colonies的中文翻譯是什麼意思
colonies
n. 殖民地( colony的名詞複數 ); （僑民等）聚居區; （動植物的）群體; （來自同一地方，職業或興趣相同的）聚居人群
colonies的柯林斯釋義
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...
在北非的一些前法屬殖民地國家，反法情緒日益增長。
Puerto Rico, though it calls itself a Commonwealth, is really a self-governing American colony.
波多黎各盡管自稱共和國，但實際上是有自治權的美國殖民地。
N-COUNT(某一類人的)聚居地，聚居區
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，他在艾奧瓦州的石頭城建立了一所學校，那兒成了藝術家的聚居地。
...a penal colony.
罪犯流放地
N-PLURAL(統稱)英屬殖民地
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.
我們的很多部隊和軍官分駐世界各地的英屬殖民地，為英王效力。
N-PLURAL(美國獨立前的)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.
獨立戰爭前夕，北美十三州每年生產3萬噸生鐵。
N-COUNT(鳥、昆蟲或動物的)群體，叢集，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...
設得蘭群島以其眾多的海鳥而聞名。
The caterpillars feed in large colonies.
毛毛蟲總是成群進食。
colonies的場景例句
Among the most spectacular sights are the great sea-bird colonies.
龐大的海鳥群是最壯觀的景象之一。
The colonies were claiming a larger measure of self-government.
殖民地正要求獲得更大程度上的自治。
The colonies received only a passing mention.
那些殖民地只是順帶提了一下。
The caterpillars feed in large colonies.
毛毛蟲總是成群進食。
They amassed huge wealth by plundering the colonies.
他們透過掠奪殖民地聚斂了大筆的財富.