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col·on·ize (BrE also col·on·ise) BrE /ˈkɒlənaɪz/NAmE /ˈkɑːlənaɪz/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they colonize BrE /ˈkɒlənaɪz/ NAmE /ˈkɑːlənaɪz/present simple - he / she / it colonizes BrE /ˈkɒlənaɪzɪz/ NAmE /ˈkɑːlənaɪzɪz/past simple colonized BrE /ˈkɒlənaɪzd/ NAmE /ˈkɑːlənaɪzd/past participle colonized BrE /ˈkɒlənaɪzd/ NAmE /ˈkɑːlənaɪzd/ -ing form colonizing BrE /ˈkɒlənaɪzɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈkɑːlənaɪzɪŋ/~ sthto take control of an area or a country that is not your own, especially using force, and send people from your own country to live there 在（某国家或地区）建立殖民地；移民于殖民地◆The area was colonized by the Vikings. 这一地区曾为维京人的殖民地。 colonize, discover, explore, pioneer, reconnaissance, scout, settle, terrain, territory, voyage ~ sth(biology 生物) (of animals or plants 动物或植物) to live or grow in large numbers in a particular area （在某一地区）聚居，大批生长◆The slopes are colonized by flowering plants. 坡地上长满了开花植物。◆Bats had colonized the ruins. 蝙蝠聚居在这片废墟上。▸ col·on·iza·tion, col·on·isa·tion BrE /ˌkɒlənaɪˈzeɪʃn/NAmE /ˌkɑːlənəˈzeɪʃn/ noun [U] ◆the colonization of the 'New World' “新大陆” 的殖民◆plant colonization 植物的拓植▸ col·on·izer, col·on·iser BrE /ˈkɒlənaɪzə(r)/NAmE /ˈkɑːlənaɪzər/ noun |