英语词汇“colony”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	colony
释义	colony —colony /ˈkɒl.ə.ni/ aep /ˈkɑː.lə-/ Ⅰ noun [C] (GROUP) 1 F0 a country or area controlled politically by a more powerful country that is often far away: » Australia and New Zealand are former British colonies.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Colonisation and self-government 2 F0 a group of people who live in a colony Thesaurus⁺: ↑Colonisation and self-government 3 F0 a group of people with a shared interest or job who live together in a way that is separate from other people: » an artists' colony» a nudist colonyThesaurus⁺: ↑Groups of people 4 F0 _SPECIALIZED a group of animals, insects, or plants of the same type that live together: » a colony of ants/termites/bacteriaThesaurus⁺: ↑Animal groupings • • • Extra Examples:» Many behavioural patterns have been identified in the chimp colony.» India was a British colony.» Australia and New Zealand are former British colonies.» Europe saw its colonies as a source of raw material and a malleable workforce. Ⅱ noun [C] (HOUSES) ► F0 _{INDIAN ENGLISH} an area surrounded by fences or walls that contains a group of houses, for example houses that have been built by an employer for its workers
随便看	♯ The head and face ♯ The head and neck of non-human animals ♯ The human torso ♯ The interior of vehicles ♯ The leg ♯ The legs and feet of non-human animals ♯ The mouth and throat ♯ The Navy ♯ The nose ♯ The past, the present and the future ♯ The police generally ♯ The postal system ♯ The press and news reporting ♯ The price of things ♯ The qualities of colour ♯ The qualities of light ♯ The respiratory system ♯ The Roman Catholic Church ♯ The seasons ♯ The senses and sounds ♯ The senses in general ♯ The skin, and skin colour ♯ The skin, hair and bone of non-human animals ♯ The state of matter ♯ The style, appearance, and make-up of clothes

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