单词 | sensitize |
释义 | sensitize (sensɪtaɪz ) Word forms: sensitizes , sensitizing , sensitized regional note: in BRIT, also use sensitise 1. verb If you sensitize people to a particular problem or situation, you make them aware of it. [formal] It seems important to sensitize people to the fact that depression is more than the blues. [VERB noun + to] How many judges in our male-dominated courts are sensitized to the particular issues faced by many women? [be VERB-ed] 2. verb [usually passive] If a substance is sensitized to something such as light or touch, it is made sensitive to it. Skin is easily irritated, chapped, chafed, and sensitized. [be VERB-ed] ...sensitised nerve endings. [VERB-ed] |
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