释义 |
neutralizeneu‧tral‧ize (also neutralise British English) /ˈnjuːtrəlaɪz $ ˈnuː-/ AWL verb [transitive]  VERB TABLEneutralize |
Present | I, you, we, they | neutralize | | he, she, it | neutralizes | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | neutralized | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have neutralized | | he, she, it | has neutralized | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had neutralized | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will neutralize | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have neutralized |
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Present | I | am neutralizing | | he, she, it | is neutralizing | | you, we, they | are neutralizing | Past | I, he, she, it | was neutralizing | | you, we, they | were neutralizing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been neutralizing | | he, she, it | has been neutralizing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been neutralizing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be neutralizing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been neutralizing |
- Congress can try to neutralize new legislation by modifying it or delaying it.
- Government forces neutralized the rebels.
- Recent events have done much to neutralize the influence of the right-wing.
- The Oilers managed to neutralize the other team's defenses.
- This fertilizer neutralizes the salts in the soil.
- Even good ideas are frequently contained in banal packages that neutralize the virtues they possess.
- He neutralized the obscenity by touching the tip of one finger.
- In effect the researcher uses the null form in order to neutralize his own bias regarding outcome.
- In flight, you immediately pushed the collective fully down to neutralize the pitch angle.
- In other words, the aim is to neutralize a troublesome feeling rather than to replace it with a positive feeling.
- The effectiveness of this measure has now been neutralized, in order to boost private welfare.
- The priority was to neutralize the borderlands against the Whites and foreign intervention, to ensure the military security of the Republic.
- Two hot areas: products for dieters and antioxidants, which are thought to neutralize so-called free radicals that can damage cells.
to prevent something from being effective► neutralize also neutralise British to prevent something from being effective or stop the effect that it was having: · Congress can try to neutralize new legislation by modifying it or delaying it.· Recent events have done much to neutralize the influence of the right-wing. ► cancel out/negate to prevent something from being effective by having an equal but opposite effect: · Increases in rent cancel out any rise in wages.· He treated me so badly at the end, it cancelled out the good times we'd had.· The side effects of the drug negate any possible benefit.cancel each other out: · The two arguments simply cancel each other out. ► Chemistryacetate, nounacid, nounacidic, adjectiveacidify, verbactive, adjectiveadditive, nounagent, nounalchemy, nounalcohol, nounalkali, nounalkaline, adjectiveamalgam, nounantioxidant, noun-ate, suffixatomic number, nounbase, nounbauxite, nounbeaker, nounbenzene, nounbiochemistry, nounbitumen, nounbleach, nounbond, nounbonding, nouncalcify, verbcarbohydrate, nouncarbonate, nouncarbon dioxide, nouncarbonize, verbcatalyst, nouncaustic, adjectivechain reaction, nounchemical, nounchemical, adjectivechemical reaction, nounchemist, nounchemistry, nounchlorinate, verbcitric acid, nouncombustion, nounconcentration, nouncondense, verbcontaminant, nouncontaminate, verbcontaminated, adjectivecorrode, verbcorrosion, nouncorrosive, adjectivecrucible, nouncrystal, nouncrystallize, verbcyanide, nounDDT, noundecay, verbdecay, noundecompose, verbdegrade, verbderive, verbdetoxification, noundextrose, noundioxin, noundispersion, noundissolve, verbdistill, verbeffervesce, verbeffervescent, adjectiveelectrolysis, nounelectrolyte, nounelectroplate, verbemulsify, verbemulsion, nounenzyme, nounexpand, verbfatty acid, nounferment, verbferment, nounflashback, nounflask, nounformaldehyde, nounformula, nounfructose, nounfungicide, nounfuse, verbgas, noungaseous, adjectiveglucose, noungranular, adjectivegraphite, nounhallucinogen, nounhelium, nounherbicide, nounhydrate, nouninert, adjectiveinsoluble, adjectiveinsulin, nounion, nounionize, verblactic acid, nounlimescale, nounlitmus, nounlitmus paper, nounlitmus test, nounmethane, nounmixture, nounmolecule, nounneon, nounnerve gas, nounneutralize, verbneutron, nounnitric acid, nounnucleic acid, nounnucleus, nounnutrient, nounorganic chemistry, nounosmosis, nounoxidize, verboxyacetylene, nounoxygenate, verbozone, nounpart, nounpectin, nounpesticide, nounpestle, nounpetrochemical, nounpH, nounphotosynthesis, nounplasma, nounpolyunsaturated, adjectivepotash, nounprecipitate, verbprecipitate, nounprecipitation, nounproduct, nounprussic acid, nounquicklime, nounradioactive, adjectiveradioactivity, nounradiology, nounreact, verbreaction, nounreactive, adjectivereagent, nounresidue, nounretort, nounriboflavin, nounsalt, nounsaltpetre, nounsaturate, verbsaturated, adjectivesaturation, nounsaturation point, nounsemiconductor, nounsoft, adjectivesolid, nounsolution, nounsolvent, nounstability, nounstabilizer, nounstable, adjectivestarch, nounsteam, nounsucrose, nounsulphate, nounsulphide, nounsulphur, nounsulphur dioxide, nounsulphuric acid, nounsulphurous, adjectivesurface tension, nounsuspension, nounsynthesize, verbsynthetic, adjectivetannin, nountartaric acid, nounTNT, noununstable, adjectivevalence, nounvitamin, nounvolatile, adjectivevulcanize, verbwater softener, nounwater-soluble, adjectivewater vapour, nounwetting agent, noun nounneutralneutralityneutralizationadjectiveneutralverbneutralizeadverbneutrally 1to prevent something from having any effect SYN balance out: Rising prices neutralize increased wages.2technical to make a substance chemically neutral: a medicine that neutralizes the acid in the stomach3to make an area neutral in a war4to destroy something that is dangerous to you during a war—neutralization /ˌnjuːtrəlaɪˈzeɪʃən $ ˌnuːtrələ-/ noun [uncountable] |