establish

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; 確立

The UN has established detailed criteria for who should be allowed to vote. 聯(lián)合國就誰應當被允許投票確立了詳細標準。

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 (聯(lián)系)[正式]

We had already established contact with the museum. 我們已經(jīng)與那個博物館建立了聯(lián)系。

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

Medical tests established that she was not their own child. 醫(yī)學檢測證實她不是他們的親生孩子。

It will be essential to establish how the money is being spent. 搞清這筆錢是如何被花費的將至關(guān)重要。

4. establishedADJ 被證實了的

That link is an established medical fact. 那種聯(lián)系是被證實了的醫(yī)學事實。

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. 確立 (地位)

This is going to be the show where up-and-coming comedians will establish themselves. 這會是一場很有前途的喜劇演員們將在此確立他們地位的演出。

He has established himself as a pivotal figure in state politics. 他作為國家政治中的一位軸心人物的地位已經(jīng)確立。