immortalize sb/sth
The movie immortalized the legendary singer.
这部电影使那位传奇歌手名垂千古。
使不朽，使名垂千古
去除正常细胞凋亡的影响。；使不灭；使名垂千古
make someone or something famous forever
常用于文学、艺术或历史成就
去除正常细胞凋亡的影响。
To remove the effects of normal apoptosis.
一般现在时
His great deeds immortalize him.
他的伟大事迹使他名垂千古。
一般过去时
The poet immortalized the hero in his epic.
诗人在他的史诗中使英雄不朽。
现在完成时
The artist has immortalized the beauty of nature.
这位艺术家使自然之美永存。
及物动词，常用被动或主动形式表示使某人/物不朽。
The author's novel immortalized the small town's history.
这位作者的小说使小镇的历史名垂千古。
用法提示：这里 immortalized 作为及物动词，意为“使……不朽”，通过小说使小镇历史永远被铭记。
The sculpture immortalizes the hero's sacrifice.
这座雕塑使英雄的牺牲永垂不朽。
用法提示：immortalizes 表示“使……永恒”，雕塑作为载体让英雄的牺牲永远被纪念。
They hope to immortalize their friendship in a photo album.
他们希望通过相册让他们的友谊永存。
用法提示：immortalize 在这里表示“使……永远留存”，通过照片保存友谊的记忆。
The movie immortalized the legendary singer.
这部电影使那位传奇歌手名垂千古。
in后接媒介或地点，表示通过某种方式不朽。
Her bravery was immortalized in the history books.
她的勇敢被载入史册，得以不朽。
as后接身份或角色，表示以某种身份被铭记。
He was immortalized as a national hero after the war.
战后他被誉为民族英雄，永垂不朽。
grammar · medium
易错句子His book immortalized after his death.
正确表达His book immortalized him after his death.
immortalize 是及物动词，必须接宾语。错误句子缺少宾语，应添加被使不朽的对象，如him。
grammar · medium
易错句子He wants to immortal his name.
正确表达He wants to immortalize his name.
immortal 是形容词，不能用作动词。应使用动词 immortalize 表示“使不朽”。
immortal是形容词，意为不朽的；immortalize是动词，意为使不朽。学习者易混淆词性，用形容词代替动词。
memorialize强调通过纪念物或仪式使某人被记住，而immortalize强调使名声永久。学习者易混淆二者的细微含义差别。
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