proselytize

英 [ˈprɒsələtaɪz]

美 [ˈprɑːsələtaɪz]

v.  使(在宗教、政治等方面)归附

现在分词：proselytizing　过去式：proselytized　第三人称单数：proselytizes　过去分词：proselytized　

GRE

BNC.41551 / COCA.19449

牛津词典

verb

• 使（在宗教、政治等方面）归附
  to try to persuade other people to accept your beliefs, especially about religion or politics

柯林斯词典

in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 proselytise


• VERB 使改变宗教（或政治）信仰
  If youproselytize, you try to persuade someone to share your beliefs, especially religious or political beliefs.
  1. I assured him we didn't come here to proselytize...
     我向他保证我们并不是来改变他的信仰的。
  2. Christians were arrested for trying to convert people, to proselytise them.
     基督徒因为试图改变他人信仰而被捕。

英英释义

verb

• convert to another faith or religion
  Synonym:proselytise

双语例句

• Other members of the aid group, the International Assistance Mission, said the slain workers-some of whom had worked in Afghanistan for decades-did not proselytize.
  国际援助团的其它成员表示，在被杀害的人员当中，有些人曾在阿富汗工作了几十年，他们并没有传教。
• I assured him we didn't come here to proselytize
  我向他保证我们并不是来改变他的信仰的。
• But I don't try to proselytize to get other people to agree with me.
  但我不是试着在说服别人，让别人同意我的观点。
• If you try to proselytize someone, or battle them over a hot topic like abortion, you may reach a point of no return.
  你试图让对方信仰，或者在堕胎的敏感问题上说服对方，那你以后想要观点也不行了。
• Christians were arrested for trying to proselytize people.
  基督徒因试图劝说人们入教而被逮捕。