单词 | colony |
释义 | colony 1.【政】(settler)移居殖民地者;在殖民地定居者 2.【政】(community)殖民者群体;移民者社区 3.【政】(country)殖民地 In France's former North African colonies, anti-French feeling is growing.在北非前法属殖民地地区, 反法情绪在高涨。 Many of our troops and officers were scattered around the world in the service of His Majesty in the colonies.我们的许多战士及军官遍布世界各地, 在殖民地为英王效力。 4.(minority community)(聚居某地的)少数群体 In 1932, he established a school and artists' colony in Stone City, Iowa.1932年, 他在爱荷华州的斯通城建立了一座教师与艺术家社区。 5.(area)(少数群体的)聚居地 6.【动】+of birds, insects, animals群体;集群 a colony of termites一个白蚁群 The caterpillars feed in large colonies.毛虫大规模群聚进食。 The Shetlands are famed for their colonies of sea birds.设得兰群岛以海鸟群闻名。 7.【动】+of polyps群体;集落 8.【生-细菌学】菌落 The food requires larger bacterial colonies to help break it down.这种食物需要更大的细菌菌落协助分解。 |
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