establishing

柯林斯词典

establish /ɪˈstæblɪʃ/ (establishing,established,establishes)

• 1. V-T If someone establishes something such as an organization, a type of activity, or a set of rules, they create it or introduce it in such a way that it is likely to last for a long time. 建立; 确立

  The UN has established detailed criteria for who should be allowed to vote. 联合国就谁应当被允许投票确立了详细标准。

• 2. V-RECIP If you establish contact with someone, you start to have contact with them. You can also say that two people, groups, or countries establish contact. 建立 (联系)[正式]

  We had already established contact with the museum. 我们已经与那个博物馆建立了联系。

• 3. V-T If you establish that something is true, you discover facts that show that it is definitely true. 证实[正式]

  Medical tests established that she was not their own child. 医学检测证实她不是他们的亲生孩子。

  It will be essential to establish how the money is being spent. 搞清这笔钱是如何被花费的将至关重要。

• 4. establishedADJ 被证实了的

  That link is an established medical fact. 那种联系是被证实了的医学事实。

• 5. V-T If you establish yourself, your reputation, or a good quality that you have, you succeed in doing something, and achieve respect or a secure position as a result of this. 确立 (地位)

  This is going to be the show where up-and-coming comedians will establish themselves. 这会是一场很有前途的喜剧演员们将在此确立他们地位的演出。

  He has established himself as a pivotal figure in state politics. 他作为国家政治中的一位轴心人物的地位已经确立。

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