com·mer·cial·ize (also commercialise British English) /kəˈmɜːʃəlaɪz $ -ɜːr-/ verb [transitiveT] 1 PROFITto be more concerned with making money from something than about its quality – used to show disapproval 使商业化,使成为赚钱手段〔含贬义〕 Christmas has become so commercialized. 圣诞节现已变得非常商业化了。
n Grammar Commercialize is usually passive in this meaning.
2 SELLto sell something completely new to the public for the first time 使商品化〔指首次公开发售〕 Some space launches will be commercialized to help pay for more space research. 一些太空发射将会商业化,为更多的太空研究提供经费。
—commercialization /kəˌmɜːʃəlaɪˈzeɪʃən $ -ˌmɜːrʃələ-/ noun [uncountableU]