colonise 

英汉解释

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

同义词

v. colonize

反义词

v.   decolonise，decolonize

参考例句

1. In the wild, plants need to disperse their seeds to survive and colonise new areas.
在野外，植物为了需要播撒他们的种子并开拓新的领域。
2. Residents of Russia's far east fear that China is planning to plunder their oil and timber and perhaps even to colonise their empty spaces.
并且，俄罗斯西伯利亚远东地区的居民也对中国深怀戒心，他们认为后者正在计划劫掠本国的石油和木材，甚至这块广袤之地成为中国的殖民地亦未尝不可能。
3. Some insist that humanity must hurry on with the Martian vision, to explore and ultimately to colonise other planets to secure the species's future.
部分人坚持人类必须更有野心，加速探索宇宙并最终殖民外星球，只有这样才能给人类的未来以保障。

英英解释

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

网络释义

colonise
建立殖民地; 移植;