revolutionize

英 [ˌrevəˈluːʃənaɪz]

美 [ˌrevəˈluːʃənaɪz]

v.  彻底改变; 完全变革

过去分词：revolutionized　过去式：revolutionized　现在分词：revolutionizing　第三人称单数：revolutionizes　

TOEFL

Collins.1 / BNC.20948 / COCA.11024

牛津词典

verb

• 彻底改变；完全变革
  to completely change the way that sth is done
  1. Aerial photography has revolutionized the study of archaeology.
     航空摄影已经给考古学研究带来了一场革命。

柯林斯词典

in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 revolutionise


• VERB 使发生巨大变革;给…带来革命性剧变
  When somethingrevolutionizesan activity, it causes great changes in the way that it is done.
  1. Over the past forty years plastics have revolutionised the way we live...
     在过去的40年中，塑料彻底改变了我们的生活方式。
  2. Automation revolutionized the olive industry in the early 1970s.
     自动化技术在20世纪70年代早期给橄榄油产业带来了一场革命。

英英释义

verb

• change radically
  1. E-mail revolutionized communication in academe
  Synonym:revolutioniseoverturn
• fill with revolutionary ideas
  Synonym:revolutioniseinspire
• overthrow by a revolution, of governments

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