/ˈwestənaɪz ||; ˈwɛstɚnˌnaɪz/(also -ise) verb [T] (usually passive 通常用于被动语态) to make a country or people more like Europe and North America 西化: Young people in our country are becoming westernized through watching American television programmes. 我们国家的年轻人因为看美国电视节目而变得西化起来。