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。
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[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; NAmEˈterətɔːri/noun(pluralter·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。IDIOMˌcome/ˌgo with the ˈterritoryto 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
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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