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establish sth
They established a new company last year.
他们去年建立了一家新公司。
建立；创立；设立
established — past of establish
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建立；创立；设立
To set up or found an organization, system, business, etc.
They established a new company last year.
他们去年建立了一家新公司。
使稳定或牢固；确认。
To make stable or firm; to confirm.
建立；创立；设立；创办
To form; to found; to institute; to set up in business.
任命或采用(官员、法律、规章、指南等)；制定；规定
To appoint or adopt, as officers, laws, regulations, guidelines, etc.; to enact; to ordain.
证明并使被接受为事实；论证
To prove and cause to be accepted as true; to demonstrate.
establish
Base
原形
establishes
3rd person
第三人称单数
establishing
-ing
现在分词
established
Past
过去式
established
Past participle
过去分词
They establish a new company every year.
他们每年建立一家新公司。
She established the rules last week.
她上周制定了规则。
He has established himself as an expert.
他已经确立了自己专家的地位。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
The company plans to establish a new branch in Shanghai.
该公司计划在上海建立一家新的分公司。
Scientists have established that the drug is effective.
科学家已经证实这种药物是有效的。
She is establishing herself as a leader in the field.
她正在该领域确立自己作为领导者的地位。
They established a new company last year.
他们去年建立了一家新公司。
该结构常用于确立身份或地位。
Her research established her as an expert in the field.
她的研究使她成为该领域的专家。
that从句表示具体事实或结论。
The study established that exercise improves mental health.
这项研究证实锻炼能改善心理健康。
Not this
The company established in 1990.
Use this
The company was established in 1990.
“establish”是及物动词，在表示“公司成立”时通常用被动语态。汉语中“公司建立于1990”使用主动结构，导致直译错误。加“was”变为被动语态才正确。
Not this
He established in the field as an expert.
Use this
He established himself in the field as an expert.
当“establish”表示“确立地位”时，需要跟反身代词作宾语，构成“establish oneself”。汉语中“他确立了专家地位”直接带宾语，但英语中必须加“himself”才能表达“使自己被认可”。
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创立企业
They decided to establish a business together.
他们决定一起创立一家企业。
建立关系
It takes time to establish a good working relationship.
建立良好的工作关系需要时间。
树立声誉
She worked hard to establish a reputation as a reliable expert.
她努力工作以树立可靠专家的声誉。
建立连接
The experiment aimed to establish a connection between diet and health.
实验旨在建立饮食与健康之间的联系。
建立联系
We need to establish contact with the local authorities.
我们需要与当地当局建立联系。
确立原则
The court ruling helped establish a legal principle of equality.
法院裁决帮助确立了平等的法律原则。
站稳脚跟；取得立足之地
The company is trying to establish a foothold in the Asian market.
该公司正试图在亚洲市场站稳脚跟。
建立融洽关系
It is important for a teacher to establish rapport with students.
教师与学生建立融洽关系很重要。
形成模式；建立模式
The study aims to establish a pattern of behavior among teenagers.
这项研究旨在建立青少年行为模式。
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e(一)st(石头)ablish(建立)：一块石头立起来，就是建立。
该词多用于正式语境，如商业（建立公司）、法律（确立规则）、学术（确立理论）等。日常口语中较少使用，常被'set up'或'found'替代。建议认为其语体偏正式，但在一些抽象表达中也可视为中性。
常用于被动语态，如 be established
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