establish
verb
ɪˈstæblɪʃ
verb
1
to
start
a
company,
organization,
system,
etc
that
is
intended
to
exist
or
continue
for
a
long
time
建立，设立;
The
city
of
Boerne
was
established
by
German
settlers
in
the
1840s.
博恩市是德国移民于 19 世纪 40 年代时建立的。
Our
goal
is
to
establish
a
new
research
centre
in
the
North.
我们的目标是在北方建立一个新的研究中心。
2
to
begin
a
relationship
with
someone
or
a
situation
that
will
continue
建立〔关系或联系〕
establish
relations/links/contact
etc
(with
sb)
Hungary
established
diplomatic
relations
with
Chile
in
1990.
匈牙利在 1990 年与智利建立了外交关系。
I
wondered
why
he
should
bother
to
try
and
establish
contact
with
me.
我想知道他为何要费心设法和我取得联系。
3
to
find
out
facts
that
will
prove
that
something
is
true
证实，确定
The
police
must
establish
the
facts
of
the
case
before
proceeding.
警方必须在起诉前确定案子的事实。
establish
that
The
autopsy
established
that
he
had
been
murdered.
尸体剖检证实他是被谋杀的。
establish
whether/if
I
was
never
able
to
establish
whether
she
was
telling
the
truth.
我根本无法确定她是否在说实话。
4
to
make
people
accept
that
you
can
do
something,
or
that
you
have
a
particular
quality
使被接受; 使得到承认
establish
yourself
(as/in)
He
had
three
years
in
which
to
establish
himself
as
Prime
Minister.
他用了三年时间确立自己首相的地位。
He’d
already
begun
to
establish
quite
a
reputation
as
a
journalist.
他已经开始确立起了作为一名新闻记者的一定声誉。