entrenchment
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++en·trench·ment /ɪnˈtrentʃmənt/ noun 1. [uncountable]CHANGE YOUR MIND when an attitude, belief etc becomes firmly established 〔态度、信念等的〕牢固确立2. [countable]PMD a system of trenches (=long deep holes) dug by soldiers for defence or protection 堑壕，战壕
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entrenchment• As the banks were rather steep the defenders spent several days cutting entrenchments and embrasures in expectation of battle.• Thousands of Union men were set to digging entrenchments and preparing emplacements for siege guns.• The foot were also responsible for entrenchments and for engineering works associated with sieges.• The dogmatic resistance to entrenchment would raise its arid and pedantic head.en·trench·ment nounChineseSyllable
becomes when established an attitude, belief firmly etc Corpus
entrenchment
en‧trench‧ment /ɪnˈtrentʃmənt/
noun
1. [uncountable] when an attitude, belief etc becomes firmly established
2. [countable] a system of trenches (=long deep holes) dug by soldiers for defence or protection
en‧trench‧ment /ɪnˈtrentʃmənt/
noun1. [uncountable] when an attitude, belief etc becomes firmly established
2. [countable] a system of trenches (=long deep holes) dug by soldiers for defence or protection