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privatize sth
privatize 是及物动词，宾语通常是国有企业或公共服务。
The government decided to privatize the national railway.
政府决定将国家铁路私有化。
私有化；使私有化
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私有化；使私有化
privatize
The government decided to privatize the national railway.
政府决定将国家铁路私有化。
vi. 私有化
v. change from governmental to private control or ownership
privatize
Base
原形
privatizes
3rd person
第三人称单数
privatizing
-ing
现在分词
privatized
Past
过去式
privatized
Past participle
过去分词
The company privatizes its services.
这家公司将其服务私有化。
The government privatized the telecom industry last year.
政府去年将电信行业私有化了。
They are privatizing the state-owned banks.
他们正在将国有银行私有化。
privatize 表示将公有资产或企业转为私人所有，常用于商业或政策语境。
The government decided to privatize the national airline.
政府决定将国家航空公司私有化。
Many cities have privatized their waste collection services.
许多城市已将垃圾收集服务私有化。
They are privatizing the electricity company step by step.
他们正在逐步将电力公司私有化。
privatize 是及物动词，宾语通常是国有企业或公共服务。
The government decided to privatize the national railway.
政府决定将国家铁路私有化。
谈论某个行业或公司已被私有化这一事实时，常用被动语态。
The water utility was privatized in 2003.
这家水务公司在2003年被私有化。
Not this
The government privatization the state-owned bank.
Use this
The government privatized the state-owned bank.
中文的“私有化”可作名词或动词，但英语中 privatization 是名词，privatize 才是动词；本句需要谓语动词，所以要用过去式 privatized。
Not this
The government privatized on the railway.
Use this
The government privatized the railway.
受中文“对……私有化”的影响，容易在 privatize 后加 on；但 privatize 是及物动词，直接接宾语，不需要介词。
Not this
They plan to private the hospital.
Use this
They plan to privatize the hospital.
private 是形容词，不能作动词；表达“使私有化”要用动词 privatize，与 plan to 搭配使用原形。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
将国有企业私有化
The government plans to privatize state-owned enterprises to attract foreign investment.
政府计划将国有企业私有化以吸引外资。
将公共服务私有化
Some argue that privatizing public services reduces quality.
一些人认为，将公共服务私有化会降低质量。
使公司私有化
Shareholders voted to privatize the company.
股东们投票决定将公司私有化。
将铁路私有化
The new policy aims to privatize the railway network.
新政策旨在将铁路网私有化。
将医疗私有化
Critics warn that plans to privatize healthcare could hurt poor families.
批评者警告说，将医疗私有化的计划可能会伤害贫困家庭。
他们让收益私有化，却让损失社会化。
During the 2008 financial crisis, many people said banks privatize gains and socialize losses.
在2008年金融危机期间，许多人说银行将收益私有化、将损失社会化。
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privatize 拆成 private（私人的）+ ize（使…化），记住‘使变成私人所有’=私有化。
语域：neutral 常见场景：government policy、business news、public services privatize 通常用于政府、经济或媒体讨论，属于中性偏正式的用语；日常随便交谈时较少用，也可以说“卖掉”或“交给私人经营”。
These words all share the -ize suffix pronounced /aɪz/ in American English (British English often spells the same sound -ise). This matches the final sound of privatize. Beware of lookalikes: 'private' /ˈpraɪvɪt/ and 'privacy' /ˈprɪvəsi/ have similar spellings but do not end in /aɪz/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.