establish

1. V-T 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. 建立; 确立

The UN has established detailed criteria for who should be allowed to vote. 联合国就谁应当被允许投票确立了详细标准。

2. V-RECIP 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. 建立 (联系)[正式]

We had already established contact with the museum. 我们已经与那个博物馆建立了联系。

3. V-T If you establish that something is true, you discover facts that show that it is definitely true. 证实[正式]

Medical tests established that she was not their own child. 医学检测证实她不是他们的亲生孩子。

It will be essential to establish how the money is being spent. 搞清这笔钱是如何被花费的将至关重要。

4. establishedADJ 被证实了的

That link is an established medical fact. 那种联系是被证实了的医学事实。

5. V-T 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. 确立 (地位)

This is going to be the show where up-and-coming comedians will establish themselves. 这会是一场很有前途的喜剧演员们将在此确立他们地位的演出。

He has established himself as a pivotal figure in state politics. 他作为国家政治中的一位轴心人物的地位已经确立。