新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

privatize

英  [ˈpraɪvətaɪz]
    

[VERB]

又拼作 privatise  
    VERB. 动词
  • privatizes , privatizing , privatized

    1[T 及物动词] 使私有化

    If a company, industry, or service that is owned by the state is privatized, the government sells it and makes it a private company.

    双语例句

    例:

    Many state-owned companies were privatized.

    许多国有企业被私有化了。

    例:

    a move to privatize prisons.

    一项使监狱私有化的举措。

    例:

    The water boards are about to be privatized.

    水厂即将要被私有化了。

    例:

    a pledge to privatize the rail and coal industries.

    将铁路及煤矿私有化的一份许诺。

    例:

    the newly privatized FM radio stations.

    刚转为私营的调频广播电台。