civilize

civilize读音音标

英 [ˈsɪvəlaɪz]

美 [ˈsɪvəˌlaɪz]

civilize意思解释

vt.

使文明；

使开化；

教化；

启发

vi.

变得文明；

变形

过去式：civilized

过去分词：civilized

现在分词：civilizing

第三人称单数：civilizes

双语释义

v.(动词)

vt. 使开化,文明 cause to improve from a primitive stage of human society to a more developed onevt. 给予教育 improve and educate

英英释义

civilize

[ \'sivilaiz ]

v.

train to be discriminative in taste or judgment

同义词：educateschooltraincultivatecivilise

raise from a barbaric to a civilized state

\"The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized\"

同义词：civilise

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)～+名词civilize a barbarous people教化野蛮的民族civilize a great part of the world使世界上很大一部分地区趋于文明civilize the savages教化那些野蛮人～+副词civilize away a bad habit教育…使其改掉恶习

双语例句

His wife has had a civilizing influence on him.他妻子对改进他言谈举止有潜移默化的影响。Many a rough man has been civilized by his wife.许多粗野的男人在妻子的开导下变得文雅了。