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intrench v. 用壕沟围绕;固守;侵害 用壕沟围绕;固守;侵害 intrench v 1: fix firmly or securely [ synonym: { entrench}, { intrench}] Intrench \ In* trench"\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Intrenched}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Intrenching}.] [ 1913 Webster] 1. To cut in; to furrow; to make trenches in or upon. [ 1913 Webster] It was this very sword intrenched it. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] His face Deep scars of thunder had intrenched. -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To surround with a trench or with intrenchments, as in fortification; to fortify with a ditch and parapet; as, the army intrenched their camp, or intrenched itself. " In the suburbs close intrenched." -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster]
Intrench \ In* trench"\, v. i. To invade; to encroach; to infringe or trespass; to enter on, and take possession of, that which belongs to another; -- usually followed by on or upon; as, the king was charged with intrenching on the rights of the nobles, and the nobles were accused of intrenching on the prerogative of the crown. [ 1913 Webster] We are not to intrench upon truth in any conversation, but least of all with children. -- Locke. [ 1913 Webster]
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