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
- School education helped to civilize the people.
学校教育使人们文明起来。 - The Romans set out to civilize the ancient britons.
罗马人着手开化古代的不列颠人。 - Those facilities are intended to civilize people.
那些设施的目的在於教化民众。 - Let us not bully our way through life, but let a growing sensitivity to history temper and civilize our use of power.
让我们不要在生活中充斥暴力,而是让一种日益增长的对历史的敏感,调和与开化对于权利的运用。 - We are smiling, and smile are passing the warming wlcome to the friends, and smile are passing our civilize and culture to the world.
我们笑容满面。微笑将把我们的热情传递给朋友,微笑将把我们的文化传递给世界。 - 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。 - '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 wolves threatened to civilize the rabbits if they didn't behave, and the rabbits decided to run away to a desert island.
狼威胁说,如果兔子继续为非作歹,它们将施以管教。兔子决定逃到一个荒岛上去。 - It exerts a civilizing influence on mankind.
这产生了教化人类的影响。 - Keep a civilize environment and pay attention to kids manners.
营造文明礼貌用语的环境,激发幼儿学说礼貌话。