civilizing
[ˈsivilaizɪŋ]

v.

使文明，使开化( civilize的现在分词 )；

双语释义

v.(动词)

1. vt. 使开化,文明 cause to improve from a primitive stage of human society to a more developed one
2. vt. 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

1. 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。
2. 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。

权威例句

Civilizing Rituals: Inside Public Art Museums
Civilizing Rituals: Inside Public Art Museums. by Carol Duncan
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Decivilizing, civilizing or informalizing? The international development of Mixed Martial Arts.
Anchoring Europe's civilizing identity: habits, capabilities and ontological security
Civilizing Climate: Social Responses to Climate Change in the Ancient Near East – By Arlene Miller Rosen
Spatial distribution of urban pollution: civilizing urban traffic
Rival Interpretations of Market Society: Civilizing, Destructive, or Feeble?
Is Globalization Civilizing, Destructive or Feeble? A Critique of Five Key Debates in the Social Science Literature
Entrepreneurial Urbanism, State Restructuring and Civilizing 'New' East Manchester