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.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• 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.
  1. 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。
  2. ...a penal colony.
     罪犯流放地
  3. ...industrial colonies.
     工业聚集区
• N-PLURAL (统称)英属殖民地
  The coloniesmeans all the countries that used to be British colonies.
  1. 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。
• 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.
  1. 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。
• 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.
  1. 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。
  2. The caterpillars feed in large colonies.
     毛毛虫总是成群进食。

双语例句

• The Cylons have left the colonies.
  赛昂人离开殖民地了。
• 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。
• Among the most spectacular sights are the great sea-bird colonies.
  庞大的海鸟群是最壮观的景象之一。
• The ancient Romans founded colonies throughout Europe.
  古罗马人在整个欧洲建立了殖民地。
• 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。
• The colonies combined to form the United states.
  那些殖民地联合起来组成了美国。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。