Balkanize
verb /ˈbɔːlkənaɪz/, /ˈbɒlkənaɪz/
/ˈbɔːlkənaɪz/
(British English also Balkanise)
(disapproving)动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they Balkanize | /ˈbɔːlkənaɪz/, /ˈbɒlkənaɪz/ /ˈbɔːlkənaɪz/ |
| he / she / it Balkanizes | /ˈbɔːlkənaɪzɪz/, /ˈbɒlkənaɪzɪz/ /ˈbɔːlkənaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple Balkanized | /ˈbɔːlkənaɪzd/, /ˈbɒlkənaɪzd/ /ˈbɔːlkənaɪzd/ |
| past participle Balkanized | /ˈbɔːlkənaɪzd/, /ˈbɒlkənaɪzd/ /ˈbɔːlkənaɪzd/ |
| -ing form Balkanizing | /ˈbɔːlkənaɪzɪŋ/, /ˈbɒlkənaɪzɪŋ/ /ˈbɔːlkənaɪzɪŋ/ |
- Balkanize something to divide a region into smaller regions which are aggressive or unfriendly towards each other
使巴尔干化（将某地区分裂成敌对区域） - (figurative) These competing political agendas are ready to balkanize public education.
这些相互竞争的政治议程已经准备好将公共教育巴尔干化。
词源1920s: from Balkan Peninsula (where this was done in the late 19th and early 20th cent.) + -ize. - (figurative) These competing political agendas are ready to balkanize public education.