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adj + colony
The island was once a British colony.
这个岛曾经是英国殖民地。
移民群体；移民队
colonies — plural of colony
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
移民群体；移民队
a group of people who settle in a new place while keeping their ties with their home country
The island was once a British colony.
这个岛曾经是英国殖民地。
这里指移民群体，不是指作为土地的殖民地。
一个国家远程控制的地理区域,尤其是为了提取资源或剥削劳动力。
A geographical area under the remote control of a country; especially to extract resources or exploit labor from that area.
远离家乡但与祖国保持联系的定居者群体；居民仍然是其祖国的国民,但不受祖国政府制度的直接管辖
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
一群定居在某地并与原籍国保持联系的人。
A group of people who settle an area and maintain ties to their country of origin.
生活或生长在一起的同种生物群体
a group of organisms of the same type living or growing together
In the 1800s, many Finnish families formed a colony in the cold north, keeping their old traditions alive.
19世纪，许多芬兰家庭在寒冷的北方形成了一个移民群体，保留着他们的古老传统。
AI contextual example
The city's Italian colony organizes a large street festival every June.
这座城市的意大利移民社群每年六月都会组织盛大的街头节庆。
AI contextual example
They set up a small trading colony on the coast, but they never forgot their homeland.
他们在海岸建立了一个小型贸易移民点，但从未忘记自己的祖国。
AI contextual example
the American colony in Paris
巴黎的美国侨民聚居区。
WordNet
The island was once a British colony.
这个岛曾经是英国殖民地。
They established a colony on the coast.
他们在海岸建立了一个殖民地。
可指动物群体或植物群丛。
A colony of ants lives under the stone.
石头下生活着一群蚂蚁。
Not this
He lived in colony.
Use this
He lived in a colony.
可数名词'colony'前缺少冠词，中文'殖民地'常不带冠词，导致遗漏。应加不定冠词'a'或'one'。
Not this
There are many colony in Africa.
Use this
There are many colonies in Africa.
'colony'的复数形式是'colonies'，中文没有复数变形，学生易漏加-es。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
建立殖民地
The British established a colony in North America.
英国人在北美建立了一个殖民地。
创建殖民地
They founded a small colony on the island.
他们在岛上创建了一个小殖民地。
流放地
Australia was originally a penal colony for British convicts.
澳大利亚最初是英国囚犯的流放地。
蚁群
A colony of ants lives under the sidewalk.
人行道下住着一群蚂蚁。
菌落
The scientist observed a colony of bacteria on the petri dish.
科学家在培养皿中观察到了一个菌落。
艺术家聚居地
The small town became an artists' colony in the 20th century.
这个小镇在20世纪成为了艺术家聚居地。
一声求救，一丝痛苦，一个名字的低语，一个殖民地。
In the song 'Colony' by Joy Division, the word 'colony' appears as a metaphor.
在Joy Division的歌曲《Colony》中，'colony'一词作为隐喻出现。
蚂蚁群体是一个超级有机体。
In the movie 'Ant-Man', Hank Pym describes ants as a colony.
在电影《蚁人》中，汉克·皮姆描述蚂蚁为一个群体。
Use colonies naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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联想'co'（共同）+ 'land'（土地）→ 共同开垦的土地 → 殖民地。
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None of these words rhyme with 'colony' (pronounced /ˈkɑːləni/). They share the -ny ending but the stressed vowels differ (e.g., 'agony' has /æ/, 'balcony' /æ/, 'harmony' /ɑːr/, 'irony' /aɪ/, 'ceremony' /ɛ/, 'testimony' /ɛ/). Only 'harmony' has a similar vowel (/ɑː/) but with an r before the n, so they do not rhyme exactly.
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