pop·u·lar·ize
verb/ˈpɒpjələraɪz/
/ˈpɑːpjələraɪz/
(British English also popularise)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they popularize | /ˈpɒpjələraɪz/ /ˈpɑːpjələraɪz/ |
| he / she / it popularizes | /ˈpɒpjələraɪzɪz/ /ˈpɑːpjələraɪzɪz/ |
| past simple popularized | /ˈpɒpjələraɪzd/ /ˈpɑːpjələraɪzd/ |
| past participle popularized | /ˈpɒpjələraɪzd/ /ˈpɑːpjələraɪzd/ |
| -ing form popularizing | /ˈpɒpjələraɪzɪŋ/ /ˈpɑːpjələraɪzɪŋ/ |
- popularize somebody/something to make a lot of people know about something and enjoy it
宣传；宣扬；推广 - The programme did much to popularize little-known writers.
这个节目大力宣扬不太知名的作家。 - The travel company led the way in popularizing winter sports for all ages.
该旅游公司在普及所有年龄段的冬季运动方面处于领先地位。
- The programme did much to popularize little-known writers.
- popularize something to make a difficult subject easier to understand for ordinary people
使通俗化；使普及 - He spent his life popularizing natural history.
他毕生致力于普及博物学。
- He spent his life popularizing natural history.