新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

facilitate

英  [fəˈsɪlɪteɪt]
    

[VERB]

    VERB. 动词
  • facilitates , facilitating , facilitated

    1[T 及物动词] 促进

    To facilitate an action or process, especially one that you would like to happen, means to make it easier or more likely to happen.

    近义词

    aid , assist

    双语例句

    例:

    The new airport will facilitate the development of tourism.

    新机场将促进旅游业的发展。

    例:

    He argued that the economic recovery had been facilitated by his tough stance.

    他争辩说他的强硬立场已帮助促进了经济复苏。

    例:

    the facilitated diffusion of glucose in red blood cells.

    促进了红细胞中葡萄糖的扩散。