We must civilize away the boy's bad habit.
我们必须教育这孩子使其改掉恶习.
"I think it would civilize people a bit more if they had decent conditions." — "I think you've hit the nail on the head."
“我认为，如果人们有良好的环境，就会更有教养一点。”——“我想你说到点子上了。”
Those facilities are intended to civilize people.
那些设施的目的在于教化民众.
As though I had got a heavenly mission to civilize you.
来自J. Conrad
They civilized the savages.
他们教化那些野蛮人。 来自《权威词典》
The rough man has been civilized by his wife.
那粗野的男人在妻子的开导下变得文雅了。 来自《权威词典》
The missionaries intended to civilize the wild tribes of Africa.
传教士们打算去教化非洲的野蛮部落。 来自《权威词典》