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单词 materialize
释义 ma·te·ri·al·ize
\ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷əˌlīz\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Usage: see -ize
transitive verb
1.
 a. : to cause to have or represent as having material form or characteristics : give an outward externally apprehensible existence to : make perceptible to the senses : make material : objectify
  < materializing a vague idea by putting it into words >
  < heroic statues materializing glorious deeds >
 b. : to cause (as a spirit) to appear in bodily form : cause to be visible
  < said she could materialize the spirits of the dead >
2. : to cause to be materialistic
 < had been materialized by the cynicism that surrounded him >
intransitive verb
1. archaic : to tend toward or favor materialism
2.
 a. : to assume bodily form : appear visibly
  < asserted that she had seen the spirit of her dead grandmother materialize before her eyes >
 b. : to appear as if from nowhere : appear with mysterious suddenness
  < squads of police materialized on street corners — Time >
3.
 a.
  (1) : to come into actual existence : develop into something tangible
   < promised him a great deal of money which never materialized >
  (2) : to put in an appearance : show up : be on hand
   < said they would come right away but they didn't materialize >
 b. : to become actual fact : develop into something real : take shape
  < what had once been a mere possibility now materialized >
  : become fulfilled
  < hopes that never materialized >
ma·te·ri·al·iz·er \-ˌlīzə(r)\ noun -s
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