新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

colony

英  [ˈkɒləni]
    

[NOUN]

    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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