sublimate
verb /ˈsʌblɪmeɪt/
/ˈsʌblɪmeɪt/
(psychology动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they sublimate | /ˈsʌblɪmeɪt/ /ˈsʌblɪmeɪt/ |
| he / she / it sublimates | /ˈsʌblɪmeɪts/ /ˈsʌblɪmeɪts/ |
| past simple sublimated | /ˈsʌblɪmeɪtɪd/ /ˈsʌblɪmeɪtɪd/ |
| past participle sublimated | /ˈsʌblɪmeɪtɪd/ /ˈsʌblɪmeɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form sublimating | /ˈsʌblɪmeɪtɪŋ/ /ˈsʌblɪmeɪtɪŋ/ |
- sublimate something to direct your energy, especially sexual energy, to socially acceptable activities such as work, exercise, art, etc.
升华，使高尚化（把性欲冲动等转移到工作、锻炼、艺术等社会可接受的活动中） 词源late Middle English (in the sense ‘raise to a higher status’): from Latin sublimat- ‘raised up’, from the verb sublimare.