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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++es·tab·lished /ɪˈstæblɪʃt/ ●●○ AWL adjective [only before noun]  1 USE somethingalready in use or existing for a long period of time 早已确立的;早已投入使用的 Competition from established businesses can be formidable. 来自老牌企业的竞争可能会异常激烈。 well-established teaching methods 被广泛采用的教学方法 By 1969 the civil rights movement was already an established fact. 时至1969年,民权运动早已成为既定事实。 Every once in a while, the established order (=people who rule) is overthrown. 统治阶层有时会被推翻。2 KNOW somethingknown to do a particular job well, because you have done it for a long time 资深的 an established professor of French literature 资深的法国文学教授3. established church/religion especially British English the official church or religion in a particular country 成为国教的教会/宗教nCOLLOCATIONSadverbswell-established (=existing for a long time and respected or trusted by people)McCarthy is a well-established and successful author.newly established (=established very recently)He is a partner in the newly established company.nounsan established fact (=a piece of information that has been tested and shown to be true)It is an established fact that 1 in 10 undergraduates leave university in their first year.an established institution (=an official organization that has existed for a long time)The incoming prime minister was critical of many established government institutions.established practice (=a particular way of doing something, that is accepted as the best way)Not allowing patients to eat before surgery is established practice.the established order (=the people and organizations that have power)The revolutionaries posed a serious threat to the established order.
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establishedHis cousin John Falconar was already an established Cheapside merchant.The representatives from seventeen national parties at the Paris conference were quite plainly non-attenders in the established church of politics.Now we are a fully established class with 26 members on our books with Bridget Ewing at the helm.The local government reforms following 1888 established new authorities with a franchise almost identical with the municipal boroughs.Pasture, especially natural or long established pasture, acts like a biological sponge, holding large amounts of nitrate.Although young bands can find the established people in Music Week, they are probably a waste of time.By formalising their relationship, the companies hope to provide an established platform which implements the core technology behind the Intelligent Network.They do not fit in readily with any contemporary ideology or with the manifesto of any established political party.an established scientistestablished factIt was studiously careful not to speculate beyond the established facts.Over the centuries, it then came to be regarded as established fact.But this is not established fact at all.It is a known and established fact that political parties do not pick up in the polls once an election is under way.
es·tab·lished adjectiven COLLOCATIONS1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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established
established AC /ɪˈstæblɪʃt/ adjective [only before noun]
 Word Family: verb: establish; noun: establishment; adjective: established
1. already in use or existing for a long period of time:
    Competition from established businesses can be formidable.
    well-established teaching methods
    By 1969 the civil rights movement was already an established fact.
    Every once in a while, the established order (=people who rule) is overthrown.
2. known to do a particular job well, because you have done it for a long time:
    an established professor of French literature
3. established church/religion especially British English the official church or religion in a particular country
     
COLLOCATIONS
■ adverbs
    well-established (=existing for a long time and respected or trusted by people) McCarthy is a well-established and successful author.
    newly established (=established very recently) He is a partner in the newly established company.
■ nouns
    an established fact (=a piece of information that has been tested and shown to be true) It is an established fact that 1 in 10 undergraduates leave university in their first year.
    an established institution (=an official organization that has existed for a long time) The incoming prime minister was critical of many established government institutions.
    established practice (=a particular way of doing something, that is accepted as the best way) Not allowing patients to eat before surgery is established practice.
    the established order (=the people and organizations that have power) The revolutionaries posed a serious threat to the established order.


es·tab·lished AW BrE /ɪˈstæblɪʃt/ 🔊NAmE /ɪˈstæblɪʃt/ 🔊 adjective [only before noun] respected or given official status because it has existed or been used for a long time 已确立的;已获确认的;确定的They are an established company with a good reputation. 他们是一家地位稳固、信誉良好的公司。🔊🔊This unit is now an established part of the course. 这个单元现在为本课程既定的一部分。🔊🔊   see also well established (of a person ) well known and respected in a job, etc. that they have been doing for a long time 著名的;成名的;公认的an established actor著名演员(of a Church or a religion 教会或宗教) made official for a country 成为国教的