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demonize somebody/something
demonize 是及物动词，直接接宾语，常表示“把……描述成邪恶或可怕的形象”。
Some politicians demonize journalists.
一些政客把记者妖魔化。
使变成魔鬼；使魔鬼化
demonizing — present participle of demonize
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
使变成魔鬼；使魔鬼化
make into a demon
Some politicians demonize journalists.
一些政客把记者妖魔化。
使变成恶魔。
To turn into a demon.
通常不实地把...描述或描绘成邪恶或魔鬼般的。
To describe or represent as evil or diabolic, usually falsely.
demonize
Base
原形
demonizes
3rd person
第三人称单数
demonizing
-ing
现在分词
demonized
Past
过去式
demonized
Past participle
过去分词
Some politicians demonize immigrants to win votes.
一些政客为了赢得选票而妖魔化移民。
The media demonized him for years before the truth came out.
在真相曝光之前，媒体多年来一直把他妖魔化。
He has been demonized by the press.
他一直被新闻界妖魔化。
规则动词，意为“妖魔化；把…描写成魔鬼”，常用于被动语态。
Some politicians try to demonize their opponents during election campaigns.
一些政客在竞选期间试图把对手妖魔化。
The movie demonizes the villain so strongly that the audience cheers when he is defeated.
这部电影把反派刻画得极其邪恶，以至于观众在他被打败时欢呼。
We should not demonize people who hold different opinions; instead, we should listen to them.
我们不应该把持不同观点的人妖魔化，而应该倾听他们。
demonize 是及物动词，直接接宾语，常表示“把……描述成邪恶或可怕的形象”。
Some politicians demonize journalists.
一些政客把记者妖魔化。
as 后接名词，说明把宾语说成是什么样的人或事物。
They demonized her as a dangerous radical.
他们把她妖魔化为一个危险的激进分子。
被动语态很常见，常与 by 连用表示施动者。
The new tax was demonized by the public.
新税收政策遭到公众的妖魔化。
用 for 引出原因，后接名词或动名词。
The press demonized him for his outspoken views.
新闻界因为他直言不讳的观点而把他妖魔化。
Not this
They demonized against him.
Use this
They demonized him.
demonize 是及物动词，直接接宾语，不需要介词；受汉语“对……妖魔化”的影响容易误加 against，应说 demonize somebody。
Not this
The boss demoned his rival.
Use this
The boss demonized his rival.
demon 是名词，不是动词；表示“把……妖魔化”要用动词 demonize，过去式为 demonized，不能把名词直接当动词用。
Not this
She demonized.
Use this
She demonized her opponent.
demonize 是及物动词，后面必须带宾语，说明被妖魔化的对象；只说 demonized 句子不完整。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
把敌人妖魔化
The regime used posters to demonize the enemy before the war.
该政权在战前用海报把敌人妖魔化。
把移民妖魔化
Some tabloids demonize immigrants to stir up fear.
一些八卦小报为了挑起恐惧而把移民妖魔化。
把政治对手妖魔化
A good leader should not demonize political opponents.
优秀的领袖不应该把政治对手妖魔化。
被媒体妖魔化
The scientist was demonized by the media after publishing the report.
这位科学家在发表报告后被媒体妖魔化。
把受害者妖魔化
Do not demonize the victim; the evidence points elsewhere.
不要把受害者妖魔化；证据指向别处。
妖魔化言论
The debate was marred by demonizing rhetoric.
这场辩论因妖魔化言论而受到影响。
Use demonizing naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 demon（魔鬼）加上 ize（使…化），就是把人妖魔化。
语域：formal 常见场景：神话传说、宗教文本、文学描写 该词表示“使成为魔鬼”，多用于文学或宗教性描述，语气较为正式。日常口语中较少使用。
这些词都以 -ize 结尾，后缀读音均为 /aɪz/，但重音位置和元音与 demonize 不完全相同，因此都不是严格押韵词。例如，organize、recognize、realize 重音在第一音节；apologize 重音在第二音节。注意拼写相似但发音不同的词，如 dominate /ˈdɒmɪneɪt/（结尾读 /eɪt/），避免误判。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.