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colonised

/ˈkɒlənaɪzd/ /ˈkɒləˌnaɪzd/

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verb

殖民，开拓殖民地

To settle (a place) with colonists, and hence make (a place) into a colony.

Examples :

"The Europeans colonised North America, displacing the indigenous populations. "

欧洲人殖民了北美洲，驱逐了当地的土著居民。

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verb

殖民，开拓殖民地

To settle (a group of people, a species, or the like) in a place as a colony.

Examples :

"The ants colonised the picnic blanket, quickly covering it with their nest. "

蚂蚁迅速地在野餐布上建立了自己的巢穴，占领了整个野餐布.

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verb

殖民，占领，统治

To settle among and establish control over (the indigenous people of an area).

Examples :

"The European powers colonised many African countries in the 19th century, exploiting their resources and imposing their own systems of government. "

在19世纪，欧洲列强殖民了许多非洲国家，掠夺它们的资源并强行推行自己的政府体制。

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verb

殖民，开拓殖民地

To begin a colony or colonies.

Examples :

"Bees often colonised the empty hive in our garden every spring. "

每年春天，蜜蜂常常会在我们花园里那个空蜂箱里筑巢安家，建立它们的蜂群。

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verb

侵占，掠夺，支配

(by extension) To intrude into and take over (the autonomy, experience, social movement, etc, of a less powerful person or group); to commandeer or appropriate.

Examples :

"The popular social media trend was colonised by large corporations, taking over the space for their own marketing campaigns. "

这个流行的社交媒体潮流被大型公司侵占了，它们霸占了这个空间，用来进行自己的营销活动。

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