colonize

'kɒlәnaiz

托福GRE Collins 1

v. settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world
v. settle as colonists or establish a colony (in)

vi. 开拓殖民地
vt. 殖民于, 移植于

Collins 星级

24,043

BNC 频率

13,280

使用频率

colonize 由词根 colon（意为“殖民地”）和后缀 -ize（表示“使得”）组成，意思是“使成为殖民地”。

例句

1. Many countries tried to colonize new lands in the past.

许多国家在过去试图殖民新土地。

2. The explorers wanted to colonize the island and make it their home.

探险者们想要殖民这个岛屿并把它作为他们的家。

3. Colonizing Mars is a topic of great interest for scientists today.

殖民火星是今天科学家们非常感兴趣的话题。