colonized

• 指某地或某地区被外国势力占据、控制或建立殖民统治；也可指被外来者定居并受其支配。

Describes a place or area that has been settled and controlled by a foreign power.

1. Settled by colonizersB2formal

   Describes a region or area that has been settled and controlled by people from another country.

   被殖民的

   • The colonized territories were exploited for their natural resources.
   • Many colonized nations fought for their independence in the 20th century.
   • The colonized population often faced cultural suppression.

   同义词occupiedsettledsubjugated

2. Inhabited by a groupB2formal

   Describes an area that has been taken over and inhabited by a particular group of organisms or people.

   被定居的

   • The island was colonized by seabirds during the nesting season.
   • The abandoned building was colonized by stray cats.
   • The region was colonized by settlers from the mainland.

   同义词inhabitedoccupiedpeopledpopulatedsettled

• 指在某一地区建立殖民地或移居开发新领土的行为，通常包括对当地原住民的控制和统治。

A verb used to describe the act of establishing a colony or settling in a new territory, often involving control over indigenous populations.

1. Establish a colonyB2formalbritish

   To send settlers to a place and establish political control over it, often referring to historical European expansion.

   殖民

   • European powers colonised many parts of Africa during the 19th century.
   • The British colonised Australia starting in 1788.
   • They attempted to colonise the new territory but faced resistance.

   同义词pioneerplantpopulatesettle

   反义词decolonisefreeliberate

2. Settle in a new areaB2formalbritish

   To move into a new area and establish a community or settlement.

   殖民

   • The group colonised the remote island and built a small village.
   • Early settlers colonised the fertile valleys of the region.
   • They colonised the land along the river to farm.

   同义词establishoccupypioneerpopulatesettle