Word · Frequency #10748
privatise
使私有化；私有化
To change something from governmental to private control or ownership.
- 1.
v change from governmental to private control or ownership
使私有化
使私有化
In use
The government decided to privatise the national airline last year.
Several public hospitals are being privatised in stages.
The city is privatising its waste collection service to cut costs.
privatise sth
privatise 是及物动词，宾语是被私有化的机构或行业。
The government plans to privatise the national railway.
政府计划将国家铁路私有化。
sth be privatised
被动语态强调被私有化的主体，执行者可用 by 引出。
The state-owned bank was privatised in 2020.
这家国有银行于2020年被私有化。
Verb forms
base privatise · third person privatises · -ing privatising · past privatised · past participle privatised
规则及物动词；第三人称单数加 -s，现在分词加 -ing，过去式和过去分词加 -d。
Common mistakes
The government decided to private the state-owned bank.The government decided to privatise the state-owned bank.
private 是形容词，表示“私有的”，不能直接用作动词；表示“使私有化”要用动词 privatise（在英式英语中拼作 privatise，美式英语中拼作 privatize）。
Last year, the telecom company privatised.Last year, the telecom company was privatised.
privatise 是及物动词，后面必须接宾语或用被动语态；汉语可以说“公司私有化了”，但英语表达“公司被私有化”时需要用被动语态 was privatised。
Connections
Collocations
- privatise state-owned enterprises
- 将国有企业私有化
- The government plans to privatise state-owned enterprises to attract foreign investment.政府计划将国有企业私有化以吸引外国投资。
- privatise the railways
- 将铁路系统私有化
- The minister announced a decision to privatise the railways next year.部长宣布明年将铁路系统私有化的决定。
- privatise public services
- 将公共服务私有化
- Many citizens oppose attempts to privatise public services such as health care.许多公民反对将医疗等公共服务私有化的企图。
- privatise the postal service
- 将邮政服务私有化
- The union fears that to privatise the postal service would lead to job losses.工会担心将邮政服务私有化会导致失业。
- privatise national assets
- 将国家资产私有化
- The new administration is determined to privatise national assets despite protests.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：private（私人的）+ -ise（动词后缀）→ 把公家的变成私人的，即“私有化”。想象政府把国企卖给私人老板的场景。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：government policy、economic news、public services 该词通常用于正式或半正式语境，常见于政府政策、经济新闻和公共事务讨论，日常口语中较少使用。
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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