colonize
🇺🇸
/ˈkɑːlənaɪz/
🇬🇧
/ˈkɒlənaɪz/
verb
R
to take control of another land and send your people to live there
European nations colonize many parts of Africa in the 19th century.
19世纪，欧洲国家殖民了非洲的许多地区。
R
to live or grow in large numbers in an area
Various plants colonize the forest floor after a fire.
火灾后，各种植物在森林地面上大量生长。
translation
殖民, 聚居
词形变化
3rd Present
colonizes
Past
colonized
Perfect
colonized
Progressive
colonizing