美[ˈsɪvəˌlaɪz] 1 . We must civilize away the boy's bad habit.
我们必须教育这孩子使其改掉恶习.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2 . "I think it would civilize people a bit more if they had decent conditions." — "I think you've hit the nail on the head."
“我认为，如果人们有良好的环境，就会更有教养一点。”——“我想你说到点子上了。”
来自柯林斯例句
3 . Those facilities are intended to civilize people.
那些设施的目的在于教化民众.
来自辞典例句
4 . The Romans hoped to civilize all the tribes in Europe.
罗马曾希望使所有的欧洲部落开化.
来自互联网
5 . They hope to civilize all the natives in the distant area.
他们希望使边远地区所有的老百姓都能接受文明.
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1.train to be discriminative in taste or judgment;
Cultivate your musical taste
2.raise from a barbaric to a civilized state;
The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized
