ingrained

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in·grained /ɪnˈɡreɪnd/ adjective  1  CHANGE/MAKE something DIFFERENTingrained attitudes or behaviour are firmly established and therefore difficult to change 〔态度或行为〕根深蒂固的，难以改变的ingrained in The idea of doing our duty is deeply ingrained in most people. 恪尽职守这一信念在大多数人的心里根深蒂固。2. DDIRTYingrained dirt is under the surface of something and very difficult to remove 〔污物〕嵌入而难以清除的

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ingrained• deeply ingrained religious beliefsdeeply ingrained• Williamson's experiences of the war were just as deeply ingrained.• It forms a part of a man's life, more deeply ingrained as he matures.• Indeed it was possible that the obstacles to change in Britain were too deeply ingrained for any government to effect significant improvements.• Their faults seem so deeply ingrained, from quantitative measures and bogus statistics to valueless currencies and not caring about the environment.• Though sometimes overt, racism is usually covert, but is deeply ingrained in professional and institutional practices.• So deeply ingrained is our instinct to search for a pattern that we refuse to accept any input as genuinely random.• The impelling force for this journey is a genuine and deeply ingrained love for corn in any form.• The continuing problems of Northern Ireland demonstrate the futility of responding to a deeply ingrained political problem with a law-and-order response.

in·grained adjectiveChineseSyllable  

or established are ingrained behaviour Corpus attitudes firmly

ingrained
in‧grained /ɪnˈɡreɪnd/ adjective
1. ingrained attitudes or behaviour are firmly established and therefore difficult to change
    ingrained in
    The idea of doing our duty is deeply ingrained in most people.
2. ingrained dirt is under the surface of something and very difficult to remove

in·grainedBrE /ɪnˈɡreɪnd/ 🔊NAmE /ɪnˈɡreɪnd/ 🔊 adjective~ (in sb/sth) (of a habit, an attitude, etc. 习惯、态度等) that has existed for a long time and is therefore difficult to change 根深蒂固的；日久难改的◆ingrained prejudices很深的成见(of dirt 灰尘) under the surface of sth and therefore difficult to get rid of 深嵌并难以清除的