colony
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A colony is a country which is controlled by a more powerful country. 殖民地
In France's former North African colonies, anti-French feeling is growing. 在法国的各前北非殖民地，反法情绪正在增长。
2. N-COUNT You can refer to a place where a particular group of people lives as a particular kind of colony. (某一类人的) 聚居区
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和艺术家聚居区。
...a penal colony. …一个罪犯的流放地。
3. N-COUNT A colony of birds, insects, or animals is a group of them that live together. (生物) 居住在一起的群体
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。
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colony /ˈkɒlənɪ/ (colonies)
剑桥词典
- Many behavioural patterns have been identified in the chimp colony.
- India was a British colony.
- Australia and New Zealand are former British colonies.
- Europe saw its colonies as a source of raw material and a malleable workforce .
colony noun [C] (GROUP)
a country or area controlled politically by a more powerful country that is often far away
殖民地
Australia and New Zealand are former British colonies. 澳大利亚和新西兰从前是英国的殖民地。
a group of people who live in a colony
殖民地定居者群体
a group of people with a shared interest or job who live together in a way that is separate from other people
（具有共同爱好或工作的）聚居人群，群体
an artists ' colony 聚居在一起的艺术家
a nudist colony 群居的裸体主义者
biology specialized
a group of animals , insects , or plants of the same type that live together
（动物、昆虫或植物的）群，群落；生物群
a colony of ants /termites /bacteria 蚁群／白蚁群／菌落
例句
colony noun [C] (HOUSES)
Indian Englishan area surrounded by fences or walls that contains a group of houses , for example houses that have been built by an employer for its workers
（有篱笆或围墙环绕的）住宅区 返回 colony