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使…更复杂；使…更完善；改进
sophisticating — present participle of sophisticate
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使…更复杂；使…更完善；改进
To make (something) more sophisticated, complex, developed, or refined.
Some dishonest traders used to sophisticate olive oil with cheaper oil to make more money.
过去有些奸商会在橄榄油里掺更便宜的油来多赚钱。
使(某物)不再纯真或自然；使人工化
To make (something) less innocent or natural; to artificialize.
使(某物)更复杂、发达或精致；发展,精炼
To make (something) more sophisticated (“complex, developed, or refined”); to develop, to refine.
使变得不自然或不天真
make less natural or innocent
使(自己或他人)更有经验或见多识广；使世界化
To make (oneself or someone) more sophisticated (“experienced in the ways of the world, that is, cosmopolitan or worldly-wise”); to cosmopolitanize.
sophisticate
Base
原形
sophisticates
3rd person
第三人称单数
sophisticating
-ing
现在分词
sophisticated
Past
过去式
sophisticated
Past participle
过去分词
The company sophisticates its marketing strategies to mislead consumers.
这家公司使其营销策略变得复杂，以误导消费者。
The philosopher sophisticated the argument with vague terms.
这位哲学家用模糊的术语使论点变得复杂。
They have sophisticated the software to the point of being unintuitive.
他们已使该软件复杂到不直观的地步。
常用于被动语态或主动式
The editor's constant rewrites sophisticated the writer's plain prose until it seemed artificial.
编辑的反复修改让作者朴实的文章变得不自然，直到显得矫揉造作。
AI contextual example
The chef is sophisticating the traditional dish with artificial flavorings, much to the customers' disappointment.
厨师正在用人工香精让这道传统菜肴变得不自然，令顾客大失所望。
AI contextual example
Their manners had sophisticated the young girls
他们的举止使那些年轻女孩变得世故。
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