英 [ˈkɒlənaɪz]
vi. 开拓殖民地；移民于殖民地
vt. 在……开拓殖民地；移于殖民地
n. 殖民地化；移植
colonise /ˈkɒləˌnaɪz/ CET6
... mature 成熟的 colonized 动词colonize的过... colonised 殖民化的 ...
He has colonised entire fields of business theory.
他全权垄断了商业理论的领域。
There's hardly a niche on Earth that hasn't been colonised.
地球上几乎每一处都已经被生命所占据。
The British people were never colonised so they will not be bullied.
英国人民从没有经历殖民统治，所以不甘遭人欺侮。
This will help reduce the transmission of antibiotic-resistant bacteria from colonised wounds to susceptible patients.
"They colonised the country, but now they say they don't want to help, " she said.
When a new piece of land is being colonised, the population grows and disperses rapidly.