They were visited by a large colony of ants which obtained a sort of honey from them.
蚜虫遭到一窝蚂蚁的攻击，蚂蚁从它们身上可以获得一种蜜。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 54 Instinct or cleverness
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 殖民地;聚居地;群体;聚居人群;
💡 colon(till)+y(名词后缀)→殖民；殖民地；居留地
"the American colony in Paris"
聚居巴黎的美国侨民
近义：settlement, dwelling
n. 分类，类别;品质，本性;方法;一群;
vt.& vi. 分类;整顿，整理;适合;
vt. 挑选;把…分类;将…排顺序;
vi. 分类;交往;协调;
💡 sort(kind)→种类；分类；整理；拣选
"You can't see in this light, but my new coat is a sort of brownish colour."
这种光线下你看不清楚，其实我的新外衣带棕色。
近义：arrange, order, organise, organize, pigeonhole, range
反义：jumble, mess, muss, shuffle, tousle, upset
adv. 大大地;夸大地;详细地;顺风地;
adj. 大的;大规模的;大型号的;广泛的;
v. 玩个痛快;（尤指跳舞和饮酒）作乐;
"The two large classrooms have been assigned to us."
这两间大教室分配给了我们。
近义：major, sizeable, big, sizable, some, capital
反义：small
n. 蜂蜜;<口>宝贝;可爱的人;
adj. 蜜的;心爱的;加了蜜的;（蜜一样）甘美的;
vt. 给…加蜜;对…甜言蜜语;
💡 哄你（谐音）：甜言蜜语-哄你的语言像 蜜甜 掏钱(money)喝(h) 蜂蜜
"Have you seen my keys, honey?"
你见到我的钥匙了吗，宝贝？
近义：sugar, sweeten, candy, edulcorate, cajole, love