naturalize

[ˈnætʃrəlaɪz] [ˈnætʃərəˌlaɪz, ˈnætʃrə-]
  • 第三人称单数:naturalizes;
  • 过去式:naturalized;
  • 过去分词:naturalized;
  • 现在分词:naturalizing;
  • 名词:naturalization;
  • 同义词
    柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
    • V-ERG
      移植(植物);(使)(植物)适应异地生长环境
      To naturalize a species of plant means to start it growing in an area where it is not usually found. If a plant naturalizes in an area where it was not found before, it starts to grow there naturally.
      例句
      A friend sent me a root from Mexico, and I hope to naturalize it... 一个朋友从墨西哥给我寄来一个根茎,我希望能在这儿把它种活。 The plant naturalises well in grass. 这种植物适应了这个环境,在草中生长得很好。
    • VERB
      使加入国籍;归化
      If the government of a country naturalizes someone, they allow a person who was not born in that country to become a citizen of it.
      例句
      No one expects the Baltic states to naturalise young Russian soldiers, but army pensioners can be given citizenship. 没人期待波罗的海各国会让年轻的俄罗斯士兵加入其国籍,但领取抚恤金的军人可获得公民身份。
    英英词典释义
    • Verb
      1. make into a citizen;
      "The French family was naturalized last year"
      2. explain with reference to nature
      3. adopt to another place;
      "The stories had become naturalized into an American setting"
      4. make more natural or lifelike
      5. adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment;
      "domesticate oats""tame the soil"
    行业词典
    • 法律: 归化;