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balkanize

/ˈbɔːl.kə.naɪz/

翻译: 动词,指将一个地区或组织分裂成更小、往往相互敌对的单位,通常出于政治或战略目的。

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verb

/ˈbɔːl.kə.naɪz/C1formal
  • zh动词,指将一个地区或组织分裂成更小、往往相互敌对的单位,通常出于政治或战略目的。

A verb meaning to divide a region or organization into smaller, often mutually hostile units, typically for political or strategic purposes.

  1. Divide into small, hostile statesC1formalpolitical

    To divide a region or territory into smaller, often mutually hostile political units.

    zh使巴尔干化,分裂为敌对小国

    • The empire was Balkanized after the war, leading to decades of conflict.
    • Some analysts fear that the region could be Balkanized along ethnic lines.
    • The peace treaty inadvertently Balkanized the country into several weak states.

    同义词break upcarve updismemberfragmentpartitionsplit upsubdivide

    反义词associateconsolidatefederatemergeunite