colonies
基本释义
- n.
- 殖民地( colony的名词复数 ); （侨民等）聚居区; （动植物的）群体; （来自同一地方，职业或兴趣相同的）聚居人群
实用例句
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。
柯林斯例句
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。
柯林斯例句
The colonies received only a passing mention.
那些殖民地只是顺带提了一下。
柯林斯例句
The caterpillars feed in large colonies.
毛毛虫总是成群进食。
柯林斯例句
They amassed huge wealth by plundering the colonies.
他们通过掠夺殖民地聚敛了大笔的财富.
《简明英汉词典》
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。
柯林斯例句
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。
柯林斯例句
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。
柯林斯例句
But throughout the colonies, people relied primarily on small farms and self - sufficiency .
但就整个殖民地来说, 人们主要依靠小型农场,过着 自给自足 的生活.
英汉非文学 - 政府文件
Disputes developed over taxation of colonies and other matters.
首先在殖民地的税收及其他一些问题上出现了争执.
英汉非文学 - 政府文件
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。
辞典例句
In 1783 the American Colonies threw off the yoke of England.
北美(十三个)殖民地于一七八三年摆脱了英国的统治.
辞典例句
All of the colonies were up in arms against him.
所有的殖民地均奋起与他作斗争.
辞典例句
Then the British stole both the Spanish colonies and the Spanish novel.
后来英国人不仅攫取了西班牙的殖民地,而且窃取了西班牙的小说.
辞典例句
The colonies to the South were not without religious testimony.
南部殖民地仍免不了根据宗教立论.
辞典例句
真题例句
And as the distance between their breeding grounds and their food grows, entire colonies could be wiped out.
2019年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section CHe said although more fishing was taking place nearer penguin colonies it was often happening later in the season when these colonies were empty.
2019年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section COnly a handful of islands in the Southern Ocean are suitable for sustaining large breeding colonies.
2019年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section CThe scientists tracked white storks from different colonies in Europe and Africa.
2017年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section CThe study by Greenpeace analysed the movements of krill fishing vessels in the region and found they were increasingly operating "in the immediate vicinity of penguin colonies and whale feeding grounds" It also highlights incidents of fishing boats being
2019年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section CIn colonies that range in size from a few hundred to tens of millions, they organize their lives with a clear division of labor.
2015年高考英语安徽卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文The New England colonies were the scenes of important episodes in the pursuit of widely understood ideals of civility and virtuosity.
2009年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