entrench
verb [usually passive] (sometimes disapproving)to establish something very strongly so that it is very difficult to change 使处于牢固地位；牢固确立 - be entrenched (in something)
Sexism is deeply entrenched in our society. 性别歧视在我们这个社会根深蒂固。 entrenched attitudes/interests/opposition 顽固的态度；固有的利益；顽固的反对 - something entrenches itself in something
This idea had firmly entrenched itself in his consciousness. 这个想法在他的意识中根深蒂固。
Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘place within a trench’): from en-, in- ‘into’ + trench.- be entrenched (in something)