po·lar·ize
verb/ˈpəʊləraɪz/
/ˈpəʊləraɪz/
(British English also polarise)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they polarize | /ˈpəʊləraɪz/ /ˈpəʊləraɪz/ |
| he / she / it polarizes | /ˈpəʊləraɪzɪz/ /ˈpəʊləraɪzɪz/ |
| past simple polarized | /ˈpəʊləraɪzd/ /ˈpəʊləraɪzd/ |
| past participle polarized | /ˈpəʊləraɪzd/ /ˈpəʊləraɪzd/ |
| -ing form polarizing | /ˈpəʊləraɪzɪŋ/ /ˈpəʊləraɪzɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to separate or make people separate into two groups with completely opposite opinions
（使）两极化，截然对立 - Public opinion has polarized on this issue.
在这个问题上公众意见已呈两极化。 - polarize something The issue has polarized public opinion.
这个问题已使公众意见两极化。
- Public opinion has polarized on this issue.
- [transitive] polarize something (physics) to make waves of light, etc. vibrate in a single direction
使（光波等）偏振 - [transitive] polarize something (physics) to give polarity to something
使（物体）极化 - to polarize a magnet
使磁体极化
- to polarize a magnet