单词 | colony |
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音标 | 英[ˈkɒləni] 美[ˈkɑləni] |
解释 | n.殖民地;聚居地;群体;聚居人群; |
例句 | N-COUNT 殖民地 A colony is a country which is controlled by a more powerful country. 例:In France's former North African colonies, anti-French feeling is growing...在北非的一些前法属殖民地国家,反法情绪日益增长。 例:Puerto Rico, though it calls itself a Commonwealth, is really a self-governing American colony.波多黎各尽管自称共和国,但实际上是有自治权的美国殖民地。 N-COUNT (某一类人的)聚居地,聚居区 You can refer to a place where a particular group of people lives as a particular kind of colony . 例:In 1932, he established a school and artists' colony in Stone City, Iowa.1932年,他在艾奥瓦州的石头城创建了一所学校,那儿成了艺术家的聚居地。 例:...a penal colony.罪犯流放地 N-PLURAL (统称)英属殖民地 The colonies means all the countries that used to be British colonies. 例:Many of our troops and officers were scattered around the world in the service of His Majesty in the colonies.我们的很多部队和军官分驻世界各地的英属殖民地,为英王效力。 N-PLURAL (美国独立前的)北美十三州 The colonies means the 13 British colonies in North America which formed the original United States. 例:On the eve of the Revolution, the colonies produced thirty thousand tons of crude iron a year.独立战争前夕,北美十三州每年生产3万吨生铁。 N-COUNT (鸟、昆虫或动物的)群体,集群,群落 A colony of birds, insects, or animals is a group of them that live together. 例:The Shetlands are famed for their colonies of sea birds...设得兰群岛以其众多的海鸟而闻名。 例:The caterpillars feed in large colonies.毛毛虫总是成群进食。 |
变形 | pl:colonies~ |
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