naturalize
US /ˈnætʃ.ɚ.rə.laɪz/
UK /ˈnætʃ.ɚ.rə.laɪz/
動詞
1.
使入籍, 使歸化
admit (a foreigner) to the citizenship of a country
範例:
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After living in the country for ten years, she decided to naturalize.
在這個國家生活了十年後，她決定入籍。
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The government has a process to naturalize immigrants.
政府有歸化移民的程序。
2.
使歸化, 使適應
introduce (an animal or plant) into a region where it is not indigenous
範例:
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Many non-native species have been naturalized in this ecosystem.
許多非本地物種已在該生態系統中歸化。
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Efforts are being made to naturalize the endangered plant species in new habitats.
正在努力將瀕危植物物種歸化到新的棲息地。
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