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
- 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。 - During those years, France, Holland, Spain, and their possessions all actively traded with the colonies.
这几年中,法国、荷兰、西班牙及它们的附属地都与北美殖民地有较活跃的商贸往来。 - The colonies were claiming a larger measure of self-government.
殖民地正要求获得更大程度上的自治。 - The ancient Romans founded colonies throughout Europe.
古罗马人在整个欧洲建立了殖民地。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。