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  • Conjugation : pl  territories
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

territory ['tεrɪtərɪ]
  1. 1. noun [c/u] (land) 领土
  2. 2. noun [fig] 范围

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

territory [ˈterɪtərɪ]
  1. 1. n.[c] 美国的)准州
  2. 2. n.[c/u] 地区区域
    Territory disputes can set off violence between neighbors.
    地区争端引起相邻国家的暴力冲突
    The animals can now only be seen in the dwindling open fields of the new territories.
    现在只能正在缩小的新地区的露天区域看到这些动物了。
  3. 3. n.[c/u] 领域范围
    The real value of the book is that it covers a lot of territory relating to tai chi and qigong.
    这本书的真正价值在于涵盖有关太极气功许多领域
    The word "depression" can cover a lot of territory.
    萧条这个可以覆盖很大的范围
    His questions covered a lot of territory.
    他的问题涉及众多知识领域
  4. 4. n.[c/u] 领土国土版图
    Our leaders will protect our territories at all costs.
    我们领导人不惜一切代价保卫我们领土完整
    The territory belonged to the King of Holland who was quite willing to part with it.
    这块领土属于非常想将其放弃荷兰国王

Collins English-English Dictionary

territory ['tεrɪtərɪ]
  1. 1. n any tract of land; district
  2. 2. n the geographical domain under the jurisdiction of a political unit, esp of a sovereign state
  3. 3. n the district for which an agent, etc, is responsible
    a salesman's territory
  4. 4. n an area inhabited and defended by an individual animal or a breeding group of animals
  5. 5. n an area of knowledge
    science isn't my territory
  6. 6. n (in football, hockey, etc) the area defended by a team
  7. 7. n [often capital] a region of a country, esp of a federal state, that enjoys less autonomy and a lower status than most constituent parts of the state
  8. 8. n [often capital] a protectorate or other dependency of a country
  9. 9. n [Etymology] C15: from Latin territorium land surrounding a town, from terra land

Examples

cover a territory as a salesman
负责某一地区的推销员
a salesman working his territory
地区推销员
When human ancestors began eating meat, they were forced to expand their territory to find food.
人类祖先在将肉类作为食物伊始,就被迫扩大自己的活动范围以获取食物。
They couldn't keep the enemy out of their territory.
他们未能将敌人挡在国门之外。
His army marched through the gap into the enemy territory.
他的军队穿过这个隘口进入了敌军领土。
Our territory is between these two rivers.
我们的领地在这两条河之间。
Packs of wolves have their own territory and if a stranger ventures in, they are driven off.
狼群有自己的领地,进入领地的其他狼将被驱逐。
This is a relatively unpopulated territory so make sure you have enough supplies to make it across.
这个地区基本无人居住,所以你该确定带有足够穿越这个地区的用品。
This territory is the coldest in the country.
这里是这个国家最冷的地区。
He doesn't like chemistry. Poetry is just his territory.
他不喜欢化学。诗歌才是他的最爱。

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