mobilize
UK/'məʊbəlaɪz/US/'mәubilaiz/
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Definitions
v.
To organize people or resources for action.
动员；调动（人力、资源）。
v.
To prepare and assemble troops for war.
（军队）动员；集结。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedmobilemove
+
-izeto make, to become
=mobilize
mobile + -ize (to make) = 'to make movable / set in motion.' To mobilize is to take people or resources that were sitting still and get them moving toward a purpose — rallying volunteers, or putting an army on a war footing.
Common Collocations
- 1.mobilize support动员支持
- 2.mobilize troops调动军队
- 3.mobilize resources调集资源
Example Sentences
- 1.
The campaign mobilized thousands of young voters.
- 2.
The country mobilized its army within days of the attack.