colonies n. 殖民地(colony的复数)
- That nation will also have many misfortunes at sea and lose its colonies.
那国家在海上也有很多的不幸,失去了它的殖民地。 - Then, those organisms that grow into colonies will be specifically the ones that can degrade the target substance (and thereby extract energy from it).
那么,生长为集落的有机体就是可降解靶标物质(并从中提取能量)的有机体。 - Analyzing the grain logistics current situation, this paper proposes a distributed algorithm based on ant colonies to optimize the dynamic assignment of components to orders.
通过对粮食物流现状的分析,提出了基于蚁群的物流优化调度算法,实现粮食物流过程中粮食的动态分配。
Colony \Col"o*ny\ (k[o^]l"[-o]*n[y^]), n.; pl. {Colonies}
(k[o^]l"[-o]*n[i^]z). [L. colonia, fr. colonus farmer, fr.
colere to cultivate, dwell: cf. F. colonie. Cf. {Culture}.]
1. A company of people transplanted from their mother country
to a remote province or country, and remaining subject to
the jurisdiction of the parent state; as, the British
colonies in America.
The first settlers of New England were the best of
Englishmen, well educated, devout Christians, and
zealous lovers of liberty. There was never a colony
formed of better materials. --Ames.
2. The district or country colonized; a settlement.
3. a territory subject to the ruling governmental authority
of another country and not a part of the ruling country.
[PJC]
4. A company of persons from the same country sojourning in a
foreign city or land; as, the American colony in Paris.
5. (Nat. Hist.) A number of animals or plants living or
growing together, beyond their usual range.
6. (Bot.) A cell family or group of common origin, mostly of
unicellular organisms, esp. among the lower alg[ae]. They
may adhere in chains or groups, or be held together by a
gelatinous envelope.
[PJC]
7. (Zo["o]l.) A cluster or aggregation of zooids of any
compound animal, as in the corals, hydroids, certain
tunicates, etc.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
8. (Zo["o]l.) A community of social insects, as ants, bees,
etc.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
9. (Microbiology) a group of microorganisms originating as
the descendents of one individual cell, growing on a
gelled growth medium, as of gelatin or agar; especially,
such a group that has grown to a sufficient number to be
visible to the naked eye.
[PJC]