mo·tor·ize /ˈmotəˌraɪz/
(vt.)使機動化,使摩託化
Mo·tor·ize v. t.
1. To substitute motor-driven vehicles, or automobiles, for the horses and horse-drawn vehicles of (a fire department, city, etc.). [archaic] -- Mo*tor*i*za*tion n.
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motorize
v 1: equip with a motor vehicle; "The police around here are not
motorized and patrol the streets on horseback"
2: equip with a motor; "motorized scooters are now the rage"
3: equip with armed and armored motor vehicles; "mechanize
armies" [syn: mechanize, mechanise, motorise]