[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)(意见或想法)明确;(使)具体化 If you crystallize an opinion or idea, or if it crystallizes, it becomes fixed and definite in someone's mind.
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He has managed to crystallise the feelings of millions of ordinary Russians...
他弄清了百万普通俄罗斯人的感受。
Now my thoughts really began to crystallise.
现在我的想法开始真正成形了。
crystallization
...encouraging the crystallization of new values.
鼓励形成新的价值观
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[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)形成晶体;(使)结晶 If a substance crystallizes, or something crystallizes it, it turns into crystals.
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Don't stir or the sugar will crystallise.
不要搅,否则糖会结晶。
...a 19th century technique that actually crystallizes the tin.
19世纪已然能使锡结晶的技术
crystallization
...experiments on the crystallisation of glass.
研究玻璃结晶的实验
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crys·tal·lize( BrE also-ise )/ˈkrɪstəlaɪz; NAmEˈkrɪstəlaɪz/verb1[intransitive , transitive ](of thoughts, plans, beliefs, etc. 想法、计划、信仰等)to become clear and fixed; to make thoughts, beliefs, etc. clear and fixed 变明确;使(想法、信仰等)明确◆Our ideas began to crystallize into a definite plan.我们的想法开始形成了一个明确的计划。crystallizesth ◆The final chapter crystallizes all the main issues.最后一章澄清了所有的主要问题。2[intransitive , transitive ]crystallize(sth) ( technical 术语) to form or make sth form into crystals(使)形成晶体,结晶◆The salt crystallizes as the water evaporates.盐在水分蒸发时结晶。▶crys·tal·lization,-isa·tion/ˌkrɪstəlaɪˈzeɪʃn; NAmEˌkrɪstələˈzeɪʃn/noun[uncountable , singular ]crystallisecrystallisedcrystallisescrystallisingcrystallizecrystallizedcrystallizescrystallizingcrys·tal·lize/ˈkrɪstəlaɪz; NAmEˈkrɪstəlaɪz/crys·tal·lization/ˌkrɪstəlaɪˈzeɪʃn; NAmEˌkrɪstələˈzeɪʃn/
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crystallizecrys‧tal‧lize (also crystallise British English) /ˈkrɪstəlaɪz/ verb
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1[intransitive, transitive] if a liquid crystallizes, it forms crystals: The liquid will crystallize at 50 degrees centigrade.2[intransitive, transitive] if an idea, plan etc crystallizes or is crystallized, it becomes very clear in your mind: Inside her a thought was crystallizing.—crystallization /ˌkrɪstəlaɪˈzeɪʃən $ -lə-/ noun [uncountable]
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