naturalizing
英['nætʃrəlaɪzɪŋ]
美['nætʃrəlaɪzɪŋ]
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
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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.
例句
A friend sent me a root from Mexico, and I hope to naturalize it...
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.
这种植物适应了这个环境，在草中生长得很好。
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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.
例句
No one expects the Baltic states to naturalise young Russian soldiers, but army pensioners can be given citizenship.
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。