colonize
colonise, v [Tn]
establish a colony in (an area); establish (an area) as a colony 在(一地区)建立殖民地; 把(某地区)开拓为殖民地
Britain colonized many parts of Africa. 英国在非洲开拓了许多殖民地.
Britain was colonized by the Romans. 不列颠曾沦为罗马人的殖民地.
We set off down the hill. At first it was easy walking over the grass. Then the grass turned to bushes and the hillside became steeper. We climbed over rocks, through trees and found it more and more difficult to get down the hill. By now we were beginnin