单词 | establishment |
释义 | establishment establishment // noun
1 [C] an organization, a large institution, a hotel or a restaurant: a fast-food establishment The hotel is a comfortable and well-run establishment. a survey of business establishments used to calculate the number of people in work
2 (usually the establishment) [sing. with sing./pl. verb] the people in a society or a profession who have influence and power and who usually do not support change: the banking establishment The company is a pillar of (= an important member of) the Swiss business establishment.
3 [U] the act of starting or creating sth that is meant to last for a long time: Since its establishment in 2001, the firm has enjoyed rapid growth. the establishment of a pension scheme The constitution protects freedom of establishment (= people are allowed to start businesses, etc.). |
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