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be entrenched in sth
entrenched 常与 in 连用，表示在某处或某群体中牢固存在。
Gender stereotypes are still entrenched in many workplaces.
性别刻板印象在许多工作场所仍然根深蒂固。
牢固的；根深蒂固的
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牢固的；根深蒂固的
fixed firmly or securely; deeply rooted
Gender stereotypes are still entrenched in many workplaces.
性别刻板印象在许多工作场所仍然根深蒂固。
牢固的；根深蒂固的
fix firmly or securely
After years of working from home, my morning routine is deeply entrenched.
在家工作多年后，我的晨间习惯已根深蒂固。
The company's entrenched bureaucracy makes it hard to get anything done quickly.
公司根深蒂固的官僚作风让人很难快速办成任何事。
Old habits are difficult to break once they become entrenched.
旧习惯一旦根深蒂固就很难改掉。
entrenched 常与 in 连用，表示在某处或某群体中牢固存在。
Gender stereotypes are still entrenched in many workplaces.
性别刻板印象在许多工作场所仍然根深蒂固。
These habits can become entrenched in childhood.
这些习惯可能在童年时期变得根深蒂固。
作定语时通常修饰 opposition、interests 等抽象名词。
The plan faced entrenched opposition from local residents.
该计划遭到了当地居民根深蒂固的反对。
Not this
The idea is entrenched his mind.
Use this
The idea is entrenched in his mind.
entrenched 作表语时不能直接接宾语，须用介词 in 引出“在……中”这一范围；汉语可省略“在”，英语的 in 必须保留。
Not this
The tradition entrenched in this community.
Use this
The tradition is entrenched in this community.
entrenched 是形容词/过去分词，作谓语时必须与 be 动词连用，构成 be entrenched；汉语的“根深蒂固”可直接作谓语，英语不能省略 is。
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既得利益；根深蒂固的利益集团
The reform was blocked by entrenched interests.
改革遭到了既得利益集团的阻挠。
根深蒂固的
These prejudices are deeply entrenched in society.
这些偏见在社会中根深蒂固。
顽固的态度；根深蒂固的观念
Changing entrenched attitudes takes time.
改变根深蒂固的观念需要时间。
根深蒂固的习惯
He struggled to break his entrenched habits.
他难以改掉根深蒂固的习惯。
变得根深蒂固
Corruption has become entrenched in the system.
腐败已在这个体制中根深蒂固。
根深蒂固的
The habit of checking his phone first thing in the morning is deeply entrenched.
一早就看手机这个习惯根深蒂固。
既得利益（集团）
Reformers faced strong opposition from entrenched interests.
改革者遭到既得利益集团的强烈反对。
固守自己的习惯；积习难改
At seventy, he is too entrenched in his ways to change.
他七十岁了，积习难改。
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en- + trench（沟）→ 像被深沟围住一样，牢固得难以动摇。
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、academic discussion、political commentary 该词多用于正式或书面语境，描述观念、习俗、权力等根深蒂固、难以改变；日常口语中较少出现。
These words all share the stressed vowel /ɛ/ and the final /ntʃt/, so they rhyme with entrenched (/ɛnˈtrɛntʃt/). Beware of lookalikes such as enriched (/ɛnˈrɪtʃt/) and entranced (/ɛnˈtrænst/), which do not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.