Word · Frequency #576
established
建立；创立；设立
established is the past of establish.
To set up or found an organization, system, business, etc.
- 1.
To make stable or firm; to confirm.
使稳定或牢固；确认。
- 2.
To form; to found; to institute; to set up in business.
建立；创立；设立；创办
- 3.
To appoint or adopt, as officers, laws, regulations, guidelines, etc.; to enact; to ordain.
任命或采用(官员、法律、规章、指南等)；制定；规定
- 4.
To prove and cause to be accepted as true; to demonstrate.
证明并使被接受为事实；论证
证实；证明；制定；确立；任命；巩固；确立；证实；使稳定或牢固；确认。；建立；创立；设立；创办
In use
The company plans to establish a new branch in Shanghai.
Scientists have established that the drug is effective.
She is establishing herself as a leader in the field.
establish sth
They established a new company last year.
他们去年建立了一家新公司。
establish sb as sth
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。
establish that clause
that从句表示具体事实或结论。
The study established that exercise improves mental health.
Connections
Collocations
- establish a business
- 创立企业
- They decided to establish a business together.他们决定一起创立一家企业。
- establish a relationship
- 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。
- establish a reputation
- 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。
- establish a connection
- 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。
- establish contact
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
e(一)st(石头)ablish(建立)：一块石头立起来，就是建立。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
常用于被动语态，如 be established
Pronunciation & Spelling
All words share the spelling ending '-ish', but their stressed vowels differ from 'establish' (/ɪˈstæblɪʃ/). 'Abolish' and 'demolish' have /ɒ/, 'embellish' has /ɛ/, 'polish' has /ɒ/ with first-syllable stress, and 'banish' has /æ/ with first-syllable stress. None rhyme exactly with 'establish'.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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