1START something/MAKE something STARTto start a company, organization, system, etc that is intended to exist or continue for a long time 建立,设立SYN found
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。
nRegister
In everyday English, people usually say set up or start a company or organization, rather than use establish:
The company was set up in 1976.
2to begin a relationship with someone or a situation that will continue 建立〔关系或联系〕
Hungary established diplomatic relations with Chile in 1990.
匈牙利于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。
3FIND OUTto 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件事实。
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.
我从来都无法确定她是否在说实话。
4PROVEto 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.
他有三年时间来确立自己首相的地位。
He’d already begun to establish quite a reputation as a journalist.
身为记者,他已经声名鹊起。
THESAURUS
establish to start a company or organization, especially one that exists for a long time 建立,设立〔公司、机构〕
The company was established in 1899.
这家公司成立于1899年。
He established a new research centre in Dublin.
他在都柏林建立了一个新的研究中心。
nMost of the money will be used to establish local industries and mobilize the work-force.
set up to start a new company or organization. Set up is less formal than establish, and is the usualphrase to use in everyday English 建立,设立〔公司、机构;set up 不如 establish 正式,是日常英语中的常用短语〕
Kate and her partner are setting up their own printing business.
凯特和她的搭档要自己开办印刷公司。
nDad set up as a builder in 1990 and now he employs over twenty men.
open to start a business that provides services to the public, such as a shop, restaurant, or hotel 开设,开办〔向公众提供服务的企业,如商店、餐馆、酒店等〕
He opened his first restaurant in 1995.
他于1995年开设了自己的第一家餐馆。
nThey just opened a new supermarket on Van Nuys Boulevard.
found to start a company or an organization such as a school or a hospital, especially by providing the money for it – used about something that was started a long time ago 创立〔公司、学校、医院等机构,尤指为其提供资金〕
Who originally founded the college?
这所学院最初是谁创立的?
The bank was founded 60 years ago in Munich.
该银行于60年前成立于慕尼黑。
inaugurate /ɪˈnɔːɡjəreɪt $ -ˈnɒː-/ formal to start an organization with an official ceremony 为〔机构〕举行创建仪式
Twenty years after the airport was inaugurated, it introduced its first transatlantic flights.
establish that• The first modification requires that a reorder point be established that allows for delivery lead times.• On autopsy it was established that he had suffered from a very rarebrain condition in which the thalamus progressively degenerated.• Through this project, it has been established that some antigens are indeed absent from the tumours.• It has been established that such items as these were employed first and foremost as musicalinstalments.• He established that the body which was badly decomposed was that of a male aged between 16 and 25.• It is important to establish that the client and keyemployees will be available at the appropriate time.• The forms require information to be provided which will establish that the court has jurisdiction.• That establishes that you acted because of the job you thought you had and suffered as a result.
establish yourself (as/in)• It is a lot for a young charity still to establish itself.• We plan to establish ourselves as the national point of contact for industry to reach mathematical skills in these areas.• One of the first kennels to establish itself as a consistentwinner in the show ring was the Tankerville Kennel.• Dall established himself as the Salomon Brothers authority on mortgagesecurities in September I977.• Selina established herself at the circularsteeltable: evening paper, teacup, a single, deservedcigarette.• Most of those who arrive are young men looking to establish themselves before calling their families to join them.• Rentokil have established themselves in this market through a uniquemanagementstructure.