新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

colonyIELTS重点词汇

英 [ˈkɒləni]

[NOUN]

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NOUN. 名词

colonies
1. [C 可数名词] 殖民地
A colony is a country which is controlled by a more powerful country.
双语例句
例：
In France's former North African colonies, anti-French feeling is growing.
在北非的前法属殖民地，反法情绪正在增长。
例：
Puerto Rico, though it calls itself a Commonwealth, is really a self-governing American colony.
波多黎各，虽然自称为英联邦国家的一员，实际上是一个自治的美国殖民地。
2. [C 可数名词] （某一类人的）聚居区
You can refer to a place where a particular group of people lives as a particular kind of colony.
双语例句
例：
In 1932, he established a school and artists' colony in Stone City, Iowa.
1932年，他在爱荷华州的小石城建立了一所学校，那儿成了艺术家聚居区。
例：
a penal colony.
一个罪犯的流放地。
3. [C 可数名词] （生物）居住在一起的群体
A colony of birds, insects, or animals is a group of them that live together.
双语例句
例：
The islands are famed for their colonies of sea birds.
这些岛屿因有成群的海鸟居住而闻名。
例：
The caterpillars feed in large colonies.
这些毛毛虫集体觅食。

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