civilize
英 [ˈsɪvəlaɪz]
美 [ˈsɪvəlaɪz]
v. 教化; 开化; 使文明; 使有教养
过去式:civilized 过去分词:civilized 现在分词:civilizing 第三人称单数:civilizes
Collins.1 / BNC.37707 / COCA.27624
牛津词典
verb
- 教化;开化;使文明;使有教养
to educate and improve a person or a society; to make sb's behaviour or manners better- The girls in a class tend to have a civilizing influence on the boys.
班上的女生往往能让男生文雅起来。
- The girls in a class tend to have a civilizing influence on the boys.
柯林斯词典
- VERB 教化;使开化
Tocivilizea person or society means to educate them and improve their way of life.- ...a comedy about a man who tries to civilise a woman—but she ends up civilising him...
一出有关一个男人试图教化一个女人,结果反而被那个女人教化的喜剧 - It exerts a civilizing influence on mankind.
这产生了教化人类的影响。
- ...a comedy about a man who tries to civilise a woman—but she ends up civilising him...
in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 civilise
英英释义
verb
- raise from a barbaric to a civilized state
- The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized
- teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
- Cultivate your musical taste
- Train your tastebuds
- She is well schooled in poetry
双语例句
- And to educate the Filipinos, to civilize them, and make Christians of them.
并且要教育菲律宾人,让他们文明化,让他们变成基督徒。 - 'I think it would civilize people a bit more if they had decent conditions.' — 'I think you've hit the nail on the head.'
“我认为,如果人们有良好的环境,就会更有教养一点。”——“我想你说到点子上了。” - The missionaries intended to civilize the wild tribes of africa.
传教士们打算去教化非洲的野蛮部落。 - Thinking about Showing Civilize Care in Sports News Reports
关于体育新闻报道中体现人文关怀的思考 - The governor of Rome wanted to civilize all the civilians by education.
罗马的统治者想要通过教育来教化全罗马的公民。 - The african countries hoped to civilize all the primitive tribes on the land.
非洲国家希望把非洲所有的原始部落都变成文明社会。 - I'm on a mission to civilize, not to entertain.
我来的任务是教化他们的,而不是来享受。 - Widow Douglas is trying to civilize me? and I won't stand for that.
道格拉斯寡妇想要教化我,那我可受不了。 - Schools will help to civilize the wild tribes there.
学校教育将有助于使那里的野蛮部落逐步开化。 - The Romans set out to civilize the ancient britons.
罗马人着手开化古代的不列颠人。