entrenched 英[ɪn'trentʃt] 美[ɪnˈtrɛntʃt]

adj. 根深蒂固的，牢固的，固守的;

v. 用壕沟围绕或保护…( entrench的过去式和过去分词 ); 牢固地确立…;

[网络] 根深蒂固的; 根深蒂固; 确立的;

[例句]These dictators have entrenched themselves politically and are difficult to move.

这些独裁者在政治上已经站稳了脚跟，很难推翻他们。

[其他] 形近词： retrenched