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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ter·ri·to·ry /ˈterətəri $ -tɔːri/ ●●○ W3 noun (plural territories) 1 government/military 政府/军方 [countable, uncountable]PGCOUNTRY/NATION land that is owned or controlled by a particular country, ruler, or military force 领土，版图，领地5Hong Kong is a Chinese territory.香港是中国的领土。n Hong Kong became Chinese territory in 1997.occupied/enemy/disputed/hostile territory The plane was flying over enemy territory. 这架飞机当时在敌区上空飞行。► see thesaurus at land2 type of land 某一类土地 [uncountable]HEAREA land of a particular type 〔某种特定的〕地区，地方uncharted/unexplored territory an expedition through previously unexplored territory 一次穿越先前未勘探地区的探险3 animal 动物 [countable, uncountable]HBA the area that an animal, bird etc regards as its own and will defend against other animals 〔兽类、鸟类等的〕领地，领域 A tiger has a large territory to defend. 老虎要守护的地盘很广。 A dog uses urine to mark its territory. 狗用尿来标记自己的领地。4 new or familiar experience 新的或熟悉的经历 [uncountable]AREA a particular area of experience or knowledge 〔经验或知识的〕领域new/unfamiliar/uncharted territory The company is moving into unfamiliar territory with this new software. 该公司正通过这种新软件进入一个不熟悉的领域。 Actor Patrick Bergin returns to more familiar territory to play a menacing killer. 演员帕特里克•博金重回他原来驾轻就熟的戏路，扮演一名危险的杀手。5 business 商务 [countable, uncountable]BB an area in a town, country etc that someone is responsible for as part of their job, especially someone whose job is to sell products 〔某人负责的〕地区〔尤指产品销售人员负责的片区〕 a sales territory 销售辖区6 come/go with the territory RESULTto be a natural and accepted part of a particular job, situation, place etc 〔在某种工作中、某种情况下、某个地方等〕是难免会碰到的事 I’m a cop – getting shot at goes with the territory. 我是个警察——干这一行挨枪子是难免的。7 land that is not a state 不是州的土地 [countable]PGAREA land that belongs to the United States, Canada etc but that is not a state 〔美国、加拿大等的〕属地 the US territory of Guam 美国属地关岛n COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + enemy enemy/hostile territoryPatterson had never flown so deep into enemy territory before.occupied territory (=land that is controlled by a foreign country or its army)America has always wanted Israel to give up some of the occupied territory.disputed territory (=land that two countries are fighting or arguing to get control of)The latest round of talks over the disputed territory begins next week.neutral territory (=a place or country that is not controlled by either of the groups or countries involved in a war)After crossing the frontier post, he would be safe in neutral territory.Chinese/German etc territoryThe Russians handed over to Poland a large slice of German territory.
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territory• Often it makes sense to divide a territory into segments radiating outwards, with the salesperson's home being at the centre.• It thinks global economic growth will come in this year at 4.7 %, well into boom territory.• We crossed the river into enemy territory.• His plane was shot down over enemy territory.• In territory subjugated by the Union Army, slavery was protected and enforced, just as it had been before the war.• Miller had accidentally crossed into Iraqi territory and was arrested for spying.• The antelope will control and defend its territory.• These nests will shortly be visited by the female in whose larger territory the various males have set up home.• The negotiations will be held on neutral territory.• The Frankish army secured most of the northern territories, and the Slavs kept their word to Charles.• a salesman's territory• U.S. territories and possessions• Many birds will attack other birds that enter their territory.• At the world-famous San Diego Zoo, the animals will be sharing their territory with wandering herds of Republicans.• Ecevit campaigned in May 1991 to have foreign troops removed from Turkish territory.• Chile is a country filled with unexplored territory.• The island of Guam is a US territory.• Colombian guerrillas had reportedly been operating in Venezuelan territory.• But the Simpson case was territory like no other.occupied/enemy/disputed/hostile territory• Every day there've been two to three flights taking off from Zagreb and flying across disputed territory to Sarajevo.• Eventually some pressure or need caused the migration of one or more into already occupied territory.• He was really on his own now, and in less than two minutes he would be flying over hostile territory.• In order to ensure the support of the nationalist parties Shamir increased settlement funding, including infrastructural development of the occupied territories.• The prize may be to seize the enemy territory, but that is a small reward for so dangerous a business.• It was about laying waste enemy territory, about the pursuit of a retreating army, about sieges.uncharted/unexplored territory• As many media workers would acknowledge, professional ethics in church-related media work are almost uncharted territory.• Returning to the original metaphor of this chapter, the patient is taken into dangerous and unexplored territories of inner space.• The financial system may be about to enter uncharted territory.• There are no road signs in uncharted territory, no footprints to follow in places where no one has ventured before.• Gradually the performance builds into something extraordinary, a gallant voyage into uncharted territory.