neu.tral.ize

neutralize的音标和读音：
DJ音标发音： [ˈnu:trəˌlaiz, ˈnju:-]
KK音标发音： [ˈnutrəˌlaɪz, ˈnju-]

neutralize的词性：
v.tr.（及物动词）

1. To make neutral.
使中立化

2. To counterbalance or counteract the effect of; render ineffective.
使无效：平衡或消除…作用；致使无效

3. To declare neutral and therefore inviolable during a war.
宣布中立：在战争中宣布独立以不致受侵扰

4. Chemistry
【化学】

5. To make (a solution) neutral.
使中性：使（溶液）呈中性

6. To cause (an acid or a base) to undergo neutralization.
中和：使（酸和碱）进行中和

7. Medicine To counteract the effect of (a drug or toxin).
【医学】 使无效：消除（药物或毒素）的作用

8. Slang To remove as a threat, especially by killing.
【俚语】 消除威胁，尤指以杀害的方式

neutralize的词性：
n.（名词）

neutralize， negate， nullify， counteract

9. These verbs mean to make something ineffective by or as if by applying an opposite or counterbalancing force.
这些动词是指通过使用相反的或制衡的力量使事物无效。

10. Neutralize implies a state of ineffectiveness, inaction, or inoperativeness:
Neutralize 暗含一种无效、不起作用、不生效的状态：

“American life is a powerful solvent. It seems to neutralize every intellectual element . . . and to fuse it in the native good will, complacency, thoughtlessness, and optimism” (George Santayana).
“美国人的生活是一种强大的不断对事物进行削弱的力量，它好象在抵销一切智力因素…使其同民族精神、自信心、无私奉献精神和乐观主义精神融合起来” （乔治·桑塔亚那）。

11. Negate and nullify suggest cancellation of validity, force, usefulness, value, consequence, or significance:
Negate 和nullify 表示对效能、能量、用途、价值、结论或意义的废弃或推翻：

Terror momentarily negated the effects of his injury.
恐惧的人要时刻抵制伤害对他的影响。

“The [15th] Amendment nullifies sophisticated as well as simple-minded modes of discrimination” (Felix Frankfurter).
“［第15号］ 修正案削弱了复杂而又简单的歧视情绪” （菲利克斯·弗兰克弗特）。

12. Counteract frequently implies the opposition of forces thought of as being desirable and undesirable; it may suggest action taken as a corrective measure:
Counteract 通常指需要或不需要的相反力量，暗示一种作为修正标准的行为：

The prime minister addressed the nation in an effort to counteract the damage the scandal had done to his credibility.
首相向全国人民发表演说，以抵制丑闻给他们的荣誉造成损害