colonies的中文翻译是什么意思
colonies
n. 殖民地( colony的名词复数 ); （侨民等）聚居区; （动植物的）群体; （来自同一地方，职业或兴趣相同的）聚居人群
colonies的柯林斯释义
N-COUNT殖民地
A colony is 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。
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 of colony .
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
N-PLURAL(统称)英属殖民地
The colonies means 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。
N-PLURAL(美国独立前的)北美十三州
The colonies means 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。
N-COUNT(鸟、昆虫或动物的)群体，集群，群落
A colony of birds, 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。
colonies的场景例句
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 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 colonies received only a passing mention.
那些殖民地只是顺带提了一下。
The caterpillars feed in large colonies.
毛毛虫总是成群进食。
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.