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idealize sb/sth
及物用法，后直接接宾语，表示把某人或某事想得比实际更完美。
She tends to idealize her childhood.
她往往把自己的童年理想化。
使理想化；把……理想化
idealizes — third person singular of idealize
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
使理想化；把……理想化
to regard or present someone or something as perfect or better than they really are
She tends to idealize her childhood.
她往往把自己的童年理想化。
及物
将某物视为理想的。
To regard something as ideal.
构想或形成理想。
To conceive or form an ideal.
用理想化方式描绘。
To portray using idealization.
idealize
Base
原形
idealizes
3rd person
第三人称单数
idealizing
-ing
现在分词
idealized
Past
过去式
idealized
Past participle
过去分词
People often idealize the past.
人们常常把过去理想化。
He idealized his favorite teacher.
他曾把自己最喜欢的老师理想化了。
They are idealizing village life.
他们正在把乡村生活理想化。
及物动词常用结构：idealize + 宾语；也可作不及物动词，表示“形成理想”。
People often idealize the past, but life was hard back then too.
人们常常把过去理想化，但那时候生活也很艰难。
The advertisement only shows the product's best sides, idealizing it.
这则广告只展示产品最好的一面，将其理想化。
Try not to idealize your first job; every workplace has its challenges.
尽量不要把你的第一份工作理想化；每个工作场所都有其挑战。
及物用法，后直接接宾语，表示把某人或某事想得比实际更完美。
She tends to idealize her childhood.
她往往把自己的童年理想化。
as 后接理想化的形象或身份，构成“把……理想化为……”的结构。
The novel idealizes the countryside as a place of peace.
这部小说把乡村理想化为一个安宁的地方。
Not this
She ideals her boyfriend too much.
Use this
She idealizes her boyfriend too much.
ideal 是名词或形容词，不能直接用作动词；表示“把……理想化”要用动词 idealize，并直接接宾语。
Not this
Don't idealize about the past.
Use this
Don't idealize the past.
idealize 是及物动词，直接接名词作宾语，不需要介词 about；中文“对……理想化”的“对”容易误导学习者添加介词。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
把过去理想化
People often idealize the past and forget the hardships of those times.
人们常常把过去理想化，忘了那些年代的艰辛。
把某人理想化
She still idealizes her father and refuses to see his flaws.
她仍然把父亲理想化，不愿看到他的缺点。
倾向于把……理想化
We tend to idealize the places we have never visited.
我们往往会把从未去过的地方理想化。
把乡村生活理想化
Writers often idealize rural life as peaceful and simple.
作家们常把乡村生活理想化为宁静而简单。
理想化的形象
The film presents an idealized image of rural life.
这部电影呈现了乡村生活的理想化形象。
Use idealizes naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把理想(ideal)加上动词后缀-ize，想象你把某人或某事看成完美的理想模样。
语域：neutral 常见场景：academic writing、literary criticism、personal reflection 该词没有强烈的口语或书面语限制，但比较常见于正式写作和讨论中，表示“把某人或某事看得比实际更完美”。日常谈话中也可以使用，尤其在谈论回忆或评价人物时。
词尾 -ize 均读 /aɪz/，与 idealize 的词尾发音相同；但这些词的重音位置与 idealize 未必一致（如 realize 重音在首音节）。注意 idealize 与 idolize 拼写相似，但 idolize 读 /ˈaɪdəlaɪz/，重音在首音节，不要与 idealize /aɪˈdiːəlaɪz/ 混淆。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.