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colon

/ˈkəʊ.lɒn/ /ˈkoʊ.lən/ /ˈkoʊlən/ /kəˈlɒn/ /kəˈloʊn/

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noun

冒号

The punctuation mark ":".

Examples :

"The teacher said to use a colon after the introduction in our list. "

老师说在列表的介绍之后要用冒号。

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noun

冒号

The triangular colon (especially in context of not being able to type the actual triangular colon).

Examples :

"The teacher wrote a list of instructions, but the "colon" symbol was missing from the document. "

老师写了一系列指示，但是文件里缺少了那个“冒号”符号。

grammar writing language

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noun

冒号，分号, 独立分句

A rhetorical figure consisting of a clause which is grammatically, but not logically, complete.

Examples :

"The teacher's statement, "My students are prepared, and (pause), now is the time for testing," used a colon to introduce a grammatically complete but logically related idea. "

老师的陈述，“我的学生们准备好了，（停顿），现在是考试的时候了”，使用了一种冒号的修辞手法，引出了一个语法上完整但逻辑上相关的想法。

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noun

句，行。

A clause or group of clauses written as a line, or taken as a standard of measure in ancient manuscripts or texts.

Examples :

"The teacher wrote the first few lines of the poem on the board as a colon for the students to copy. "

老师在黑板上写了这首诗的前几行，作为学生们抄写的范本。（Lǎoshī zài hēibǎn shàng xiě le zhè shǒu shī de qián jǐ háng, zuòwéi xuéshengmen chāoxiě de fàn běn.）

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noun

结肠，大肠。

Part of the large intestine; the final segment of the digestive system, after (distal to) the ileum and before (proximal to) the anus.

Examples :

"The doctor explained that the colon plays a crucial role in absorbing water from food waste. "

医生解释说，结肠在大肠中起着关键作用，它能从食物残渣中吸收水分。

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noun

农夫，农民。

Examples :

"The colon, a hardworking farmer, planted his corn crop early in the spring. "

这位农夫，一个勤劳的农民，在早春时节就种下了他的玉米。

agriculture job person

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殖民者，侨民

A European colonial settler, especially in a French colony.

Examples :

"Many colons in Algeria struggled to understand the perspective of the native Algerians. "

在阿尔及利亚的许多法国殖民者/侨民很难理解当地阿尔及利亚人的想法。

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