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Territory Land Area Country Controlled Occupied Work Countable

Territory denotes land controlled by a country or ruler, or land an animal considers its own. It can also refer to an area of knowledge, experience, or responsibility, and in politics, a region administered by a specific country but not fully integrated.

territory (领土;领地;属地;地区;领域;地盘;地带)

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/te̱rətri, AM -tɔːri/
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[N-VAR 可变名词]领土;领地 Territory is land which is controlled by a particular country or ruler.
  • The government denies that any of its territory is under rebel control.

    政府否认有领土被反叛分子所控制。

  • ...Russian territory.

    俄罗斯领土

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]属地,地区,托管地(指被别国控制的国家或地区) A territory is a country or region that is controlled by another country.
  • They just want to return to their families in the occupied territories...

    他们只是想回到在占领区的家人身边。

  • He toured some of the disputed territories now under UN control.

    他去一些目前由联合国接管的争议地区巡视了一番。

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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](知识)领域;(经验)范围 You can use territory to refer to an area of knowledge or experience. virgin territory→see:
virgin
;
  [with supp]
  • Following the futuristic The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood's seventh novel, Cat's Eye, returns to more familiar territory...

    写完了具有未来色彩的《女仆的故事》之后,玛格丽特·阿特伍德的第七部小说《猫眼》回归到了人们较熟悉的题材上。

  • Reading from a tedious technical brief for hours on end, he would stray into difficult territory.

    连续看上几个小时枯燥的技术简报后,他会不自觉地钻起牛角尖来。

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[N-VAR 可变名词](动物的)领地,地盘 An animal's territory is an area which it regards as its own and which it defends when other animals try to enter it.
  [usu with supp]
  • The territory of a cat only remains fixed for as long as the cat dominates the area.

    猫的地盘只在它占据那个地方的时候是固定不变的。

5
[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](具有一定特点的)地带,地区 Territory is land with a particular character.
  [with supp]
  • ...mountainous territory.

    多山地带

  • ...a vast and uninhabited territory.

    广阔的无人居住区

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[PHRASE 短语]是难免的事;是必然的事 If you say that something comes with the territory, you mean that you accept it as a natural result of the situation you are in.
  [V inflects]
  • Doing human rights work is risky business. That comes with the territory...

    做人权工作是要冒风险的。这是难免的。

  • You can't expect not to have a debate; that's what comes with the territory in a democracy.

    不要指望不会发生辩论,那在民主社会已成为必然。


Oxford ter·ri·tory / ˈterətri ; NAmE ˈterətɔːri / noun ( plural ter·ri·tories ) 1 [countable ,  uncountable ] land that is under the control of a particular country or ruler 领土;版图;领地 ◆ enemy/disputed/foreign territory 敌方╱有争议的╱外国领土 ◆ occupied territories 被占领的土地 ◆ They have refused to allow UN troops to be stationed in their territory. 他们拒不允许联合国部队驻扎在他们的国土上。 ☞ collocationsat
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2 [countable ,  uncountable ] an area that one person, group, animal, etc. considers as their own and defends against others who try to enter it (个人、群体、动物等占据的)领域,管区,地盘 ◆ Mating blackbirds will defend their territory against intruders. 乌鸫交配时会保护自己的地盘,不允许外来者侵入。 ◆ ( figurative) This type of work is uncharted territoryfor us. 我们从未涉足过这类工作。 ◆ ( figurative) Legal problems are Andy's territory (= he deals with them). 法律问题由安迪负责处理。 3 [countable ,  uncountable ] an area of a town, country, etc. that sb has responsibility for in their work or another activity (某人负责的)地区 ◆ Our representatives cover a very large territory. 我们的代理人负责的地区很广。 4 [uncountable ] a particular type of land (某类)地区;(某种)地方 ◆ unexplored territory 未勘察地区 5 ( alsoTerritory ) [countable ] a country or an area that is part of the US, Australia or Canada but is not a state or province (美国)准州;(澳大利亚)地区;(加拿大)地区 ◆ Guam and American Samoa are US territories. 关岛和美属萨摩亚是美国的准州。 IDIOM ˌcome/ˌgo with the ˈterritory to be a normal and accepted part of a particular job, situation, etc. 成为必然的部份(或结果) ◆ She has to work late most days, but in her kind of job that goes with the territory. 她在大部份日子里都得工作到很晚,但根据她的工作性质,这是不可避免的。 ☞more at
neutral
  adj.
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ter·ri·tory / ˈterətri ; NAmE ˈterətɔːri /
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territoryter‧ri‧to‧ry /ˈterətəri $ -tɔːri/ ●●○ W3 noun (plural territories)
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1government/military [countable, uncountable] 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.► see thesaurus at
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2type of land [uncountable] land of a particular typeuncharted/unexplored territory an expedition through previously unexplored territory3animal [countable, uncountable] 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.4new or familiar experience [uncountable] a particular area of experience or knowledgenew/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.5business [countable, uncountable] 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 territory6come/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.7land that is not a state [countable] land that belongs to the United States, Canada etc but that is not a state:  the US territory of GuamCOLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + enemyenemy/hostile territory· Patterson had never flown so deep into enemy territory before.occupied territory (=land that is controlled by a foreign country or its army)· America has always wanted Israel to give up some of the occupied territory.disputed territory (=land that two countries are fighting or arguing to get control of)· The latest round of talks over the disputed territory begins next week.neutral territory (=a place or country that is not controlled by either of the groups or countries involved in a war)· After crossing the frontier post, he would be safe in neutral territory.Chinese/German etc territory· The Russians handed over to Poland a large slice of German territory.
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territories[2358]
领土(62%),领域(23%),范围(9%),版图(6%)
n.领土,领域;范围;地域;版图

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