vilify

optimize

catalyze

become rigid ⇒ 他思想变得越来越僵化了。 Tā sīxiǎng biàn de yuèláiyuè jiānghuà le. → He's becoming more and more rigid in the way he thinks.

purify

( 分成 ) split up ( pt , pp split )

chemically combine

pseudonym

make oneself up

chemistry

chemical industry

treat ... with chemotherapy

fossil

( 修饰 ) get into costume

eliminate

embodiment

test

change

assimilate

( 文明 ) become civilized ( pt became ) , pp become

( 哲 ) alienate

weaken

strengthen ⇒ 强化地板 qiánghuà dìbǎn → reinforced floor

deteriorate ⇒ 两国关系恶化。 Liǎng guó guānxì èhuà. → Relations between the two countries deteriorated.

reform

( 精神财富 ) culture ⇒ 他对中国茶文化很有研究。 Tā duì Zhōngguó chá wénhuà hěn yǒu yánjiū. → He had researched Chinese tea culture in great detail. ⇒ 他们的文化生活很丰富。 Tāmen de wénhuà shēnghuó hěn fēngfù. → They have a rich cultural life.

oxidize

( 物 ) vaporize

desertify ⇒ 草原逐渐沙化。 Cǎoyuán zhújiàn shāhuà. → The grasslands are gradually turning into desert. ⇒ 沙化是自然环境的大患。 Shāhuà shì zìrán huánjìng de dàhuàn. → Desertification is a disaster for the natural environment.

digest ⇒ 这种食品不易消化。 Zhè zhǒng shípǐn bù yì xiāohuà. → This kind of food is not easy to digest. ⇒ 学过的东西要消化、吸收。 Xuéguo de dōngxi yào xiāohuà, xīshōu. → You must digest and absorb what you study.

liquefy

( 指观念、感情、问题等 ) water down ⇒ 淡化政治 dànhuà zhèngzhì → water down politics

deepen

( 溶解 ) dissolve

evolve

intensify

cremate

incinerate

melt

( 变硬 ) harden

deify

simplify

make ... green ⇒ 绿化荒山 lǜhuà huāngshān → plant trees on the mountains

beautify

age ⇒ 这些机器设备正在老化。 Zhèxiē jīqì shèbèi zhèngzài lǎohuà. → These machines are getting old.

( 堕落 ) corrupt ⇒ 贪污腐化 tānwū fǔhuà → corruption

pop

( 脱皮 ) slough ... off

melt

Westernize