in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 institutionalise
1 VERB [usually passive] 将(病人、精神病患者、老人等)送往社会收容机构 If someone such as a sick, mentally ill, or old person
is institutionalized, they are sent to stay in a special hospital or home, usually for a long period.
将(病人、精神病患者、老人等)送往社会收容机构 -
She became seriously ill and had to be institutionalized for a lengthy period. [be VERB-ed]
她病得很重,必须在医院住很长一段时间。
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She saw herself as a failure and had been institutionalized once for depression. [be VERB-ed]
她认为自己是个失败者,曾有一次因患抑郁症被送往精神病院治疗。
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...institutionalized kids with medical problems. [VERB-ed]
收容在孤儿院、身体有疾病的孩子
2 VERB 使制度化;使为文化(或社会)所认可;使约定俗成 To
institutionalize something means to establish it as part of a culture, social system, or organization.
使制度化;使为文化(或社会)所认可;使约定俗成 Trends of institutionalize
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