1country ruled by another country殖民地ADJECTIVE | VERB + COLONY | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤overseas海外殖民地◇Britain's overseas colonies英國的海外殖民地➤American, British, French, etc.美國、英國、法國等的殖民地➤former前殖民地◇the former Portuguese colony of Macao前葡萄牙殖民地澳門➤independent, self-governing獨立的/自治殖民地▸➤penal, plantation流放地;種植園殖民地VERB + COLONY➤establish建立殖民地◇Settlers established a new colony in the early 18th century.移民在 18 世紀早期建立了一個新的殖民地。PREPOSITION➤in a/the colony在殖民地colony
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2group of animals/plants生物群體ADJECTIVE | VERB + COLONY | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤huge, large, thriving大群體;繁榮的群體▸➤small小群體▸➤breeding, nesting繁殖/巢居群體▸➤ant, bird, seal, etc.蟻群、鳥群、海豹群等VERB + COLONY➤form形成群體◇Some of the insects will leave to form a new colony.其中一些昆蟲會離群去組成一個新的群體。PREPOSITION➤in a/the colony以群體的方式◇The birds nest in huge colonies.這些鳥大群大群地巢居。➤colony of一群⋯◇a colony of ants一群螞蟻
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