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单词 territory
释义
territory
noun[CorU]
uk
/ˈter.ɪ.tər.i/us
/ˈter.ə.tɔːr.i/

territorynoun[C or U](AREA)

B2
(anareaof)land, or sometimessea, that isconsideredasbelongingto orconnectedwith aparticularcountryorperson:
领土；领域；领地；活动范围
He wasshotdown inenemyterritory.他在敌方领土上被击落。
The UN issendingaidto theoccupiedterritories.联合国正在向被占领地区提供援助。
(alsoTerritory)
(especiallyinAustralia, Canada, and theUnitedStates) alargeareathat has somelocalgovernmentbut fewerrightsthan aprovinceor astate:
Here are sometoptipsfortravelin Canada's Yukon Territory.
Puerto Rico, anislandin theCaribbeanSea, has been a territory of theUnitedStatessince 1898.
Australia'sNorthernTerritory (NT) couldbecomethe country's seventhstate.
B2
anareathat ananimalorpersontriestocontrolorthinksbelongsto them:
（某一动物或人想控制的）领地；地盘
Therobinkeepsotherbirdsoff thatpartof thegarden- that's his territory.这只知更鸟不许其他鸟儿进入花园的那块地方，那是它的领地。
More examples
  • We can'taffordto make anyfalsemovesoncewe're inenemyterritory.
  • Theplanesflylowacrossenemyterritory.
  • Missiles have beenlaunchedfromtheirpadsdeepinenemyterritory.
  • Thegovernmentprohibitsthepassageofforeigntroopsandplanesacrossitsterritory.
  • Foryearsthe twonationsbattledover territory.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Geography: areas of land in general
  • berm
  • bioregion
  • curtilage
  • demesne
  • ecoregion
  • enclosure
  • ground
  • interior
  • interlacustrine
  • intermountain
  • landbank
  • non-desert
  • orography
  • parcel
  • patch
  • pocket
  • reach
  • swathe
  • sweep
  • tract
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Towns & regions: parts of countries

territorynoun[C or U](SUBJECT)

C2
asubjectthat youknowabout or haveexperiencein:
（知识等的）领域，范围
Thedirectoris backonfamiliarterritory with hislatestfilm.该导演的最新电影又转回到了他所熟悉的题材上。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Habitual and customary
  • accustomed
  • all in a day's workidiom
  • as a (general) ruleidiom
  • as a matter of courseidiom
  • as per usual/normalidiom
  • knee-jerk
  • mainstreaming
  • make it a ruleidiom
  • mechanical
  • more often than notidiom
  • natural
  • nine
  • per
  • prevail
  • pro forma
  • regulation
  • rule
  • surprise
  • surprise, surpriseidiom
  • trad
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Idiom

go/come with the territory
(Definition ofterritoryfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
territory
noun[CorU]
uk
/ˈter.ɪ.tər.i/us
/ˈter.ə.tɔːr.i/

territorynoun[C or U](AREA)

B2
(anareaof)land, or sometimessea, that isconsideredasbelongingto orconnectedwith aparticularcountryorperson
领土；领域；领地；活动范围
He wasshotdown inenemyterritory.他在敌方领土上被击落。
The UN issendingaidto theoccupiedterritories.联合国正在向被占领地区提供援助。
B2
anareathat ananimalorpersontriestocontrolorthinksbelongsto them
（某一动物或人想控制的）领地；地盘
Therobinkeepsotherbirdsoff thatpartof thegarden- that's his territory.这只知更鸟不许其他鸟儿进入花园的那块地方，那是它的领地。
More examples
  • We can'taffordto make anyfalsemovesoncewe're inenemyterritory.
  • Theplanesflylowacrossenemyterritory.
  • Missiles have beenlaunchedfromtheirpadsdeepinenemyterritory.
  • Thegovernmentprohibitsthepassageofforeigntroopsandplanesacrossitsterritory.
  • Foryearsthe twonationsbattledover territory.

territorynoun[C or U](SUBJECT)

C2
asubjectthat youknowabout or haveexperiencein
（知识等的）领域，范围
Thedirectoris backonfamiliarterritory with hislatestfilm.该导演的最新电影又转回到了他所熟悉的题材上。

Idiom

go/come with the territory

territory| American Dictionary

territory
noun[C/U]
us
/ˈter·əˌtɔr·i,-ˌtoʊr·i/
anareaofland,sea, orspace,esp. when itbelongsto or isconnectedwith aparticularcountry,person, oranimal:
[U]Maryland gave up territory toformWashington, DC.
[C]The UN issendingaidto theoccupiedterritories.

Idiom

go with the territory
(Definition ofterritoryfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

territory| Business English

territory
noun
uk
/ˈterɪtəri/us
pluralterritories
[CorU]
anareaof atown,country, etc. that someone hasresponsibilityfor intheirjob:
A salesman'sfailuretoachieveapparentlyrealistictargetsmight bedueto achangein thesizeof his territory.
Europehas been veryfertileterritory forourproducts.
[CorU]
landthatbelongsto aparticularcountry:
Theislandis a territory ofAustralia.
The four newoilcontractswillamountto ahalfbilliondollarsworthofforeigninvestmentintheirterritory.
[CorU]
anareaofknowledgeoractivity:
This is a territory thatliessomewherebetweenmainstreamsportandvideogames.
Onlinesellingwas new territory for us.
[U]FINANCE
thegenerallevelof aprice,amount,value, etc.:
Crudeoilpricesareapproachingunchartered territory.
Persistentproductionproblemshelpeddriveoilpricesfurtherintorecordterritoryyesterday.
sth comes/goes with the territory
something always or oftenhappensin aparticularsituationand you mustacceptit:
It is nevereasytoacceptcriticism, but it comes with the territory.

See also

negative territory
positive territory
(Definition ofterritoryfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofterritory

territory
What could be achieved was rational control of the instincts, a measured re-conquest by the ego of the lost territories in the id.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Young animals usually do not get territories containing females for some time.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Claims have also been made by the inhabitants of protected territories in domestic courts.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The village areas did not as yet form territories in the strictest sense though.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Furthermore, for a successful integration of the new territories into the empire the establishment of local centers of power was of great importance.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In the control and expropriation of indigenous peoples, the act of naming settlements and territories is well understood.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Whether they then fostered a politically conservative power or a revolutionary one depended mainly on the political constellation in the territories concerned at the times.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The mind is one of the last unknown territories of this world.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Both sing (the hummingbird adds a courtship dance), defend territories and mates, raise young, and migrate seasonally for long distances.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In general, males establish and defend territories during the breeding season before the arrival of females.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The bounded space of the ethnic group may not be applicable in times when regional clan networks or inter-ethnic age-set territories predominated.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Later they requested the territory's attainment of independence as a separate political entity.
From theCambridge English Corpus
A separate edict concurrently issued to him showed that the colonisation of the aboriginal territories had been approved as government policy.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Pairs may wait until suitable snow-free patches are exposed on their territories before initiating a clutch.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In respect of our five studies of mentoring, once again we see them heading off into slightly different and rather ill-distinguished territories.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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Collocationswithterritory

territory

These are words often used in combination withterritory.

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acquisition of territory
The fact of success by a people in excessiveacquisitionofterritorycarries no higher guarantee of eternal approval.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
colonial territory
This was accomplished by innovative initiatives, such as voyages to explore thecolonialterritory.
From theCambridge English Corpus
conquered territory
The analysis of the drawings also makes it possible to discuss the role of the road in the integration of theconqueredterritory.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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