colonial

英 [kəˈləʊniəl]

美 [kəˈloʊniəl]

adj. 殖民的; 殖民国家的; (美国)具有英属殖民地时期特色的，英属殖民地时期的
n. 生活在殖民地的宗主国居民

复数：colonials　

Collins.2 / BNC.4415 / COCA.3321

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adj.

殖民的；殖民国家的
connected with or belonging to a country that controls another country
1. a colonial power
  殖民强国
2. Tunisia achieved independence from French colonial rule in 1956.
  突尼斯于1956年从法国的殖民统治下获得独立。
3. Western colonial attitudes
  西方的殖民主义态度
（美国）具有英属殖民地时期特色的，英属殖民地时期的
typical of or connected with the US at the time when it was still a British colony
1. life in colonial times
  英属殖民地时期的美国生活

noun

生活在殖民地的宗主国居民
a person who lives in a colony and who comes from the country that controls it
1. British colonials in India
  生活在印度这块殖民地上的英国人

ADJ 殖民地的;殖民主义的
Colonialmeans relating to countries that are colonies, or to colonialism.
1. ...the 31st anniversary of Jamaica's independence from British colonial rule.
  牙买加脱离英国殖民统治独立31周年纪念
2. ...the colonial civil service.
  殖民地行政部门
N-COUNT 生活在殖民地的宗主国居民
People who have lived for a long time in a colony but who belong to the colonizing country are sometimes referred to ascolonials.
1. ...a group of ex-colonials.
  一群前殖民地居民
ADJ (建筑或家具)具有英属殖民地时期特色的，美洲殖民地时期的
AColonialbuilding or piece of furniture was built or made in a style that was popular in America in the 17th and 18th centuries.
1. ...the white colonial houses on the north side of the campus...
  校园北边几幢殖民地时期风格的白房子
2. I sat on the Colonial bench that was just to the left of the office doorway.
  我坐在带有殖民地时期风格的长凳上，就在办公室出门靠左的地方。

noun

adj

composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony
1. coral is a colonial organism
Synonym:compound
of or relating to or characteristic of or inhabiting a colony
of animals who live in colonies, such as ants