naturalize
翻译
使归化, 使适应新环境, 引进
例句
He decided to naturalize as a US citizen.
他决定归化为美国公民。
The plant was naturalized in this country.
这种植物已在这个国家归化。
语法模式
((sb.)) 使(某人)归化 The government will naturalize the refugees.
((as a citizen)) 归化为(公民) He decided to naturalize as a US citizen.
近义词
同义词:grant citizenship, acclimatize, adapt
词源
由“natural” + “-ize”(动词后缀)构成。意为使某物对新地方感到“自然”。
记忆技巧
“naturalize”就是成为一个新国家的“natural”(自然)公民。