colony

noun

/ˈkɒləni/

/ˈkɑːləni/

(plural colonies)

[countable] a country or an area that is governed by people from another, more powerful, country殖民地
- former British colonies前英国殖民地
- the Declaration of Independence of the 13 colonies and the creation of the United States13个殖民地的独立宣言和美国的建立
- Britain's overseas colonies英国的海外殖民地
- Settlers established a new colony in the early 18th century.移民在 18 世纪早期建立了一个新的殖民地。
- the former Portuguese colony of Macao前葡萄牙殖民地澳门
- By 1733, the British had set up a total of 13 colonies in North America.到1733年，英国人在北美总共建立了13个殖民地。
- East Timor was a former Portuguese colony.东帝汶以前是葡萄牙的殖民地。
Topics Historyb2
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- overseas
- American
- British
- …
verb + colony
- establish
preposition
- in a/the colony
[singular + singular or plural verb] a group of people who go to live permanently in a colony殖民地定居者群体
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- overseas
- American
- British
- …
verb + colony
- establish
preposition
- in a/the colony
[countable + singular or plural verb] a group of people from the same place or with the same work or interests who live in a particular city or country or who live together（来自同一地方，职业或兴趣相同的）聚居人群
- the American colony in Paris聚居巴黎的美国侨民
- an artists’ colony聚居的艺术家
[countable] (Indian English) a small town set up by an employer or an organization for its workers（雇主或机构设立的）职工城，职工居住区
[countable + singular or plural verb] (biology生物) a group of plants or animals that live together or grow in the same place（同地生长的植物或动物）群体，集落，群
- a colony of ants蚁群
- a bird colony鸟群
- The birds nest in huge colonies.这些鸟大群大群地巢居。
- Some of the insects will leave to form a new colony.其中一些昆虫会离群去组成一个新的群体。
Topics Animalsc1
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- huge
- large
- thriving
- …
verb + colony
- form
preposition
- in a/the colony
- colony of

词源late Middle English (denoting a settlement formed mainly of retired soldiers, acting as a garrison in newly conquered territory in the Roman Empire): from Latin colonia ‘settlement, farm’, from colonus ‘settler, farmer’, from colere ‘cultivate’.

词汇	colony
释义	colony noun /ˈkɒləni/ /ˈkɑːləni/ (plural colonies) [countable] a country or an area that is governed by people from another, more powerful, country殖民地 former British colonies前英国殖民地 the Declaration of Independence of the 13 colonies and the creation of the United States13个殖民地的独立宣言和美国的建立 Britain's overseas colonies英国的海外殖民地 Settlers established a new colony in the early 18th century.移民在 18 世纪早期建立了一个新的殖民地。 the former Portuguese colony of Macao前葡萄牙殖民地澳门 By 1733, the British had set up a total of 13 colonies in North America.到1733年，英国人在北美总共建立了13个殖民地。 East Timor was a former Portuguese colony.东帝汶以前是葡萄牙的殖民地。 Topics Historyb2 Collocations Dictionaryadjective overseas American British … verb + colony establish preposition in a/the colony [singular + singular or plural verb] a group of people who go to live permanently in a colony殖民地定居者群体 Collocations Dictionaryadjective overseas American British … verb + colony establish preposition in a/the colony [countable + singular or plural verb] a group of people from the same place or with the same work or interests who live in a particular city or country or who live together（来自同一地方，职业或兴趣相同的）聚居人群 the American colony in Paris聚居巴黎的美国侨民 an artists’ colony聚居的艺术家 [countable] (Indian English) a small town set up by an employer or an organization for its workers（雇主或机构设立的）职工城，职工居住区 [countable + singular or plural verb] (biology生物) a group of plants or animals that live together or grow in the same place（同地生长的植物或动物）群体，集落，群 a colony of ants蚁群 a bird colony鸟群 The birds nest in huge colonies.这些鸟大群大群地巢居。 Some of the insects will leave to form a new colony.其中一些昆虫会离群去组成一个新的群体。 Topics Animalsc1 Collocations Dictionaryadjective huge large thriving … verb + colony form preposition in a/the colony colony of 词源late Middle English (denoting a settlement formed mainly of retired soldiers, acting as a garrison in newly conquered territory in the Roman Empire): from Latin colonia ‘settlement, farm’, from colonus ‘settler, farmer’, from colere ‘cultivate’.
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