establish

verb

1. 建立；创立；设立
   to start or create an organization, a system, etc. that is meant to last for a long time
   1. The committee was established in 1912.
      这个委员会创立于1912年。
   2. The new treaty establishes a free trade zone.
      新条约设立了自由贸易区。
2. 建立（尤指正式关系）
   to start having a relationship, especially a formal one, with another person, group or country
   1. The school has established a successful relationship with the local community.
      这所学校与当地社区建立了良好的关系。
3. 确立；使立足；使稳固
   to hold a position for long enough or succeed in sth well enough to make people accept and respect you
   1. By then she was established as a star.
      那时她作为明星的地位已经确立。
   2. He has just set up his own business but it will take him a while to get established .
      他刚建立起自己的公司，但要站稳脚跟还得花上一段时间。
4. 获得接受；得到认可
   to make people accept a belief, claim, custom, etc.
   1. It was this campaign that established the paper's reputation.
      正是这场运动确立了这家报纸的声誉。
   2. Traditions get established over time.
      传统是随着时间的推移而得到认可的。
5. 查实；确定；证实
   to discover or prove the facts of a situation
   1. Police are still trying to establish the cause of the accident.
      警方仍在努力确定事故的原因。
   2. They have established that his injuries were caused by a fall.
      他们已经证实他是摔伤的。
   3. We need to establish where she was at the time of the shooting.
      我们需要查实枪击发生时她在何处。
   4. It has since been established that the horse was drugged.
      此后便证实马被注射了麻醉药。

1. VERB 建立;创立;设立；制定
   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.
   1. The UN has established detailed criteria for who should be allowed to vote...
      联合国已经制定了有关投票资格的标准细则。
   2. The School was established in 1989 by an Italian professor.
      这所学院由一名意大利教授于1989年创建。
2. V-RECIP 建立，开始（联系）
   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.
   1. We had already established contact with the museum...
      我们已经和那家博物馆建立了联系。
   2. Singapore and South Africa have established diplomatic relations.
      新加坡和南非已经建立了外交关系。
3. VERB 确定;查实;证实
   If you establish that something is true, you discover facts that show that it is definitely true.
   1. Medical tests established that she was not their own child...
      医学化验证实她不是他们的亲骨肉。
   2. It will be essential to establish how the money is being spent...
      查清楚这笔钱将作何用途至关重要。
   3. An autopsy was being done to establish the cause of death...
      正在进行尸检以确定死亡原因。
   4. It was established that the missile had landed on a test range in Australia.
      经证实，那枚导弹已经落在澳大利亚的试验区域内。
4. VERB 使立足;使被认可;确立(地位)
   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.
   1. This is going to be the show where up-and-coming comedians will establish themselves...
      这将是大有前途的喜剧演员们让自己获得认可的节目。
   2. He has established himself as a pivotal figure in US politics...
      他已经确立了自己在美国政界的核心地位。
   3. We shall fight to establish our innocence.
      我们应该努力证明自己的清白。

