entrenching
present participle ofentrench
| 单词 | entrenching |
| 释义 | entrenching present participle ofentrench entrench verb[T] mainlydisapprovinguk/ɪnˈtrentʃ/us/ɪnˈtrentʃ/tofirmlyestablishsomething,especiallyanideaor aproblem, so that it cannot bechanged: The government'smaintaskwas topreventinflationfrom entrenching itself. Not able to be changed
Examplesofentrenchingentrenching In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The antagonisms have been crystallised and a patternentrenchingconflict between the two groups has been perpetuated. From theCambridge English Corpus These limit the degree of presidency-induced change byentrenchingopposition to presidential direction. From theCambridge English Corpus The fact that the conflict is patternentrenchingdoes not mean that loyalties do not sometimes cut across the ethnic divide. From theCambridge English Corpus The cultural task of selling had much more to do withentrenchinghierarchies, reinforcing hegemonic assumptions, and bolstering expectations of coherence. From theCambridge English Corpus This process ofentrenchingdemocratic values is often determined or measured by a number of competing and sometimes complementary approaches. From theCambridge English Corpus Thirdly, if constitutionallyentrenchingany procedure is undemocratic and therefore unacceptable, it logically follows that there should be no constitution at all. From theCambridge English Corpus It is therefore far from clear thatentrenchinga particular procedure amounts toentrenchinga substantive view of rights. From theCambridge English Corpus Not only do the various conflicts follow a pattern : they are reproducing andentrenchingthe pattern as they are played out. From theCambridge English Corpus Fitting well with these other stratagems, theentrenchingof a corporate atmosphere entailed a cultural centralization. From theCambridge English Corpus They were short of ammunition, short of barbed wire, short ofentrenchingtools. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There was no opportunity of testing whether automobiles could be used for the actual supply of ammunition, water, andentrenchingtools to the firing line. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Two panniers forentrenchingtools and three saddle blankets were not forthcoming. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We have to break down the barriers rather thanentrenchingthem. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe that theentrenchingof code conditions in journalists' contracts of employment is an improvement, but it should be made universal. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Came the outbreak of the war and there was no barbed wire, noentrenchingequipment, and few armoured fighting vehicles. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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