| 单词 | territory |
| 释义 | territoryterritory /ˈtɛrəˌtɔri/ ●●○ W3 noun (plural territories) 1GOVERNMENT LAND [countable, uncountable] social studies, politics land that is owned or controlled by a particular government, ruler, or military force: U.S./British/Chinese etc. territory Hong Kong became Chinese territory again in 1997.occupied/enemy/disputed/hostile etc. territory The plane was flying over enemy territory. There is a narrow strip of neutral territory between the two countries.2TYPE OF LAND [uncountable] earth science, geography land of a particular type: mountainous territoryuncharted/unexplored territory Chile is a country filled with unexplored territory.► see thesaurus at area3NOT A STATE [countable] social studies, politics land that belongs to a country, but is not a state, province, etc.: The island of Guam is a U.S. territory.4EXPERIENCE [uncountable] a particular area of experience or knowledge: familiar/unfamiliar/new/uncharted etc. territory We are moving into unfamiliar territory with this new software.5ANIMAL/GROUP [countable, uncountable] science, biology the area that an animal considers to be its own and will defend against others6come/go with the territory to be a natural and accepted part of a particular job, situation, place, etc.: Criticism comes with the territory when you’re a public figure.7BUSINESS [countable, uncountable] an area of business, especially in selling, for which someone is responsible: a sales territory8SPORT [uncountable] the area of a field that a player or team is defending[Origin: 1300–1400 Latin territorium land around a town, from terra earth, land] |
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