colonies
英 [ˈkɒləniz]
美 [ˈkɑləniz]
n. 殖民地; 殖民地定居者群体; (来自同一地方,职业或兴趣相同的)聚居人群
colony的复数
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 殖民地
Acolonyis a country which is controlled by a more powerful country.- 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。 - 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。
- In France's former North African colonies, anti-French feeling is growing...
- 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 ofcolony.- 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。 - ...a penal colony.
罪犯流放地 - ...industrial colonies.
工业聚集区
- In 1932, he established a school and artists' colony in Stone City, Iowa.
- N-PLURAL (统称)英属殖民地
The coloniesmeans all the countries that used to be British colonies.- 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。
- Many of our troops and officers were scattered around the world in the service of His Majesty in the colonies.
- N-PLURAL (美国独立前的)北美十三州
The coloniesmeans the 13 British colonies in North America which formed the original United States.- 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。
- On the eve of the Revolution, the colonies produced thirty thousand tons of crude iron a year.
- N-COUNT (鸟、昆虫或动物的)群体,集群,群落
Acolony ofbirds, insects, or animals is a group of them that live together.- 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。 - The caterpillars feed in large colonies.
毛毛虫总是成群进食。
- The Shetlands are famed for their colonies of sea birds...
双语例句
- Canada and South Africa used to be British colonies; now they are self-governing and are called Dominions.
加拿大和南非以前是英国殖民地,现在他们是自治的,称为自治镇。 - The ancient Romans founded colonies throughout Europe.
古罗马人在整个欧洲建立了殖民地。 - The caterpillars feed in large colonies.
毛毛虫总是成群进食。 - Australia and New Zealand are former British colonies.
澳大利亚和新西兰以前是英国的殖民地。 - Middle of the 18th century, the British colonies in the Americas and the United Kingdom have a rift.
18世纪中叶,英国在美洲的殖民地与英国之间已有了裂痕。 - Representatives of the colonies met in an extraordinary congress.
各殖民地代表在一次特别大会上会面。 - In 1861, they managed to place fourteen women in paid positions in the colonies
他们在1861年设法把14名女性安排到殖民地有报酬的职位上。 - The governing bodies of the American colonies raised questions about land distribution and use soon after winning independence.
北美殖民地政府在赢得独立之后不久就提出了土地的分配和使用问题。 - 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。 - By 1838, the abolitionists had shamed parliament into ending slavery in British colonies
到1838年,废奴主义者迫使议会出于道德压力而废除了英国殖民地的奴隶制。