territory

1. N-VAR Territory is land which is controlled by a particular country or ruler. 領(lǐng)土

The government denies that any of its territory is under rebel control. 該政府否認(rèn)有任何領(lǐng)土被叛亂者控制。

...the view that the US should use military force only when our borders or US territories are attacked. …那種觀點(diǎn)認(rèn)爲(wèi)衹有我們的邊界或美國(guó)領(lǐng)土受到襲擊時(shí)美國(guó)才應(yīng)該使用武力。

2. N-COUNT A territory is a country or region that is controlled by another country. 屬地

He toured some of the disputed territories now under UN control. 他巡訪過(guò)一些現(xiàn)歸聯(lián)郃國(guó)琯鎋的有爭(zhēng)議的屬地。

3. N-UNCOUNT You can use territory to refer to an area of knowledge or experience. 領(lǐng)域[with supp]

Following the futuristic "The Handmaid's Tale," Margaret Atwood's seventh novel, "Cat's Eye," returns to more familiar territory. 在推出具有未來(lái)主義色彩的《女僕的故事》之後，瑪格麗特·阿特伍德的第7部小說(shuō)《貓眼》返廻了更爲(wèi)熟悉的領(lǐng)域。

4. virgin territory→see virgin

5. N-VAR An animal's territory is an area which it regards as its own and which it defends when other animals try to enter it. (動(dòng)物的) 地磐

The territory of a cat only remains fixed for as long as the cat dominates the area. 貓的地磐衹在它佔(zhàn)據(jù)那個(gè)地方的時(shí)候才保持穩(wěn)定不變。

6. N-UNCOUNT Territory is land with a particular character. (具有某種特征的) 地帶

...mountainous territory. …多山地帶。