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colonialism n.殖民主义 (1) 英国的殖民主义成就了幅员辽阔的大英帝国。(2) 这个镇是在殖民主义的影响下发展起来的。 Colonialism is a system in which one country creates an empire by taking over other lands and making them into colonies. Colonies don't have power over themselves, and the mother country takes resources and money from the colony. It's not a very fair system, but it's also how the United States got its start: England was really into colonialism and had built a huge empire, until some feisty American patriots decided to rebel.

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英 [kə'ləʊniəlɪzəm] 美 [kə'loʊniəlɪzəm] (1) British colonialism led to the establishment of a large empire.(2) The town grew under the influence of colonialism. Colonialism has to do with one country exploiting another country by making it into a colony. Which is usually good for the mother country and bad for the colony. 1[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]殖民主义；殖民政策 Colonialism is the practice by which a powerful country directly controls less powerful countries and uses their resources to increase its own power and wealth. ...the bitter oppression of slavery and colonialism...奴隶制度和殖民主义的残酷压迫It is interesting to reflect why European colonialism ended.仔细想想欧洲殖民主义终结的原因会很有意思。

英语单词	colonialism
英美音标	英 [kə'ləʊniəlɪzəm] 美 [kə'loʊniəlɪzəm]
中文释义	n.殖民主义
英语例句	(1) British colonialism led to the establishment of a large empire. (2) The town grew under the influence of colonialism.
中文例句	(1) 英国的殖民主义成就了幅员辽阔的大英帝国。 (2) 这个镇是在殖民主义的影响下发展起来的。
vocabulary简明	Colonialism has to do with one country exploiting another country by making it into a colony. Which is usually good for the mother country and bad for the colony.
vocabulary扩展	Colonialism is a system in which one country creates an empire by taking over other lands and making them into colonies. Colonies don't have power over themselves, and the mother country takes resources and money from the colony. It's not a very fair system, but it's also how the United States got its start: England was really into colonialism and had built a huge empire, until some feisty American patriots decided to rebel.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]殖民主义；殖民政策 Colonialism is the practice by which a powerful country directly controls less powerful countries and uses their resources to increase its own power and wealth. ...the bitter oppression of slavery and colonialism... 奴隶制度和殖民主义的残酷压迫 It is interesting to reflect why European colonialism ended. 仔细想想欧洲殖民主义终结的原因会很有意思。

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