colony

colony

['kɔləni]

n.殖民地, 侨居地,侨民, 聚居(地), 群体, 菌落

例句与用法:

The fertile, fully developed female in a colony of social bees, ants, or termites.

女王在群居的蜜蜂、蚂蚁或白蚁群体中,可繁殖并发育完全的雌虫

The first child of English parents born in America. She disappeared with other members of the Lost Colony of Roanoke Island in Virginia.

戴尔,弗吉尼亚1587-1587?第一个出生在美国的英国女该,她和弗吉尼亚的罗厄诺克岛的失去殖民地的其他成员一起失踪了

Britain was mandated to govern the former colony of German East Africa.

英国授权代管德国在东非的前殖民地。

This country used to be a British colony in Asia.

这个国家曾是英国在亚洲的殖民地。

词形变化:

名词复数: colonies |


n.[C]

1. 殖民地

India was once a British colony.

印度曾是英国的殖民地。

2. 侨民; 侨居地; 聚居地

This is the Chinese colony in New York.

这是纽约华侨的聚居区。

3. (人种, 宗教或职业相同的)聚居人群[G]

4. 移民队, 殖民团[G]

5. 【生】集群; 群体; 菌落[G]

A colony of gulls inhabits the island.

一群海鸥栖息于这个岛上。


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