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territorial adj.领土的；土地的；地方的n.地方自卫队的士兵 (1) 因此，占有领土的雄马有很多当父亲的机会。 A person — or an animal — who guards or defends the area she considers to belong to her is territorial. You can also use the adjective to describe anything relating to the territory itself. For example, territorial boundaries are invisible lines that mark the division between one country, or territory, and another. The Latin root, territorium, "land around a town," comes from terra, "earth or land."

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英 [ˌterə'tɔːriəl] 美 [ˌterə'tɔːriəl] (1) Thus, the territorial male has several chances to father a new foal. If your dog barks whenever someone walks through your yard, it might be because she's territorial, or inclined to protect her territory from trespassers. 1[ADJ 形容词]领土的；领海的 Territorial means concerned with the ownership of a particular area of land or water.   [usu ADJ n]It is the only republic which has no territorial disputes with the others...它是唯一和其他国家没有领土争端的共和国。Both Chile and Argentina feel very strongly about their territorial claims to Antarctica.智利和阿根廷对于南极的领土主张都持强硬态度。2[N-COUNT 可数名词](英国的)国防义勇军士兵 In Britain, the Territorials are the members of the Territorial Army .   [usu the N in pl]3[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](动物或其行为)地盘意识强的，占地为王的 If you describe an animal or its behaviour as territorial, you mean that it has an area which it regards as its own, and which it defends when other animals try to enter it. Two cats or more in one house will also exhibit territorial behaviour.一家若有两只或更多的猫，也会表现出争夺地盘的行为。

英语单词	territorial
英美音标	英 [ˌterə'tɔːriəl] 美 [ˌterə'tɔːriəl]
中文释义	adj.领土的；土地的；地方的 n.地方自卫队的士兵
英语例句	(1) Thus, the territorial male has several chances to father a new foal.
中文例句	(1) 因此，占有领土的雄马有很多当父亲的机会。
vocabulary简明	If your dog barks whenever someone walks through your yard, it might be because she's territorial, or inclined to protect her territory from trespassers.
vocabulary扩展	A person — or an animal — who guards or defends the area she considers to belong to her is territorial. You can also use the adjective to describe anything relating to the territory itself. For example, territorial boundaries are invisible lines that mark the division between one country, or territory, and another. The Latin root, territorium, "land around a town," comes from terra, "earth or land."
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ 形容词]领土的；领海的 Territorial means concerned with the ownership of a particular area of land or water. [usu ADJ n] It is the only republic which has no territorial disputes with the others... 它是唯一和其他国家没有领土争端的共和国。 Both Chile and Argentina feel very strongly about their territorial claims to Antarctica. 智利和阿根廷对于南极的领土主张都持强硬态度。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词](英国的)国防义勇军士兵 In Britain, the Territorials are the members of the Territorial Army . [usu the N in pl] 3 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](动物或其行为)地盘意识强的，占地为王的 If you describe an animal or its behaviour as territorial, you mean that it has an area which it regards as its own, and which it defends when other animals try to enter it. Two cats or more in one house will also exhibit territorial behaviour. 一家若有两只或更多的猫，也会表现出争夺地盘的行为。

Territorial Area Territory Animal Defends Describe [Usu 英