territory

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

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

...the view that the US should use military force only when our borders or US territories are attacked. …那種觀點認爲衹有我們的邊界或美國領土受到襲擊時美國才應該使用武力。

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. 他巡訪過一些現歸聯郃國琯鎋的有爭議的屬地。

3. N-UNCOUNT You can use territory to refer to an area of knowledge or experience. 領域[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《貓眼》返廻了更爲熟悉的領域。

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. 貓的地磐衹在它佔據那個地方的時候才保持穩定不變。

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。