[with obj.](常作 be mechanized) introduce machines or automatic devices into (a process, activity, or place) 使…机械化 the farm was mechanized in the 1950s. 农场在20世纪50年代实现了机械化。 ■equip (a military force) with modern weapons and vehicles 使(军队)机械化 [asadj. mechanized]the units comprised tanks and mechanized infantry. 这些部队配有坦克和机械化步兵。 ■give a mechanical character to 使…变得像机械 public virtue cannot be mechanized or formulated. 公共美德不可能变成机械性的,也无法公式化。