• The present study is immensely rich in every way, and is an impressive foray into largely uncharted territory.• I clenched my teeth and closed my eyes as the plane headed straight into very uncertain, very uncharted territory indeed.• Periods of punctuated equilibrium offer many new, as yet unexplored territories.mark ... territory• There is no marking territory, no signal, no power thing.• The cities and even rural areas have been divided between these well-armed rival factions, who mark their territories with graffiti.familiar territory• Since Michelangelo was an ardent antiquarian, all this will have been familiar territory.• After a while, the cat gives up and returns to its familiar territory.• I was now in more familiar territory.• They were travelling over familiar territory and life on the march had slipped into a routine.• Camp Holloway at Pleiku was familiar territory.• All this was familiar territory but as films became more ambitious so there emerged the possibility of fuller social statement.• The social work was familiar territory.From Longman Business Dictionaryterritoryter‧ri‧to‧ry /ˈterətəri-tɔːri/ noun (plural territories)1[countable, uncountable]MARKETING an area which is the responsibility of a particular salespersonHis sales force’s territory comprises Minnesota, the Dakotas, Iowa and Wisconsin.2[countable, uncountable] land that is owned or controlled by a particular government, ruler, or military forceThe parliament has jurisdiction over minerals mined on its territory.Until 1997 Hong Kong was a British territory.3[uncountable] an area of experience or knowledgeStatistical analysis is not the exclusive territory of a handful of specialists.The very competitive market is pushing firms into unfamiliar territory.4negative/positive/record etc territoryFINANCE a situation in which financial investments fall or rise in value, or in which shares etc are higher in value or price than ever beforeOn the world’s major exchanges, stocks ended in negative territory.A late spurt of buying pulled the Dow Jones into positive territory.Origin territory (1300-1400) Latin territorium “land around a town”, from terra; → TERRACEter·ri·to·ry noun →n COLLOCATIONS1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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ter‧ri‧to‧ry W2 /ˈterətəri, ˈterɪtəri $ -tɔːri/
noun (plural territories)1. GOVERNMENT/MILITARY [uncountable and countable] land that is owned or controlled by a particular country, ruler, or military force:
Hong Kong became Chinese territory in 1997.
occupied/enemy/disputed/hostile territory
The plane was flying over enemy territory.
2. TYPE OF LAND [uncountable] land of a particular type
uncharted/unexplored territory
an expedition through previously unexplored territory
3. ANIMAL [uncountable and countable] the area that an animal, bird etc regards as its own and will defend against other animals:
A tiger has a large territory to defend.
A dog uses urine to mark its territory.
4. NEW OR FAMILIAR EXPERIENCE [uncountable] a particular area of experience or knowledge
new/unfamiliar/uncharted territory
The company is moving into unfamiliar territory with this new software.
Actor Patrick Bergin returns to more familiar territory to play a menacing killer.
5. BUSINESS [uncountable and countable] an area in a town, country etc that someone is responsible for as part of their job, especially someone whose job is to sell products:
a sales territory
6. come/go with the territory to be a natural and accepted part of a particular job, situation, place etc:
I’m a cop – getting shot at goes with the territory.
7. LAND THAT IS NOT A STATE [countable] land that belongs to the United States, Canada etc but that is not a state:
the US territory of Guam
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + enemy
▪enemy/hostile territory Patterson had never flown so deep into enemy territory before.
▪occupied territory (=land that is controlled by a foreign country or its army) America has always wanted Israel to give up some of the occupied territory.
▪disputed territory (=land that two countries are fighting or arguing to get control of) The latest round of talks over the disputed territory begins next week.
▪neutral territory (=a place or country that is not controlled by either of the groups or countries involved in a war) After crossing the frontier post, he would be safe in neutral territory.
▪Chinese/German etc territory The Russians handed over to Poland a large slice of German territory.
▪ land an area that is owned by someone or that can be used for farming or building houses: This is private land. | They moved to the country and bought some land.
▪farmland land that is used for farming: The area is one of gently rolling hills and farmland.
▪territory land that belongs to a country or that is controlled by a country during a war: His plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Chinese territory. | The army was advancing into enemy territory.
▪the grounds the gardens and land around a big building such as a castle, school, or hospital: The grounds of the castle are open to visitors every weekend. | the school grounds
▪estate a large area of land in the country, usually with one large house on it and one owner: The film is set on an English country estate.
