Word · Frequency #19166
socializes
社交；交往；交际
socializes is the third person singular of socialize.
take part in social activities; interact with others
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。
- 1.
To interact with others, especially personally, informally and off the clock rather than formally and officially.
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。
- 2.
To instruct (somebody), usually subconsciously and mostly by example, in the etiquette of a society.
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。
- 3.
To take something into collective or governmental ownership.
使某物归集体或政府所有；公有化。
使社会化；使适应社会生活；使社会主义化；使符合社会主义思想；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。；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。；使某物归集体或政府所有；公有化。
In use
After work, I often socialize with my teammates at a nearby restaurant.
She was socializing with the guests at the party when I arrived.
It's important for children to learn how to socialize with others.
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。
socialize sb into sth
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。
socialize sth
此义指使某事物符合社会主义思想，多用于政治语境。
Connections
Collocations
- socialize with friends
- 与朋友交往
- I like to socialize with friends on weekends.我喜欢周末与朋友交往。
- socialize with colleagues
- 与同事交往
- She rarely socializes with colleagues after work.她很少在下班后与同事交往。
- socialize at parties
- 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。
- socialize children
- 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。
- socialize a puppy
- 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。
- socialize the means of production
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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