territory
美音:
[´terı´tɔ:rı
]英音:
[´terı´tɔ:rı
]n.领土,版图,地域
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territory为短语/超纲词汇
词频:2049
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名词复数:territories
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terr=earth(地)
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territory
/'terətrɪ; [US] -tɔ:rɪ; `tɛrə,tɔrɪ/
n
1 [C, U] (area of) land under the control of a ruler, country, city, etc 领土(的范围)
*Turkish territory in Europe 土耳其在欧洲部分的领土
* occupying enemy territory 占领敌方的土地
* new territories 新的领土.
2 Territory [C] country or area forming part of the US, Australia or Canada but not ranking as a state or province (美国、澳大利亚或加拿大的)未列为州或省的地方
*North West Territory 西北地区.
3 [C, U] (extent of the) area for which sb has responsibility or over which a salesman, etc operates(某人负责的)地区(范围); (推销员等的)营业地区
*Our representatives travel over a very large territory. 我们的推销员活动地区很广.
* How much territory does this medical practice cover? 这一医疗服务包括的地区有多大?
4 [C, U] (extent of the) area claimed or dominated by one person, group or animal and defended against others (个人、团体或动物占据的)领域
*He seems to regard that end of the office as his territory, ie He resents anyone else using it. 他把办公室的那一头看成是他的地盘.
* Mating blackbirds will defend their territory against intruders. 黑鹂交配时不容许地盘受到外来的滋扰.
5 [C] area of knowledge or activity (知识或活动的)范围, 领域
*Legal problems are very much Andrew's territory, ie He handles them. 法律方面的问题主要是由安德鲁负责处理.
territory
npluralterritories
1【government/military】
2【type of land】
3【animal】
4【new or familiar experience】
5【business】
6 come/go with the territory
7【land that is not a state】
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin;Origin: territorium 'land around a town', from terra; TERRACE]
【GOVERNMENT/MILITARY】 [U and C]
land that is owned or controlled by a particular country, ruler, or military force
Hong Kong became Chinese territory in 1997.
occupied/enemy/disputed/hostile territory
The plane was flying over enemy territory.
【TYPE OF LAND】[U]
land of a particular type
uncharted/unexplored territory
an expedition through previously unexplored territory
【ANIMAL】 [U and C]
the area that an animal, bird etc regards as its own and will defend against other animals
A tiger has a large territory to defend.
A dog uses urine to mark its territory .
【NEW OR FAMILIAR EXPERIENCE】[U]
a particular area of experience or knowledge
new/unfamiliar/uncharted territory
The company is moving into unfamiliar territory with this new software.
Actor Patrick Bergin returns to more familiar territory to play a menacing killer.
【BUSINESS】 [U and C]
an area in a town, country etc that someone is responsible for as part of their job, especially someone whose job is to sell products
a sales territory
come/go with the territory
to be a natural and accepted part of a particular job, situation, place etc
I'm a cop - getting shot at goes with the territory.
【LAND THAT IS NOT A STATE】[C]
land that belongs to the United States, Canada etc but that is not a state
the US territory of Guam
1. The cession of the territory could not be avoided because they lost the war. 因为他们输了这场战争,割让领土是无法避免的。
2. The new emperor was quite interested in the expansion of territory. 新皇帝对领土的扩张非常感兴趣。
3. The train cuts through infinite territory, most of it flat and boring, and it seems to me that the ceaseless rhythm of the wheels is like scissors cutting a three-thousand-mile rip through my life. 列车飞快地穿过茫茫无际的大地——大部分土地平坦,但令人感到厌烦。对我来说,车轮不间断地发出的有节奏的声音就象一把剪刀,咔嚓咔嚓地在我的生命长河中剪出了一条长达 3.000 英里的口子。
4. He was decoyed by a false message (into entering enemy territory). 他被假情报诱骗(进入敌区).
5. He moved all three matches from east to west and said that was what should be done — meaning that much of the new Poland should be carved out of Germany and that the Soviet Union should retain the Polish territory seized on the basis of the Nazi-Sovi 他把三根火柴全部从东部移到了西部,并且说这就是应该做的事——意思是新波兰的大部分从德国分离出来,苏联应当继续保留根据德苏条约侵占的波兰领土。
6. About 80 percent of its territory is mountainous. 它的百分之八十的领土是山。
7. So that I was positive I should recognize it as familiar territory. 因此,我相信这段路对我来说会是很熟悉的。
8. Our representatives travel over a very large territory. 我们的推销员活动地区很广.
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