naturalize

US /ˈnætʃ.ɚ.rə.laɪz/
UK /ˈnætʃ.ɚ.rə.laɪz/
"naturalize" picture
1.

使入籍, 使歸化

admit (a foreigner) to the citizenship of a country

:
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
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

:
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
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。