colonize
verb /ˈkɒlənaɪz/
/ˈkɑːlənaɪz/
(British English also colonise)
动词形式
present simple I / you / we / they colonize | /ˈkɒlənaɪz/ /ˈkɑːlənaɪz/ |
he / she / it colonizes | /ˈkɒlənaɪzɪz/ /ˈkɑːlənaɪzɪz/ |
past simple colonized | /ˈkɒlənaɪzd/ /ˈkɑːlənaɪzd/ |
past participle colonized | /ˈkɒlənaɪzd/ /ˈkɑːlənaɪzd/ |
-ing form colonizing | /ˈkɒlənaɪzɪŋ/ /ˈkɑːlənaɪzɪŋ/ |
- colonize something to take control of an area or a country that is not your own, especially using force, and send people from your own country to live there
在(某国家或地区)建立殖民地;移民于殖民地 - The area was colonized by the Vikings.
这一地区曾为维京人的殖民地。
Wordfinder- colonize
- discover
- explore
- pioneer
- reconnaissance
- scout
- settle
- terrain
- territory
- voyage
- The area was colonized by the Vikings.
- colonize something (biology
) (of animals or plants生物 ) to live or grow in large numbers in a particular area动物或植物 (在某一地区)聚居,大批生长 - The slopes are colonized by flowering plants.
坡地上长满了开花植物。 - Bats had colonized the ruins.
蝙蝠聚居在这片废墟上。
- The slopes are colonized by flowering plants.