Entrench

(verb.) fix firmly or securely.

(verb.) occupy a trench or secured area; 'The troops dug in for the night'.

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• The Eastern German front was more extended and less systematically entrenched than the Western. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• Assisted by a Persian convert, Muhammad had entrenched himself in Medina! 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• Literature and language and a literary philosophy were entrenched in all higher institutions of learning before experimental science came into being. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
• We did not catch them napping, but found a well-entrenched battle line confronting us. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星公主.

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