colonies

The colonies received only a passing mention.

那些殖民地只是顺带提了一下。

The colonies were claiming a larger measure of self-government.

殖民地正要求获得更大程度上的自治。

Then the British stole both the Spanish colonies and the Spanish novel.

后来英国人不仅攫取了西班牙的殖民地,而且窃取了西班牙的小说.

All of the colonies were up in arms against him.

所有的殖民地均奋起与他作斗争.

In 1861, they managed to place fourteen women in paid positions in the colonies.

他们在1861年设法把14名女性安排到殖民地有报酬的职位上。

The Shetlands are famed for their colonies of sea birds.

设得兰群岛以其众多的海鸟而闻名。

Among the most spectacular sights are the great sea-bird colonies.

庞大的海鸟群是最壮观的景象之一。

The caterpillars feed in large colonies.

毛毛虫总是成群进食。

In 1783 the American Colonies threw off the yoke of England.

北美(十三个)殖民地于一七八三年摆脱了英国的统治.

Many of our troops and officers were scattered around the world in the service of His Majesty in the colonies.

我们的很多部队和军官分驻世界各地的英属殖民地，为英王效力。

But throughout the colonies, people relied primarily on small farms and self-sufficiency .

但就整个殖民地来说, 人们主要依靠小型农场,过着 自给自足 的生活.

The colonies to the South were not without religious testimony.

南部殖民地仍免不了根据宗教立论.

They amassed huge wealth by plundering the colonies.

他们通过掠夺殖民地聚敛了大笔的财富.

Disputes developed over taxation of colonies and other matters.

首先在殖民地的税收及其他一些问题上出现了争执.

On the eve of the Revolution, the colonies produced thirty thousand tons of crude iron a year.

独立战争前夕，北美十三州每年生产3万吨生铁。