colonize

/ˈkɒlənaɪz/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkɑːlənaɪz/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkä-lə-ˌnīz/ (ame, mw)

colonize — 動詞

  • colonizepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • colonizeshe / she / it
  • colonizedpast simple
  • colonizing-ing form

1. to make another land your own by moving settlers there and ruling the people who

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

殖民

占領他地並移民統治

to make another land your own by moving settlers there and ruling the people who already live in it

例句

By 1900, the empire had colonized several islands and built ports there.

到了 1900 年，那個帝國已殖民了數個島嶼，並在那裡建立港口。

past perfect: had colonized + place

History class examined how Spain colonized the region and taxed local farmers.

歷史課探討了西班牙如何殖民該地區，並向當地農民課稅。

同義詞
  • occupy

    can describe military control without the idea of moving settlers in

  • settle

    focuses on moving to live somewhere, often without political control

  • annex

    formal word for adding land to a state, often in law or politics

反義詞
  • decolonize

    to end colonial rule and remove that outside control

文法句型

colonize + place

用法筆記

Usually used about states or empires, with a country or region as the object. It suggests lasting settlement and control, not a short military attack.

2. if plants, animals, or bacteria colonize a place, they begin living there and in

2.動詞及物C1
釋義

定殖

生物開始在某地生長繁殖

if plants, animals, or bacteria colonize a place, they begin living there and increase in number

例句

Small crabs quickly colonized the new mangrove roots after the storm.

暴風雨過後，小螃蟹很快就定殖在新的紅樹林根部。

animals colonize a habitat

Within a year, moss had colonized the damp bricks behind the school.

不到一年，苔蘚就已定殖在學校後方潮濕的磚牆上。

同義詞
  • spread

    broader and less technical; it does not always suggest settling in a new habitat

  • establish

    can mean to become firmly present, but it is less specific about biological growth

反義詞
  • die out

    means the living thing disappears instead of becoming established

文法句型

colonize + habitat

colonize + surface

用法筆記

Most often used in science for species, plants, or bacteria. The subject is the living thing that spreads, not the place being spread into.

3. to spread through a place or line of work so strongly that you crowd others out

3.動詞及物C2
釋義

盤據；壟斷

大量占住某處或主導某領域

to spread through a place or line of work so strongly that you crowd others out or shape how it operates

例句

Cheap souvenir shops have colonized the old station road in recent years.

近年來，便宜的紀念品店已盤據了舊車站那條路。

shops colonize a place

One video app has colonized teenage life so completely that teachers mention it in class.

某個影音 App 幾乎壟斷了青少年的生活，連老師上課都會提到它。

colonize + area of activity

同義詞
  • dominate

    focuses on control, without the image of spreading into every part of a space

  • take over

    more general and more informal; it may describe a single sudden change

反義詞

文法句型

colonize + place

colonize + field of activity

用法筆記

Common in critical writing about business, media, or culture. It often suggests unwelcome control or crowding rather than neutral growth.