naturalize
英[?n?t?r?la?z]
美[?n?t??r??la?z, ?n?t?r?-]
同義詞
柯林斯高階英漢雙解學(xué)習(xí)詞典釋義
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V-ERG
移植(植物);(使)(植物)適應(yīng)異地生長(zhǎng)環(huán)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...
一個(gè)朋友從墨西哥給我寄來(lái)一個(gè)根莖，我希望能在這兒把它種活。
The plant naturalises well in grass.
這種植物適應(yīng)了這個(gè)環(huán)境，在草中生長(zhǎng)得很好。
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VERB
使加入國(guó)籍;歸化
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.
沒人期待波羅的海各國(guó)會(huì)讓年輕的俄羅斯士兵加入其國(guó)籍，但領(lǐng)取撫恤金的軍人可獲得公民身份。
英英詞典釋義
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"5. adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment;
"domesticate oats""tame the soil"
行業(yè)詞典