westernize

westernize
(亦作 -ise)
verb
  1. [with obj.](一般作 be westernized)cause (a country, person, or system) to adopt or be influenced by the cultural, economic, or political systems of Europe and North America
    使西方化,使欧美化
    the agreement provided for the legal system to be westernized.
    为使法律体系西化达成的协议。
    [as adj. westernized]the more westernized parts of the city.
    城市里更为西化的地区。
    ■[no obj.]be in the process of adopting or being influenced by the systems of the West[as adj. westernizing]
    西化,西方化,欧美化
    a westernizing tribe.
    一个正在西化的部落。
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westernization
noun
westernizer
noun
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