If a company, industry, or economy globalizes — or is globalized — it starts to do business all over the world, not only at home. A factory that once sold in one country, then opens shops and offices on several continents, has globalized.

If a company, industry, or economy globalizes如果一間公司、一個產業或一個經濟體 globalize了 — or is globalized或被 globalize — it starts to do business all over the world就會開始在全世界做生意 not only at home不只在本國 A factory that once sold in one country一間原本只在一個國家銷售的工廠 then opens shops and offices on several continents後來在好幾個洲開了店和辦公室 has globalized就是 globalized 了

News writers also stretch it: a problem globalizes when it stops being local and starts touching everyone (a virus, a money crash). The verb can be used with or without an object: markets globalize; bosses globalize a brand.

News writers also stretch it新聞寫作也會把這個字延伸使用 a problem globalizes當一個問題 globalize when it stops being local and starts touching everyone當它不再只是地方性、開始影響到每個人的時候 a virus, a money crash比如病毒、金融風暴 The verb can be used with or without an object這個動詞可以有受詞也可以沒有 markets globalize市場 globalize bosses globalize a brand老闆們把品牌 globalize

It is a business and news word, a little formal. Though actually, people sometimes say globalize when they only mean “become known abroad” — that is stretching it; the core idea is still worldwide activity, not just one foreign trip.

It is a business and news word這是一個商業和新聞用詞 a little more formal帶點正式 Though actually不過 people sometimes say globalize有些人有時候會用 globalize when they only mean "become known abroad"其實只是想說「在國外出名了」 — that is stretching it這是延伸用法 the core idea is still worldwide activity核心意思還是全球性的活動 not just one foreign trip不只是出國一趟而已