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colonize, colonise [ˈkɒlənaız] VB trans

1. colonize:

在…开拓殖民地 zài…kāituò zhímíndì

2. colonize:

(动、植物)大量生活(或生长于于 dàliàng shēnghuó yú

▶ colonization [ˌkɒlənaıˈzeıʃən] N

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The pits are colonised by a rich flora. en.wikipedia.org

It describes and calculates part of the economic relationship between colonising power and colony. en.wikipedia.org

It is now disused and has been allowed to colonise naturally. en.wikipedia.org

Grebes, ducks and geese have colonised the lakes. en.wikipedia.org

The members of the genus demonstrate a great deal of metabolic diversity, and consequently are able to colonise a wide range of niches. en.wikipedia.org

Both groups colonised neighbouring islands from their bases. en.wikipedia.org

Whilst initially a burn is likely to be sterile, it will quickly become colonised from external sources, usually other patients in the same ward. en.wikipedia.org

The game is set in a fictional remote future where human beings have colonised the known galaxy and established a trading civilisation. en.wikipedia.org

The area, thus disused, was colonised naturally by grasses and trees in a secondary succession. en.wikipedia.org

The sandy shores are more-or-less colonised by marine spermatophyte plants. en.wikipedia.org

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