colony
- n.殖民地;群,群体,集落;职工城,职工居住区;殖民地定居者群体;(来自同一地方,职业或兴趣相同的)聚居人群
复数: colonies
col- 耕种 + -ony 复合名词后缀
noun
殖民地
a country or an area that is governed by people from another, more powerful, country
former British colonies
前英国殖民地
殖民地定居者群体
a group of people who go to live permanently in a colony
(来自同一地方,职业或兴趣相同的)聚居人群
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
the American colony in Paris
聚居巴黎的美国侨民
an artists' colony
聚居的艺术家
(雇主或机构设立的)职工城,职工居住区
a small town set up by an employer or an organization for its workers
(同地生长的植物或动物)群,群体,集落
a group of plants or animals that live together or grow in the same place
a colony of ants
蚁群
a bird colony
鸟群
colony
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
noun
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- a group of organisms of the same type living or growing together
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- (microbiology) a group of organisms grown from a single parent cell
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- a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland;inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
- the American colony in Paris
- Synonym: settlement
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- a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country
- Synonym: dependency
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- a place where a group of people with the same interest or occupation are concentrated
- a nudist colony
- an artists' colony
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He said the move would definitely stem the haemorrhage of talent and enterprise from the colony .
他表示这一举措势必会抑制殖民地人才和企业严重流失的现象。
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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。
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Different animals in the colony had different manifestations of the disease
在这一群体里,这种疾病在不同的动物身上有着不同的表现。
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To confirm the diagnosis , the hospital laboratory must culture a colony of bacteria .
为进一步确诊,医院实验室必须培养一个细菌菌落。
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In 1861 , they managed to place fourteen women in paid positions in the colonies
他们在1861年设法把14名女性安排到殖民地有报酬的职位上。
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Representatives of the colonies met in an extraordinary congress .
各殖民地代表在一次特别大会上会面。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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The colonies received only a passing mention .
那些殖民地只是顺带提了一下。
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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。
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The caterpillars feed in large colonies .
毛毛虫总是成群进食。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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The newly-occupied Italian colony of Libya rose in revolt in 1914 .
意大利新占领的殖民地利比亚于1914年发生叛乱。
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By 1838 , the abolitionists had shamed parliament into ending slavery in British colonies
到1838年,废奴主义者迫使议会出于道德压力而废除了英国殖民地的奴隶制。
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This event marked the successful revolt / rebellion of the colonies .
该事件标志着殖民地人民的反抗行动获得成功。
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They visited an artists ' colony in Paris .
他们访问了巴黎的一个艺术家聚居区。
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Australia was originally a British colony .
澳大利亚原来是英国的殖民地。
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This island is a colony ; however , in most matters , it is autonomous and receives no orders from the mother country .
那个岛是个殖民地,然而在大多数问题上它享有自治权,可以不接受宗主国的命令。
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The immigrant colony is frequently nothing more than a transplanted village , for Americas actually has been colonized not by races or by nationalities , but by villages .
移民侨居地往往不过是一个个迁移过来的村落,而美国实际上不是被一些种族和民族而是被一些村落拓殖起来的。
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The scientists tracked white storks from different colonies in Europe and Africa .
科学家们追踪了欧洲和非洲不同繁殖地的白鹳。
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In colonies that range in size from a few hundred to tens of millions , they organize their lives with a clear division of labor .
小到几百,大到几千万的群落,生活组织都有明确的分工。
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Such is their devotion to the common good of the colony that not only soldier ants but also worker ants will sacrifice their lives to help defeat an enemy .
这就是它们对群体共同利益的奉献,不仅是兵蚁,工蚁也会牺牲自己的生命来帮助打败敌人。
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When an individual ant comes under attack or is dying , it sends out an alarm pheromone to warn the colony to prepare for a conflict as a defense unit .
当个体蚂蚁受到攻击或濒临死亡时,它会发出一个警报信息素,警告蚁群作为防御单位准备应对冲突。
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Where we use sound and sight to communicate , ants depend primarily on pheromone , chemicals sent out by individuals and smelled or tasted by fellow members of their colony .
在我们使用声音和视觉进行交流的地方,蚂蚁主要依靠信息素,那是个体散发出来的化学物质,而蚂蚁的群体成员能闻到或品尝到它。
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There lived a colony of bees on the tree .
树上生活着一群蜜蜂。
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All the bees in the colony are genetically related .
同一群体的蜜蜂都有亲缘关系。
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Their invasion of the city effecttidal wave inundating first the immigrant colonies .
他们的涌入城市,象潮头一样首先淹没了移民地带
指同住一地的人所构成的群体。
Here is a local Spanish community.
这是当地西班牙人的一个社区。
There is a strong sense of community in this area.
该地区有一种强烈的社区意识。
指同住一地、具有某些相似处的群体,也指该群体的居住地。
a leper colony
麻风病人聚居地
They visited an artists' colony in Paris.
他们访问了巴黎的一个艺术家聚居区。
通常指共同生活、分享财物、分担职责的群体。
a coffee/hippie/network culture commune
咖啡/嬉皮士/网络文化群体
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