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"