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establish

Word family 
es·tab·lish /ɪˈstæblɪʃ/ ●●● S2 W1 AWL verb [transitiveT]
1  START something/MAKE something STARTto start a company, organization, system, etc that is intended to exist or continue for a long time 建立，設立 SYN found
The city of Boerne was established by German settlers in the 1840s.
博恩市是德國移民於19世紀40年代建立的。
Our goal is to establish a new research centre in the North.
我們的目標是在北方建立一個新的研究中心。
n Register
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.
2  to begin a relationship with someone or a situation that will continue 建立〔關系或聯系〕
establish relations/links/contact etc (with somebody)
Hungary established diplomatic relations with Chile in 1990.
匈牙利於1990年與智利建立了外交關系。
I wondered why he should bother to try and establish contact with me.
我想知道他爲何要費心設法和我取得聯系。
3  FIND OUTto find out facts that will prove that something is true 證實，確定
The police must establish the facts of the case before proceeding.
警方必須在起訴前確定案件事實。
establish that
The autopsy established that he had been murdered.
屍體剖檢證實他是被謀殺的。
establish whether/if
I was never able to establish whether she was telling the truth.
我從來都無法確定她是否在說實話。
4  PROVEto make people accept that you can do something, or that you have a particular quality 使被接受；使得到承認
establish yourself (as/in)
He had three years in which to establish himself as prime minister.
他有三年時間來確立自己首相的地位。
He’d already begun to establish quite a reputation as a journalist.
身爲記者，他已經聲名鵲起。
 THESAURUS
establish to start a company or organization, especially one that exists for a long time 建立，設立〔公司、機構〕
The company was established in 1899.
這家公司成立於1899年。
He established a new research centre in Dublin.
他在都柏林建立了一個新的研究中心。
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 usual phrase to use in everyday English 建立，設立〔公司、機構；set up 不如 establish 正式，是日常英語中的常用短語〕
Kate and her partner are setting up their own printing business.
凱特和她的搭檔要自己開辦印刷公司。
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 開設，開辦〔向公衆提供服務的企業，如商店、餐館、酒店等〕
He opened his first restaurant in 1995.
他於1995年開設了自己的第一家餐館。
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 創立〔公司、學校、醫院等機構，尤指爲其提供資金〕
Who originally founded the college?
這所學院最初是誰創立的？
The bank was founded 60 years ago in Munich.
該銀行於60年前成立於慕尼黑。
inaugurate /ɪˈnɔːɡjəreɪt $ -ˈnɒː-/ formal to start an organization with an official ceremony 爲〔機構〕舉行創建儀式
Twenty years after the airport was inaugurated, it introduced its first transatlantic flights.
機場啓用20年後，首次開通了橫越大西洋的航班。
Examples from the Corpus
establish• In contrast to other trichostrongyles hypobiosis occurs at the L3 stage although their role in outbreaks of disease has not been established.• The power of feedback to motivate improved performance is well established.• Matt hoped to establish a caring relationship with Sandy.• A committee hopes to establish a new drug policy by the end of the month.• Investigators have not established a reason for the attack.• Another condition requires Harvard to establish a reserve account to make sure that the insurer can pay outstanding medical bills.• Shortly after the rampage, the railroad established a victims fund that raised $ 519,397.• Be positive and determined, and establish disciplined routines.• They are carrying out research to establish exactly why so many species of songbird are disappearing.• The company was established in 1899.• The university was established in 1922.• Most of the money will be used to establish local industries and mobilize the work-force.• For information on how to establish such a scheme write to Friends of the Earth, enclosing an s.a.e.• It was quickly established that several members of the crew had been negligent.• We haven't yet established the cause of the accident.• Citing mathematical probabilities clearly does not establish the nonexistence of extraterrestrial being.
establish relations/links/contact etc (with somebody)• Bush recognized and established relations with the new republics on December 25,1991.• Every month or so a pair will be despatched to meet established contacts in Manchester or Liverpool.• For lawyers it is especially important to establish contact with colleagues in other member states.• He established contacts with townspeople and religious leaders that would be invaluable to him in his later research.• He established links with writers and artists; shooting Picasso with bread rolls for fingers.• He was particularly keen to establish contacts between the college and what was happening elsewhere in post-war Britain.• Roy was also visionary in establishing links with depart-ment stores and other retailers to keep Disney merchandise in the public eye.• The point was to establish contact, to see whether the path through the hedge might be cleared again for passage.
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 rare brain 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 musical instalments.• 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 key employees 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 consistent winner in the show ring was the Tankerville Kennel.• Dall established himself as the Salomon Brothers authority on mortgage securities in September I977.• Selina established herself at the circular steel table: evening paper, teacup, a single, deserved cigarette.• 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 unique management structure.
From Longman Business Dictionary
establishes·tab·lish /ɪˈstæblɪʃ/ verb [transitiveT]COMMERCE
to start a company, organization, system etc that is intended to exist for a long time
My grandfather established the family business in 1938.
Origin establish
(1300-1400) Old French establir, from Latin stabilire “to make firm”

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