establishment /ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt/ noun plural establishments
plural establishments
Learner's definition of ESTABLISHMENT
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[count] : a place or organization where people live or do business住宅;企业;机构 2
[noncount] : the act of establishing something or someone建立;确立: such as
a : the act of starting something that will last for a long time建立,创立(的行为) b : the act of causing something or someone to be widely known and accepted使确立,使接受(的行为) 3
a [singular] often disapproving or Establishment : the people in business, government, etc., who have power over the other people in a society权威人士;权贵;当权派 —
usually used with the通常与the连用 b the establishment : the part of a particular group that has power or control统治集团;权势集团;权威团体