established
adj
ɪˈstæblɪʃt
adj
1
already
in
use
or
existing
for
a
long
period
of
time
早已投入使用的; 确立已久的
Competition
from
established
businesses
can
be
formidable.
来自老牌企业的竞争可能会异常激烈。
well-established
teaching
methods
被广泛采用的教学方法
By
1969
the
civil
rights
movement
was
already
an
established
fact
.
到了 1969 年,民权运动早已成了既定事实。
Every
once
in
a
while,
the
established
order
(=people
who
rule)
is
overthrown.
地位稳固的统治阶层偶尔也会被推翻。
2
known
to
do
a
particular
job
well,
because
you
have
done
it
for
a
long
time
资深的
an
established
professor
of
French
literature
资深的法国文学教授
3
established church/religion
the
official
church
or
religion
in
a
particular
country
[尤英] 成为国教的教会/宗教
especially BrE