/ɪ'stæblɪʃmənt; ɪ`stæblɪʃmənt/
n
1 [U] action of creating or setting up 设立; 建立
*the establishment of a new college 新学院的成立.
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么?
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）.
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.

n
[C]formal
an organization or institution, especially a business, shop etc
　a top class training establishment
the establishment
the group of people in a society or profession who have a lot of power and influence and are often opposed to any kind of change or new ideas
　Young people are supposed to rebel against the Establishment.
the medical/legal/military etc establishment
　The public is treated with contempt by the art establishment.
[U]
the act of starting an organization, relationship, or system
establishment of
　the establishment of NATO in 1949