1. Mr Perks questioned them at length to establish their bona fides.
   珀克斯先生最后质问他们如何证明自己的诚意。
2. It is impossible to establish democracy amid economic chaos.
   经济秩序混乱不堪，是不可能建立民主的。
3. The first aim of his government would be to establish control over the republic's territory.
   他这届政府的首要目标是确立对共和国领土的控制权。
4. They had delayed having children, for the usual reason, to establish their careers
   为了那个通常的原因——创立自己的事业，他们推迟了要孩子。
5. The UN has established detailed criteria for who should be allowed to vote
   联合国已经制定了有关投票资格的标准细则。
6. We had already established contact with the museum
   我们已经和那家博物馆建立了联系。
7. Singapore and South Africa have established diplomatic relations.
   新加坡和南非已经建立了外交关系。
8. Medical tests established that she was not their own child
   医学化验证实她不是他们的亲骨肉。
9. It will be essential to establish how the money is being spent
   查清楚这笔钱将作何用途至关重要。
10. An autopsy was being done to establish the cause of death
    正在进行尸检以确定死亡原因。
11. It was established that the missile had landed on a test range in Australia.
    经证实，那枚导弹已经落在澳大利亚的试验区域内。
12. This is going to be the show where up-and-coming comedians will establish themselves
    这将是大有前途的喜剧演员们让自己获得认可的节目。
13. He has established himself as a pivotal figure in US politics
    他已经确立了自己在美国政界的核心地位。
14. We shall fight to establish our innocence.
    我们应该努力证明自己的清白。
15. He explored the wound with his finger, trying to establish its extent.
    他用手指摸了摸伤口，想要确定受伤的程度。
16. If British business is to have a successful future, companies must establish a firm foothold in Europe.
    如果英国公司想在未来成功发展，就必须在欧洲建立稳固的基础。
17. We're trying to establish linkages between these groups and financial institutions.
    我们正努力在这些团体和金融机构之间建立联系。
18. This is positively the last chance for the industry to establish such a system.
    这绝对是该产业建立这样一个体系的最后机会了。
19. He said he wanted 'to establish a rapport with the Indian people'
    他说他想“同印度人民建立友好关系”。
20. Establish deadlines that are more realistic.
    确定更加现实的最后期限。
21. Ukraine indicated that it would establish its own army, 400,000 strong.
    乌克兰表示将自己建立一支40多万人的军队。
22. Use your deadlines to establish the timeline for your research plan.
    依据最后期限来确定研究计划的时间表。
23. We are now striving hard to establish a transparent parliamentary democracy
    我们现在正努力建立明晰的议会民主制。
24. The goal has been to establish and sustain a nation of viable family farms.
    目标是要建立一个能够使家庭农场得以存续的国家，并使其维持下去。
25. He failed to establish his charge.
    他的控告不成立。
26. Objective to establish a method to determine the dissolution of aciclovir tablet.
    目的建立阿昔洛韦片的溶出度检查方法。
27. The farmer and his neighbors decided to establish a cooperative farm.
    这位农场主和他的邻居决定成立一个合作农场。
28. Let's establish some achievable goals first.
    让我们先订下一些可达到的目标。
29. The individual develops behavioural means to defend himself from the enticements to establish relations with others.
    个人会发展一些行为方法以使自己不受到与他人建立关系的诱惑。
30. Every possibility has been exploited to establish a number of schools.
    利用一切可能性建立了许多学校。

  build construct erect establish found set up【导航词义：建造】

  build v. 建造，建设

〔辨析〕普通用词，应用范围最广，既可用于表示建造具体有形的建筑，又可用于表示抽象意义上的建立、构建。

  construct v. 建造，建立

〔辨析〕强调按照一定设计建造规模较大、结构较复杂的物体，特别指按照图纸构筑某种建筑物。

  erect v. 建立，竖立

〔辨析〕指建造高而垂直的建筑物，强调有一定高度。

  establish v. 建立，设立

〔辨析〕强调稳固地建成，可指建立国家、政府、学校或商店等，也可指建立信仰、名誉、法律、制度、关系等。

  found v. 建造，创立

〔辨析〕常指通过提供必要的资金创建城市、公司、学校等，含打下基础之意。

  set up phr.v. 建立，创立

〔辨析〕侧重指开始着手创建公司、机构、委员会等。

verb

1. use as a basis for
   1. base a claim on some observation

   Synonym:    basegroundfound

2. establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
   1. The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound
   2. The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture

   Synonym:    provedemonstrateshowshew

3. institute, enact, or establish
   1. make laws

   Synonym:    lay downmake

4. place
   1. Her manager had set her up at the Ritz

   Synonym:    installinstalset up

5. set up or lay the groundwork for
   1. establish a new department

   Synonym:    foundplantconstituteinstitute

6. bring about
   1. The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth

   Synonym:    give

7. build or establish something abstract
   1. build a reputation

   Synonym:    build

8. set up or found
   1. She set up a literacy program

   Synonym:    set upfoundlaunch