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socialize (with sb)
此义为不及物动词，常见于美式非正式用语，常与 with 连用，表示参加社交活动、与人交往。
He doesn't socialize much with his classmates.
他跟同学不太来往。
社交；交往；交际
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
社交；交往；交际
take part in social activities; interact with others
He doesn't socialize much with his classmates.
他跟同学不太来往。
美式英语中常作不及物动词，非正式；指与人交往、参加社交活动。
与他人交往,尤指私下、非正式、非工作场合的交往,而非正式或官方交往。
To interact with others, especially personally, informally and off the clock rather than formally and officially.
使(某人)社会化；通常潜意识地、多以言传身教的方式教其社会礼仪。
To instruct (somebody), usually subconsciously and mostly by example, in the etiquette of a society.
使某物归集体或政府所有；公有化。
To take something into collective or governmental ownership.
socialize
Base
原形
socializes
3rd person
第三人称单数
socializing
-ing
现在分词
socialized
Past
过去式
socialized
Past participle
过去分词
She likes to socialize with her colleagues after work.
她喜欢下班后和同事社交。
We socialized with the neighbors at the barbecue.
我们在烧烤聚会上和邻居们进行了社交往来。
He has socialized with people from many countries.
他和来自许多国家的人有过社交往来。
socialize 作不及物动词时意为“参加社交、与人交往”，常与 with 连用；作及物动词时意为“使社会化”或“使适合社会需要”。
After work, I often socialize with my teammates at a nearby restaurant.
下班后，我经常在附近的餐厅和队友们社交。
She was socializing with the guests at the party when I arrived.
我到达时，她正在聚会上和客人们社交。
It's important for children to learn how to socialize with others.
孩子们学会如何与他人交往是很重要的。
此义为不及物动词，常见于美式非正式用语，常与 with 连用，表示参加社交活动、与人交往。
He doesn't socialize much with his classmates.
他跟同学不太来往。
此处为及物动词，表示使某人适应社会生活或社会规范。
Parents socialize their children into the community's norms.
父母让孩子适应社区的规范。
此义指使某事物符合社会主义思想，多用于政治语境。
The party promised to socialize the means of production.
该党承诺将生产资料社会化。
Not this
I want to socialize my classmates.
Use this
I want to socialize with my classmates.
表示“与某人交往”时，socialize 是不及物动词，不能直接接宾语，必须用 socialize with somebody。受汉语“和同学交往”的影响，容易漏掉 with。
Not this
We should social more after work.
Use this
We should socialize more after work.
social 是形容词或名词，不是动词；表达“多参加社交活动”要用动词 socialize。这是受汉语“社交”可作动词的影响而误用。
Not this
She likes to socialize to new people.
Use this
She likes to socialize with new people.
表达“与新人交往”时，socialize 后要用介词 with，不能用 to；to 表方向或使役，不能连接交往对象。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
与朋友交往
I like to socialize with friends on weekends.
我喜欢周末与朋友交往。
与同事交往
She rarely socializes with colleagues after work.
她很少在下班后与同事交往。
在聚会上交际
He feels awkward socializing at parties.
他在聚会上交际时感到不自在。
使儿童社会化
School helps socialize children to fit into society.
学校帮助儿童社会化，以便融入社会。
让幼犬社会化
It's important to socialize a puppy early with other dogs.
及早让幼犬与其他狗进行社会化很重要。
使生产资料社会化
The manifesto called for socializing the means of production.
这份宣言呼吁将生产资料社会化。
Use socialize naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 social（社交的）加上动词后缀 -ize，意思就是'社交化'，和朋友聚会、聊天就是 socialize。
语域：informal 常见场景：friend gatherings、casual time with coworkers、school club activities 这里指“参加社交活动”，多用于日常口语和非正式场合，比较常见于朋友聚会、同事下班后闲聊等语境；在正式文体中较少用。
None of these words fully rhymes with socialize /ˈsəʊʃəlaɪz/, because the stressed vowel /əʊ/ does not match. Specialize /ˈspeʃəlaɪz/ is the closest: it shares the unstressed ending /ʃəlaɪz/ and the same -ialize spelling. The other -ize verbs (realize, organize, emphasize, apologize) share the suffix spelling and final /aɪz/ sound, but their stressed syllables differ. Official is a useful lookalike trap: its cial is pronounced /ʃəl/, not /ʃəlaɪz/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.