| 释义 |
regionalize, v.|ˈriːdʒənəlaɪz|
[f. regional a. + -ize.]
trans. To bring under the control of a region for administrative purposes; to divide into regions; to organize on a regional basis. So ˈregionalized ppl. a., ˈregionalizing vbl. n.
1921G. D. H. Cole Future of Local Govt. xii. 112 May it not be possible to escape the disadvantages of central ownership and control by regionalizing instead of nationalizing many industries and services. 1938Odum & Moore Amer. Regionalism i. viii. 188 We have ‘regionalized’ our nation and subregionalized and districted our states. 1962Times 23 Jan. 4/2 The draw for the second round of the F.A. Amateur Cup—to be played on February 3 and no longer regionalized. 1962Daily Tel. 8 May 1/7 Miners' M.P.s repeatedly voiced suspicion that Lord Robens's real intention..is to ‘regionalise’ the coal industry by creating autonomous boards in Scotland, Lancashire and elsewhere. 1972Times of India 28 Nov. 1/2 Various service cadres will be regionalised. 1978Jrnl. R. Soc. Arts CXXVI. 218/1 It costs just as much to broadcast to half a million people as to broadcast to fifty million, so that the more you regionalize your output the more expensive it becomes. 1978Radio Times 11–17 Mar. 15/4 In future years Ceefax will offer regionalized news. |