civilise

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美

网络  使开化; 教化; 文明化

现在分词：civilising　过去式：civilised　第三人称单数：civilises　过去分词：civilised　

BNC.34323

英英释义

verb

• raise from a barbaric to a civilized state
  1. The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized
  Synonym:civilize
• teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
  1. Cultivate your musical taste
  2. Train your tastebuds
  3. She is well schooled in poetry
  Synonym:educateschooltraincultivatecivilize

双语例句

• Thousands of Aboriginal children were forcibly removed from their families and raised by whites in a government policy to "civilise" them.
  按照政府“教化”土著居民的政策，成千上万的土著孩子曾被强行从家中带走并交由白人抚养。
• Rather than wipe slums from the map, the authorities looked to civilise them and integrate them into the urban fabric.
  政府不是让贫民窟从地图上消失，而是着眼于对其进行文明改造，将其纳入城市版图。