| [/ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt; ɪˋstæblɪʃmənt/] n 用法:
1 [U] action of creating or setting up 设立; 建立:
the establishment of a new college 新学院的成立. 用法:
2 [C] (fml or joc 文或谑) (premises of a) business organization or large institution 商业机构或大型机关（的房屋建筑）:
an educational establishment, eg a school 教育机构（如学校） *
What made you come and work in this establishment? 你到这个机构来工作的原因是什麽? 用法:
3 [sing] group of people employed in an organization, a household, etc 一机构的雇员、 家庭成员等:
We have a large establishment, ie many staff. 我们员工编制很大（有许多职工）. 用法:
4 the Establishment [sing] n (esp Brit often derog 常作贬义) group of powerful people who influence or control policies, ideas, taste, etc and usually support what has been traditionally accepted 当权派（通常为守旧派）:
the musical, intellectual, artistic, etc Establishment 音乐界的、 知识界的、 艺术界等的当权派 *
[attrib 作定语] an Establishment figure 一位当权派. |