cause to vibrate in a definite pattern;

"polarize light waves"

cause to concentrate about two conflicting or contrasting positions

become polarized in a conflict or contrasting situation

in any relationship, people polarise into two positions;

在任何的关系里面，人们会偏向两个极端。

rw: but the irony is that books like yours and [richard dawkins「s] god delusion balkanise the world a good deal more, because they polarise views.

罗. 温 ：但是具有讽刺意味的是，像你和理查德.道金斯的书「上帝错觉」把世界分裂成更多敌对的区域，因为他们的观点南辕北辙。

just as it has on the wisdom of more fiscal stimulus, opinion is starting to polarise on monetary policy.

就像公众舆论把更多的财政刺激奉为明智之举一样，很多人的主张开始分化到货币政策上。

in part that is because open-source software tends to polarise opinion.

这部分是因为开源软件会使人们的观点分为两个极端。

that consensus is fraying. just as it has on the wisdom of more fiscal stimulus, opinion is starting to polarise on monetary policy.

仅仅就像是否应该有更多的财政刺激上的共识正在瓦解一样，关于货币政策的意见也正在开始分化。

events behind the barbed wire at fort bragg continue to polarise opinion.

在后面的布拉格堡铁丝网活动继续分化的意见。

the president」s left-of-centre programme threatens to polarise congress.

总统的激进计划使国会发生了两极分化。

the green debate tends to polarise into science-as-saviour versus science-as-devil camps.

有关环保的辩论往往会分化成「科学是救星」和「科学是恶魔」两个阵营。