法国在非洲曾拥有许多殖民地。

France once had many ___colonies in Africa.

这些早期的殖民地仍然保持着与母国的贸易往来。

These early ___colonies maintained trade relations with their mother country.

海滩上可以看到成群的海鸥栖息在一起。

You can see large ___colonies of seagulls resting together on the beach.

许多退休人员在佛罗里达组成了舒适的聚居区。

Many retirees formed cozy ___colonies in Florida.

显微镜下可以看到培养基上生长的细菌群落。

Under the microscope, we observed several bacterial ___colonies growing on the agar plate.