entrench
verb [ T ] mainly disapproving uk/ɪnˈtrentʃ/ us/ɪnˈtrentʃ/
使处于牢固地位，使根深蒂固，牢固确立（尤指观念、问题）
to firmly establish something, especially an idea or a problem, so that it cannot be changed
The government's main task was to prevent inflation from entrenching itself. 政府的主要任务是防止通货膨胀问题积重难返。