territory /ˈtɛrɪtərɪ/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  N-VAR Territory is land which is controlled by a particular country or ruler. 领土

  例：

  The government denies that any of its territory is under rebel control.

  该政府否认有任何领土被叛乱者控制。

  例：

  ...the view that the US should use military force only when our borders or US territories are attacked.

  …那种观点认为只有我们的边界或美国领土受到袭击时美国才应该使用武力。

• 2. 

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

  例：

  He toured some of the disputed territories now under UN control.

  他巡访过一些现归联合国管辖的有争议的属地。

• 3. 

  N-UNCOUNT You can use territory to refer to an area of knowledge or experience. 领域 [with supp]

  例：

  Following the futuristic "The Handmaid's Tale," Margaret Atwood's seventh novel, "Cat's Eye," returns to more familiar territory.

  在推出具有未来主义色彩的《女仆的故事》之后，玛格丽特·阿特伍德的第7部小说《猫眼》返回了更为熟悉的领域。

• 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. (动物的) 地盘

  例：

  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才保持稳定不变。

• 6. 

  N-UNCOUNT Territory is land with a particular character. (具有某种特征的) 地带

  例：

  ...mountainous territory.

  …多山地带。