[C]殖民地 a country or area under the political control of a distant country
[C](侨民等)聚居区,聚居地; 聚居的同国籍侨民; 聚居的同类人 (the area settled by) a group of people from the same country or with the same interests, profession, etc.living together
[C](动植物的)群体,集群 a group of the same kind of animals or plants living or growing together
英英释义
Noun:
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government;
"the American colony in Paris"
a group of organisms of the same type living or growing together
one of the 13 British colonies that formed the original states of the United States
a place where a group of people with the same interest or occupation are concentrated;
"a nudist colony"
"an artists' colony"
a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country
(microbiology) a group of organisms grown from a single parent cell
双语例句
用作名词 (n.)
This country used to be a British colony in Asia. 这个国家曾是英国在亚洲的殖民地。
Britain was mandated to govern the former colony of German East Africa. 英国授权代管德国在东非的前殖民地。
That first winter in America was very hard for the new colony. 对于新侨民来说,在美国的第一个冬天是非常难熬的。
They live in an artists' colony. 他们住在艺术家聚居区。
It grows twice as fast as the second colony. 它增长的速率是第二个群体的两倍。
Every specimen makes germiculture and bacterium colony computation. 每份标本作细菌培养和菌落计数。
And if the colony were inside something as large as a pebble, UV protection would be sharply increased. 如果菌落藏身于卵石般大小的东西内部，紫外线防护效果就会显著增加。
用作名词 (n.)
They amassed huge wealth by plundering the colonies. 他们通过掠夺殖民地聚敛了大笔的财富。
