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civilize

美 [ˈsɪvəlaɪz]英 [ˈsɪvəlaɪz]
  • vt.使文明;开化;教化;使有教养

过去式: civilized 现在分词: civilizing 过去分词: civilized 第三人称单数: civilizes

civil 市民的,公民的 + -ize 动词后缀

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verb

VN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。

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    VERB 教化;使开化
    To civilize a 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

verb

1
raise from a barbaric to a civilized state
The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized
Synonym: civilise
2
teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
Cultivate your musical taste
Train your tastebuds
She is well schooled in poetry
Synonym: educate school train cultivate civilise

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  1. 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。

  2. The project aimed to " civilize " Aboriginal children .

    那项计划本来为的是“教化”土著儿童。

  3. Why can 't you two act like civilized adults ?

    你们俩为什么就不能像有教养的成年人那样行事呢?

  4. We couldn 't even have a civilized conversation any more .

    我们之间甚至连礼貌的寒暄都没有了。

  5. Without unwritten rules civilized life would be impossible .

    没有不成文的规章,就不会有文明生活。

  6. Such behaviour is totally unacceptable in a civilized society .

    这种行为在文明社会是完全不能接受的。

  7. 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。

  8. No civilized country should allow such terrible injustices .

    凡有法制伦理的国家都不该允许这种可怕的不公正行为。

  9. Breakfast on the terrace ─ how civilized !

    在阳台上用早餐,真是惬意无比!

  10. Racism is abhorrent to a civilized society .

    文明社会憎恶种族主义。

  11. I believed that in civilized countries , torture had ended long ago .

    我原以为在文明国家,严刑拷打早已销声匿迹。

  12. The mark of a civilized society is that it looks after its weakest members .

    文明社会的特征是照顾最弱势群体。

  13. Yesterday 's testimony began on a note of passionate but civilized disagreement

    昨天的作供是在激烈但文明地表达分歧的氛围中开始的。

  14. It exerts a civilizing influence on mankind .

    这产生了教化人类的影响。

  15. ' 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。”

  16. His new theory has caused a sensation throughout the civilized world .

    他的新理论轰动了整个文明世界。

  17. The Romans civilized a great part of the world .

    罗马人使世界上很大一部分地区趋于文明。

  18. 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。

  19. After living among the natives for twenty years , the painter forgot his own language and civilized ways of life .

    那位画家在当地人群中生活了20年之后忘了自己的语言并忘记了文明的生活方式。

  20. They civilized the savages .

    他们教化那些野蛮人。

  21. " My primary concern is : How can I soften or civilize this message ? " says etiquette expert Dana Casperson .

    “我主要关心的是;我怎样才能软化或者优化这个消息?”礼仪专家丹纳·卡斯帕森说。

  22. China and India are both world-famous , civilized countries and they have effulgent culture .

    中国和印度都是举世闻名的文明古国,都有着光辉灿烂的文化。

  23. rising crime in our so-called civilized societies

    在我们所谓文明社会中日益增多的犯罪行为

  24. The Analysis of Ecological Civilized Construction 's Importance and Its Ways

    生态文明建设的重要性及其途径探析

  25. China is a civilized country with a long civilization history .

    中国是一个文明古国,具有数千年文明史。

  26. Practice Set Position Management to Promote Safe and Civilized Production

    推行定置管理促进安全文明生产

  27. China is one of four major civilized birthplace of the world .

    中国是世界四大文明发源地之一。

  28. On the establishment of civilized city and the construction of harmonious society

    文明城市创建与和谐社会建设

  29. It is the product of modern civilized society and also promotes its development .

    它的产生是必然的,它是现代文明社会的产物,同时它又促进了现代文明社会的发展。

  30. We will never be civilized until that time comes .

    不到这一天,就不可能成为文明人。

前缀
e-市民的,公民的

civilian n. 平民

civil 市民的,公民的 + -ian 某种人

后缀
e-动词后缀

apologize vi. 道歉

apology n.道歉 + -ize 动词后缀

organize v. 组织

organ 器官,机器 + -ize 动词后缀

realize v. 理解

real adj.真实的 + -ize 动词后缀

memorize vt. 记住

memor- 记忆 + -ize 动词后缀

criticize v. 批评

crit 判断, 分辨 + -ic 人/学科 + -ize 动词后缀

emphasize v. 强调

em- 使... + phas- 显示 + -ize 动词后缀

fertilize vt. 施肥

fertil(e) 肥沃的 + -ize 动词后缀

industrialize v. (使国家或地区)工业化

industrial adj.工业的 + -ize 动词后缀

specialize vi. 专门从事

special adj.特别的 + -ize 动词后缀

summarize v. 总结

summar(y) 摘要,概要 + -ize 动词后缀

sympathize v. 同情

sym- 共同,相同 + path 感情,感觉 + -ize 动词后缀

utilize vt. 使用

util- 用 + -ize 动词后缀

mobilize v. (战时)动员

mobil(e) 可移动的 + -ize 动词后缀

minimize vt. 减少

minim n.二分音符 + -ize 动词后缀

generalize v. 概括

general adj.全体的 + -ize 动词后缀

characterize vt. 描述

character n.性格 + -ize 动词后缀

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