柯林斯詞典civilize /?s?v??la?z/ (civilizing,civilized,civilizes) BRIT also civilise1. V-T To civilize a person or society means to educate them and improve their way of life. 使文明; 教化 ...a comedy about a man who tries to civilize a woman – but she ends up civilizing him. …一部關(guān)于一個男人試圖去教化一個女人–結(jié)果卻是那個女人教化了他的喜劇。 返回 civilize劍橋詞典to educate a society so that its culture becomes more developed 教化；開化 The Romans set out to civilize the Ancient Britons. 羅馬人著手教化古不列顛人。 to improve someone's behaviour 使文明；使有教養(yǎng) I like to think I had a civilizing effect on my younger brothers . 我希望我影響了弟弟們，使他們變得文明起來。 返回 civilize