in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 naturalise
1 V-ERG 移植(植物);(使)(植物)适应异地生长环境 To
naturalize a species of plant means to start it growing in an area where it is not usually found. If a plant
naturalizes in an area where it was not found before, it starts to grow there naturally.
移植(植物);(使)(植物)适应异地生长环境 -
A friend sent me a root from Mexico, and I hope to naturalize it. [VERB noun]
一个朋友从墨西哥给我寄来一个根茎,我希望能在这儿把它种活。
-
The plant naturalises well in grass. [VERB]
这种植物适应了这个环境,在草中生长得很好。
2 VERB 使加入国籍;归化 If the government of a country
naturalizes someone, they allow a person who was not born in that country to become a citizen of it.
使加入国籍;归化 -
No one expects the Baltic states to naturalise young Russian soldiers, but army pensioners can be given citizenship. [VERB noun]
没人期待波罗的海各国会让年轻的俄罗斯士兵加入其国籍,但领取抚恤金的军人可获得公民身份。
View usage for:All yearsLast 10 yearsLast 50 yearsLast 100 yearsLast 300 years