facilitate

英 [fə'sɪlɪteɪt] 美 [fə'sɪlɪteɪt]

• vt. 促进；帮助；使 ... 容易

双解释义

v. (动词)

1. vt. 使便利; 减轻…的困难

   make easy; lesson the difficulty of

详尽释义

v. 动词

1. 促进，促使
2. 帮助，协助，援助
3. 使...容易，使...方便，使便利，使顺当
4. 不困难
5. 易于，便于，利于，以便，有助于
6. 减轻…的困难
7. 助长

英英释义

Verb:

1. make easier;

   "you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge"
   

2. be of use;

   "This will help to prevent accidents"
   

3. increase the likelihood of (a response);

   "The stimulus facilitates a delayed impulse"
   

例句

用作及物动词 (vt.)

1. Friendly contacts between different peoples facilitate the cultural and economic interchange.
   各国人民的友好接触促进文化和经济交流。
2. We facilitate them to resist the enemy.
   我们帮助他们与敌人对抗。
3. The new underground railway will facilitate the journey to all parts of the city.
   新的地下铁路将为去城市各处提供方便。

常见句型

用作动词 (v.)

用作及物动词

S+～+ n./pron.

1. Tractors facilitate farming.
   拖拉机使耕作便利。
2. It would facilitate matters if the prisoner was more cooperative.
   如果罪犯更合作些,事情就好办多了。

S+～+ v -ing

1. The new system facilitates pronouncing Chinese characters.
   这种新方法有助于汉字的发音。

经典引文

• The revolving door had been taken away to facilitate passage in and out of the hotel.

  出自： D. Bagley

• They often used hypnosis to facilitate recall.

  出自： A. Storr

词源解说

• ☆ 17世纪初期进入英语，直接源自意大利语的facilis，意为促进。

近反义词

【近义词】

• assist
• ease
• help