Word · Frequency #20270
popularise
使普及；推广；使大众化
To make something popular, widely known, or commonly used.
- 1.
To make something popular.
使某事物流行
- 2.
To present information in a form less difficult for the general public to understand or enjoy, especially by excluding details and jargon found in technical or academic publications.
以较易为公众理解或欣赏的形式呈现信息,尤指省略技术或学术出版物中的细节和术语
使通俗化；使易懂；使某事物流行；以较易为公众理解或欣赏的形式呈现信息,尤指省略技术或学术出版物中的细节和术语；vi. 使通俗化；使受欢迎
In use
The teacher tried to popularise science by doing fun experiments in class.
Social media has popularised many traditional dishes around the world.
The company is popularising its new app through online videos.
popularise sth
popularise 是及物动词，直接接被推广的事物。
The book helped popularise the idea of mindfulness.
这本书帮助推广了正念这一理念。
popularise sth among sb
用 among sb 表示推广的范围或人群。
The video popularised the activity among young people.
这段视频在年轻人中推广了这项活动。
be popularised by sb/sth
被动结构用于强调推广者。
Connections
Collocations
- popularise science
- 普及科学
- He wrote many books to popularise science for children.他写了许多书，为儿童普及科学。
- popularise the use of
- 推广……的使用
- The government campaign helped popularise the use of electric vehicles.政府的宣传活动帮助推广了电动汽车的使用。
- popularise a sport
- 推广一项运动
- The Olympic gold medal did much to popularise the sport in China.这枚奥运金牌极大地促进了这项运动在中国的普及。
- popularise the concept of
- 普及……的概念
- The author's work popularised the concept of emotional intelligence.这位作者的作品普及了情商的概念。
- popularise a product
- 推广产品
- The company hired celebrities to popularise its new product.这家公司请名人来推广其新产品。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
popular（受欢迎的）加 -ise（使……），想象把冷门事物变得人人喜爱、广泛流行。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：科普文章、公共讲座、市场营销 该词为中性表达，通常用于较正式或半正式的书面和公共场合，多出现在科普推广、宣传或活动介绍中；在随意口语里，更常说 make something popular 或 promote。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上 -ise 词都以 /aɪz/ 结尾，但重音不同，因此与 popularise 不算严格押韵；popular 只是拼写开头相似，发音为 /ˈpɒpjʊlə/。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.