ter‧ri‧to‧ry W2 /ˈterətəri, ˈterɪtəri $ -tɔːri/
noun (plural territories)1. GOVERNMENT/MILITARY [uncountable and countable] land that is owned or controlled by a particular country, ruler, or military force: occupied/enemy/disputed/hostile territory
2. TYPE OF LAND [uncountable] land of a particular type
uncharted/unexplored territory
3. ANIMAL [uncountable and countable] the area that an animal, bird etc regards as its own and will defend against other animals:
4. NEW OR FAMILIAR EXPERIENCE [uncountable] a particular area of experience or knowledge
new/unfamiliar/uncharted territory
5. BUSINESS [uncountable and countable] an area in a town, country etc that someone is responsible for as part of their job, especially someone whose job is to sell products:
6. come/go with the territory to be a natural and accepted part of a particular job, situation, place etc:
7. LAND THAT IS NOT A STATE [countable] land that belongs to the United States, Canada etc but that is not a state:
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Starting a war 开战
declare/make/wage war (on sb/sth)（向…）宣战／挑起战争／发动战争 go to war (against/with sb)（向…）开战 cause/spark/provoke/foment/quell unrest引起／平息骚乱 incite/lead/crush/suppress a revolt/rebellion煽动／领导／镇压起义／叛乱 launch/mount/carry out a surprise/terrorist attack发起／实施突然／恐怖袭击 prevent/halt/represent an escalation of the conflict防止／阻止／表明冲突升级 be torn apart by/be on the brink of civil war被内战搞得四分五裂；濒于内战 enter/invade/occupy sb's territory进入／侵略／占领某人的领土 lead/launch/resist/repel an invasion领导／发起／抵制／击退武装入侵
Military operations 军事行动
adopt/develop/implement/pursue a military strategy采用／发展／实施／执行军事战略 carry out/execute/perform military operations/manoeuvres/( maneuversespecially
执行军事行动／军事演习 send/deploy/station/pull back/withdraw troops派遣／部署／派驻／撤回部队 go on/fly/carry out a reconnaissance/rescue mission进行／驾机执行／执行侦察／营救任务 train/equip/deploy army/military/combat units训练／装备／部署陆军／军事／作战分队 lead/launch/conduct a raid/a surprise attack/an (air/airborne/amphibious) assault (on sb)领导／发起／实施（对某人的）突然袭击／（空中／空投部队／登陆）攻击 employ/use guerrilla tactics采用游击战术 conduct/wage biological/guerrilla warfare进行／发动生物战／游击战 fight/crush/defeat the rebels/the insurgency设法战胜／镇压／挫败叛乱者／叛乱 suffer/inflict a crushing defeat遭受惨败；大获全胜 achieve/win a decisive victory赢得决定性的胜利 halt/stop the British/German/Russian advance阻止英国／德国／俄罗斯的前进 order/force a retreat命令／强迫撤退
Fighting 作战
join/serve in the army/navy/air force加入陆军／海军／空军；在陆军／海军／空军部队服役 be/go/remain/serve on active duty在服现役 serve/complete/return from a tour of duty在服役；服役完毕；服役归来 be sent to the front (line)被派往前线 attack/strike/engage/defeat/kill/destroy the enemy袭击／攻击敌人；与敌人交战；击败／杀死／消灭敌人 see/report/be engaged in heavy fighting目睹／报道／参与激战 call for/be met with armed resistance要求／遭遇武装抵抗 come under heavy/machine-gun/mortar fire冒着激烈的／机关枪的／迫击炮的射击 fire a machine-gun/mortar shells/rockets (at sb/sth)（对…）发射机关枪／迫击炮弹／火箭弹 shoot a rifle/a pistol/bullets/missiles步枪／手枪射击；发射子弹／导弹 launch/fire a cruise/ballistic/anti-tank missile发射巡航／弹道／反坦克导弹 use biological/chemical/nuclear weapons使用生物／化学／核武器 inflict/suffer/sustain heavy losses/casualties遭受惨重损失／伤亡 be hit/killed by enemy/friendly/artillery fire被敌军／友军／炮火击中／射死 become/be held as a prisoner of war成为战俘；作为战俘被监禁
Civilians in war 战争中的平民
harm/kill/target/protect innocent/unarmed civilians伤害／杀死／瞄准／保护无辜的／手无寸铁的平民 cause/avoid/limit/minimize civilian casualties/collateral damage导致／避免／限制／最大限度减少平民伤亡／附带性破坏 impose/enforce/lift a curfew强制实行／解除宵禁 engage in/be a victim of ethnic cleansing参与种族清洗；成为种族清洗的受害者 be sent to an internment/a concentration camp被送到俘虏拘留营／集中营 accept/house/resettle refugees fleeing from war接受／收容／安置战争难民 fear/threaten military/violent reprisals害怕／扬言要军事／暴力报复 commit/be accused of war crimes/crimes against humanity/genocide犯／被指控犯战争罪／反人类罪／种族灭绝罪
Making peace 和解
make/bring/win/achieve/maintain/promote peace促使／带来／赢得／实现／保持／促进和平 call for/negotiate/broker/declare a ceasefire/a temporary truce要求／商谈／协商／宣布停战／暂时休战 sign a ceasefire agreement签署停战协议 call for/bring/put an end to hostilities要求发动／引发／结束战争 demand/negotiate/accept the surrender of sb/sth强烈要求／商讨／接受…投降 establish/send (in) a peacekeeping force建立／派遣维和部队 negotiate/conclude/ratify/sign/accept/reject/break/violate a peace treaty商讨／达成／正式批准／签署／接受／拒绝／破坏／违反和平协定
