[] if a country or an area is industrialized or if it industrializes, industries are developed there （使国家或地区）工业化◆The southern part of the country was slow to industrialize. 该国的南部工业化进展缓慢。◆a meeting of the world's largest industrialized nations 世界最大工业化国家会议◆The country has the highest level of public debt in the industrialized world. 这个国家在工业化国家中有最高水平的公债。▸industrialization, industrialisation /ɪnˌdʌstriəlaɪˈzeɪʃn; NAmE-ləˈz-/