privatise

The government says it only wants to privatize one or two railway lines, but I think it’s the thin end of the wedge.They’ll all be privatised soon.

政府声称只打算把一两条路线私有化,可是我觉得这只是个开头,很快所有的路都会私有化。

In what was known as “Koizumi theatre”, the telegenic reformer obtained extensive television coverage by replacing LDP candidates who opposed his plans to privatise the postal system.

被人们称之为“小泉旋风“而为传颂——通过推行邮政系统私有化改革而获得了媒报道，并借此取代了反对他意见的自民党候选人。