establish是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 to start a company or organization that will continue for a long time -- 建立；設立；創立

  • The brewery was established in 1822. 這家啤酒廠建於1822年。

  • These methods of working were established in the last century. 這些工作方法是上個世紀開始採用的。

  • There is a strong need to establish effective communication links between staff, parents, pupils, and external bodies. 非常有必要與員工、家長、學生以及其他各方建立有效的溝通管道。

• 1 to cause something or someone to be accepted in or familiar with a place, position, etc. -- 使得到承認；使被接受

  • His reputation for carelessness was established long before the latest problems arose. 在最近的一連串問題出現之前，他粗心大意的問題已經是眾人皆知的了。

  • He's established himself as a dependable source of information. 他被認爲是一個可靠的消息來源。

  • After three months we were well established in/at our new house/new jobs. 三個月後我們在新家安頓了下來／新的工作中站穩了陣腳。

  • He has established himself as the leading candidate in the election. 他已經確立了競選中身為主要候選人的地位。

• 2 to discover or get proof of something -- 查實；確定；證實，證明

  • Before we take any action we must establish the facts/truth. 我們在採取行動之前必須弄清事實真相。

  • [ + question word ] Can you establish what time she left home/whether she has left home. 你能確定她何時離家的嗎／你能否確定她已經離家了？

  • [ + (that) ] We have established (that) she was born in 1900. 我們已經證實，她生於1900年。