Word · Frequency #35258
naturalise
/ˈnætʃərəlaiz/
verb
授予…国籍；使入籍
to make someone a citizen of a country
- 1.
adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
使(野生植物或未开垦土地)适应环境
- 2.
make into a citizen
使成为公民
- 3.
adopt to another place
适应另一个地方
使更自然；使逼真；使（野生植物或荒地）适应新环境；移植；归化；采纳；吸收；引进；使(野生植物或未开垦土地)适应环境；使成为公民
In use
After living there for ten years, she was naturalised as a citizen.
The board decided to naturalise him after reviewing his long record of community service.
They held a small ceremony to naturalise the three families together.
naturalise + noun (person)
用于表示授予国籍。
The country naturalised thousands of immigrants.
该国归化了数千名移民。
naturalise + noun (plant/animal)
表示引入并适应新环境。
They naturalised the plant species in the new environment.
他们将该植物物种移植到新环境中。
be naturalised as + noun
被动结构，强调被授予国籍。
Connections
Confusing words
- assimilate
- 同化，使融入 · naturalise侧重法律上的入籍或植物移植，assimilate强调文化社会层面的融入
- acclimatize
- 适应（新环境） · naturalise可指移植后适应新环境，acclimatize专指身体或生理上的适应，不涉及国籍或植物
Word family
- naturalises
- third person singular
- naturalised
- past, past participle
- naturalising
- present participle
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.