[, ] () the process of a country or group of countries starting to use the US dollar in addition to or instead of their national currency美元化（一国或国家集团在使用本国货币的同时使用美元，或者用美元代替本国货币）◆He has predicted a dollarization of the Americas.他已经预测美洲国家的美元化。the process of linking the value of a country's currency with the value of the US dollar（一国货币价值）与美元挂钩▸ˈdollarize, ˈdollarise
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[] ◆Ecuador's decision to dollarize was taken in January 2000.厄瓜多尔于 2000 年 1 月决定实行美元化。◆a dollarized economy美元化的经济体