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civilization | BrE ˌsɪvɪlʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n, AmE ˌsɪvələˈzeɪʃ(ə)n | noun ① uncountable (human development) 文明 wénmíng ▸ the history of (human) civilization (人类)文明史 ② uncountable (cultivation) 开化过程 kāihuà guòchéng ③ uncountable and countable (society) 文明社会 wénmíng shèhuì ▸ western civilization 西方文明社会 ④ uncountable (all people and societies) 文明世界 wénmíng shìjiè ▸ environmental damage threatens the whole of civilization 环境破坏威胁到整个文明世界 ⑤ uncountable humorous (comforts of modern life) 现代文明生活 xiàndài wénmíng shēnghuó ▸ they live far from civilization 他们的生活远离现代文明 |