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 Australia used to be British colonies, now they are self-governing.
加拿大和澳洲过去是英国的殖民地,现在已独立了。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - One of the British colonies that formed the United states.
形成美国的英国的个殖民地之一。 - 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。 - A flexible approach, in later years, persuaded other colonies to join.
在以后的岁月里,他们以灵活的方式说服了其他殖民地加入了这个国家。 - Three breeding colonies of endangered brown pelicans were established in Virginia this year.
今年在弗吉尼亚建立了三个保护濒临灭绝的褐鹈鹕的繁殖地。 - In 1776 the colonies signed a declaration of independence.
各殖民地于1776年签发了独立宣言。