socialize (UK usually socialise) UK ['səʊ.ʃəl.aɪz] US ['soʊ.ʃə.laɪz] verb GO OUT 出外 ADVANCED intransitive ■to spend the time when you are not working with friends or with other people in order to enjoy yourself 参加社交活动,交际•I tend not to socialize with my colleagues.我不想与我的同事交往过密。 •I hope Adrian's actually doing some work at college - he seems to spend all his time socializing!我希望阿德里安在大学里确实花了些工夫在学业上——他似乎把时间都用在了社交上面! (UK usually socialise) UK ['səʊ.ʃəl.aɪz] US ['soʊ.ʃə.laɪz] verb TRAIN 培养 transitive ■to train people or animals to behave in a way that others in the group think is suitable 使合群;使适应社会生活•Here at the special school we make every effort to socialize these young offenders.在这所特殊学校,我们努力使这些青少年罪犯适应社会生活。 |