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colonize

/ˈkɒlənaɪz/ /ˈkɑlənaɪz/

Meanings
verb

殖民， 开拓殖民地

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

Examples :

"The company decided to colonize a new market by opening several stores in different cities. "
这家公司决定通过在不同城市开设多家门店来在新市场开拓殖民地。
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verb

侵占, 占据。

(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 quickly colonized the younger siblings' free time, leaving them with little opportunity for their own activities. "
这个流行的社交媒体潮流迅速侵占了弟弟妹妹们的空闲时间，让他们几乎没有机会做自己的事情。
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Related Words

Illustration activities

activities noun

/ækˈtɪ.vɪ.tiz/ /ækˈtɪv.ə.tiz/

活动，积极性

"Pit row was abuzz with activity."

维修站通道里一片繁忙景象。

Illustration classroom

classroom noun

/ˈklɑːsɹʊm/

教室，课堂。

"The children were excited to go to their classroom in the morning. "

孩子们早上很兴奋地去他们的教室上课。

Illustration appropriate

appropriate verb

/əˈproʊpriət/ /əˈproʊprieɪt/

使适合，使适应.

"The teacher will appropriate the new lesson plan to the students' current level of understanding. "

老师会调整新的课程计划，使之适合学生们目前的理解水平。

Illustration opportunity

opportunity noun

/ˌɒp.əˈtjuː.nɪ.tɪ/ /ˌɑpɚˈtunəti/

机会，良机，机遇

"The scholarship offered a valuable opportunity for students to pursue higher education. "

这份奖学金为学生们提供了深造的宝贵机会。

Illustration commandeer

commandeer verb

/ˌkɑːmənˈdɪr/ /ˌkɔːmənˈdɪr/

征用， 征收。

"The army commandeered the school gymnasium for a temporary hospital. "

军队征用了学校的体育馆，把它作为临时医院。

Illustration different

different noun

/ˈdɪf.(ə)ɹ.ənt/

差别，差异。

"My family has a different ideal for my future than I do. "

对于我的未来，我的家人和我的理想存在差别。

Illustration experience

experience noun

/ɪkˈspɪə.ɹɪəns/ /ɪkˈspɪɹ.i.əns/

经验, 阅历

"It was an experience he would not soon forget."

那是一段他永远难忘的经历。

Illustration establish

establish verb

/ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ/

建立， 确立。

"The new teacher worked hard to establish a routine in her classroom. "

这位新老师努力地在她的教室里建立起一套稳定的日常规范。

Illustration extension

extension noun

/ɪkˈstɛnʃən/

延伸，扩大，扩展

"The library offered an extension on the due date for the overdue books. "

图书馆允许延期归还那些已经过期的书。

Illustration colonists

colonists noun

/ˈkɒlənɪsts/ /ˈkɑlənɪsts/

殖民者， 开拓者。

"The colonists faced many hardships when they first arrived in the new land. "

最初来到这片新土地时，殖民者们面临着许多艰难困苦。

Illustration colonized

colonized verb

/ˈkɑləˌnaɪzd/ /ˈkɑlənˌaɪzd/

殖民，开拓殖民地

"The Europeans colonized many parts of Africa during the 19th century. "

十九世纪期间，欧洲人将非洲的许多地方变成了殖民地。

Illustration indigenous

indigenous adjective

/ɪnˈdɪdʒɪnəs/ /ɪnˈdɪdʒənəs/

本土的，原生的，土著的。

"The Australian Aboriginal people are the indigenous inhabitants of the continent. "

澳大利亚原住民是这片大陆土生土长的居民。