There is a strong need to establish effective communication links between staff, parents, pupils, and external bodies. 非常有必要与员工、家长、学生以及其他各方建立有效的沟通渠道。
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- When the college was established in 1546, it inherited a hall from each of three antecedent institutions.
- The two brothers established a clothes retailing business.
- An international medical conference was established for the interchange of new ideas and approaches.
- An aid programme was established to oil the wheels of economic reform in the region.
- Grants will be given to establish centres of excellence in this field of research.
(ACCEPT)
C1 [ T ]使得到承认;使被接受
to cause something or someone to be accepted in or familiar with a place, position, etc.
His reputation for carelessness was established long before the latest problems arose. 在最近的一系列问题出现之前，他粗心大意的问题已经是众人皆知的了。
He's established himself as a dependable source of information. 他被认为是一个可靠的消息来源。
After three months we were well established in/at our new house/new jobs. 三个月后我们在新家安顿了下来／新的工作中站稳了脚跟。
establish yourselfC1 formal 确立（某种地位）
to be in a successful position over a long period of time
He has established himself as the leading candidate in the election. 他已经确立了竞选中主要候选人的地位。
When you have established yourself and made some money, you will be in a position to marry.
I spent several years trying to establish myself as a painter.
He has established himself as one of the most successful sportsmen of the century.
It can't have been easy to establish yourselves in such a competitive market.
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- She hit the ball so hard that her opponent had no chance to establish any rhythm in her game.
- Once she became a prosecutor, she quickly established herself as a masterful trial lawyer.
- World Music is now well established and popular with mass audiences and mainstream companies.
- They preach the abolition of established systems but propose nothing to replace them.
- Recent evidence has tended to contradict established theories on this subject.
(DISCOVER)
C2 [ T ] formal查实；确定；证实，证明
to discover or get proof of something
Before we take any action we must establish the facts/truth. 我们在采取行动之前必须弄清事实真相。
[ + question word ] Can you establish what time she left home/whether she has left home. 你能确定她何时离家的吗／你能否确定她已经离家了？
[ + (that) ] We have established (that) she was born in 1900. 我们已经证实，她生于1900年。
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- The prosecution has to establish his guilt beyond (reasonable) doubt/ beyond a (reasonable) doubt.
- It's often difficult to establish who the guilty party is following a road accident.
- The police are still trying to establish the cause of the fire.
- There are tests which can establish a baby's genetic endowment.
- Scientists have established the relationship between lung cancer and smoking.