Word · Frequency #23345
popularize
普及；推广
American and Oxford British spelling of popularise
英式英语通常拼作 popularise。
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American and Oxford British spelling of popularise
popularise 的美式及牛津英式拼写。
popularise 的美式及牛津英式拼写。；使成通俗性；使平易；使普及；通俗化
In use
The government popularizes solar energy through subsidies.
The scientist popularized his research by writing a best-selling book.
They are popularizing healthy eating habits among children.
popularize sth
popularize 是及物动词，后面直接加被推广的事物或活动。
The campaign popularized online learning.
这场运动普及了在线学习。
popularize sth among sb
要说明在某一人群中推广，用介词 among。
The app popularized fitness among office workers.
这款应用在上班族中推广了健身。
be popularized as sth
被动语态常用于说明被推广的方式或身份。另注意 popularize 为美式及牛津英式拼写，普通英式拼写为 popularise。
Yoga was popularized as a form of exercise.
瑜伽作为一种锻炼方式被推广。
Verb forms
base popularize · third person popularizes · -ing popularizing · past popularized · past participle popularized
规则动词
Common mistakes
The government wants to popular the new policy.The government wants to popularize the new policy.
popular 是形容词，不能直接作动词；表示“普及、推广”时应使用动词 popularize。
Online learning popularized quickly during the pandemic.Online learning became popular quickly during the pandemic.
popularize 是及物动词，意为“使……普及”，后面必须接宾语；若表示“变得流行”，应用 become popular 或使用被动语态 be popularized。
Connections
Collocations
- popularize science
- 普及科学
- The television program helped popularize science among young people.这档电视节目帮助在年轻人中普及科学。
- popularize the use of renewable energy
- 推广可再生能源的使用
- The government launched a campaign to popularize the use of renewable energy.政府发起了一项运动，以推广可再生能源的使用。
- popularize the concept
- 普及这一概念
- Social media has popularized the concept of mindfulness.社交媒体普及了正念这一概念。
- popularize a product
- 推广产品
- Celebrity endorsements can quickly popularize a product.名人代言能迅速推广产品。
- popularize the sport
- 推广这项运动
- Local clubs are working to popularize the sport in schools.当地俱乐部正努力在学校推广这项运动。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
popular（受欢迎的）加后缀-ize（使…化），即“使受欢迎”，联想为“普及、推广”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：American English、British English (Oxford spelling) 该词是 popularise 的美式拼写，也是牛津词典采用的英式拼写；语域上通常为中性，正式与非正式场合都可用。美式英语中多写作 popularize，牛津风格英式英语也可使用此拼写。
Grammar Note
可作为及物动词（popularize sth.）和不及物动词（sth. popularizes）使用，但及物用法更常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
No common exact rhyme: popularize has primary stress on the first syllable (/ˈpɒp-/), so its stressed vowel and following sounds are not shared by typical -ize words. The words above are useful lookalikes: they share the spelling chunk -ize and final /aɪz/, but are not true rhymes.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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。
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