noun🔗Share冒号 The punctuation mark ":"."The teacher explained the use of colons in grammar class. "老师在语法课上讲解了冒号（:）的用法。grammarwritinglanguagemarkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share冒号 The triangular colon (especially in context of not being able to type the actual triangular colon)."Since my keyboard lacked the triangular colon symbol, I used regular colons to approximate the shape in my linguistics notes. "因为我的键盘上没有三角冒号这个符号，所以在做语言学笔记时，我用普通冒号来勉强代替它的形状。grammarwritingmarklanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share冒号, 双点号 A rhetorical figure consisting of a clause which is grammatically, but not logically, complete."The speaker used too many colons in their speech, making it sound choppy and incomplete even though each phrase was grammatically correct. "演讲者在演讲中使用了太多文法完整但逻辑上未完结的句子 (colon)，导致听起来断断续续，好像没说完一样，即使每个短语在语法上都是正确的。grammarlinguisticsliteraturewritinglanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share分句, 句节. A clause or group of clauses written as a line, or taken as a standard of measure in ancient manuscripts or texts."The scholar carefully counted the colons on each page of the ancient scroll to determine the length of the original text. "学者仔细地数着古代卷轴每页上的句节，以确定原文的长度。literaturewritinglanguagehistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share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."The doctor examined his colons to check for any signs of disease. "医生检查了他的结肠，以查看是否有任何疾病迹象。anatomyorganbodyphysiologymedicinebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share农民，农夫. A husbandman."The colons worked from sunrise to sunset, tending their fields and ensuring a bountiful harvest for their families. "农民们日出而作，日落而息，辛勤耕作田地，确保他们的家庭获得丰收。agriculturepersonjobChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share殖民者，侨民 A European colonial settler, especially in a French colony."During the Algerian War of Independence, many colons who had lived in Algeria for generations chose to return to France. "在阿尔及利亚独立战争期间，许多在阿尔及利亚生活了世世代代的法国侨民选择了回到法国。historypersonsocietypoliticsworldChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
