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entrenched

/ɛnˈtɹɛntʃt/, /ɪnˈtɹɛntʃt/ verb

simple past and past participle of entrench

Word Origin Trench comes from Latin truncare 'to cut off' — a trench is a cut in the earth. Entrenched means 'dug in, firmly established,' like soldiers in a trench. The prefix en- means 'in, into,' so entrench is to cut into a position. The same root truncare gives us truncate (to cut short) and trenchant (cutting, incisive). The PIE root *tere- meant 'to rub, turn, bore.'

verb simple past and past participle of entrench

The soldiers entrenched themselves along the riverbank.

(动词) 固守；掘壕固守 【固守（过去式/分词）】

士兵们在河岸沿线挖壕固守。

(verbo) atrincherado; afianzado; arraigado; consolidado [pretérito simple y participio pasado de atrincherar]

Los soldados se atrincheraron a lo largo de la ribera del río.

(verbe) retranché; ancré; enraciné; fortifié; cimenté [S'est solidement établi, retranché, installé de manière durable et difficile à déloger.]

Les soldats se sont retranchés le long de la berge du fleuve.

(Verb) verschanzt; eingegraben [bezeichnet die einfache Vergangenheit und das Partizip Perfekt des Verbs **entrench**; sich oder etwas fest in einer Position, Meinung oder Situation verankern, oft so, dass es schwer zu ändern ist.]

Die Soldaten **entrenched** sich am Flussufer.

(動詞) 塹壕に籠もった、または強固に確立された。

兵士たちは川岸に沿って塹壕を掘って陣取った。

(verbo) entrincheirou; entrincheirado; atrincheirado [passado simples e particípio passado de entrench]

Os soldados se entrincheiraram ao longo da margem do rio.

Synonyms: embedded established fixed ingrained rooted set implanted firm Antonyms: dislodged uprooted removed unsettled
Word parts: en + trench + ed

Common collocations

of prep position subst more adv by prep deeply adv from prep attitude subst become verb power subst against prep interest subst this adj

Related words

entrench retrench trenchant trencher

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