territory
noun [ C or U ] uk/ˈter.ɪ.tər.i/ us/ˈter.ə.tɔːr.i/
(AREA)
B2 领土;领域;领地;活动范围
(an area of) land, or sometimes sea, that is considered as belonging to or connected with a particular country or person
He was shot down in enemy territory. 他在敌方领土上被击落。
The UN is sending aid to the occupied territories. 联合国正在向被占领地区提供援助。
B2 （某一动物或人想控制的）领地;地盘
an area that an animal or person tries to control or thinks belongs to them
The robin keeps other birds off that part of the garden - that's his territory. 这只知更鸟不许其他鸟儿进入花园的那块地方，那是它的领地。
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- We can't afford to make any false moves once we're in enemy territory.
- The planes fly low across enemy territory.
- Missiles have been launched from their pads deep in enemy territory.
- The government prohibits the passage of foreign troops and planes across its territory.
- For years the two nations battled over territory.
(SUBJECT)
C2 （知识等的）领域，范围
a subject that you know about or have experience in
The director is back on familiar territory with his latest film. 该导演的最新电影又转回到了他所熟悉的题材上。
Idiom
go/come with the territoryidiom 属于必然的结果，是难免的
to be an expected fact or result of a particular situation or position
The public attention that famous people get just goes with the territory. 名人受到公众关注是难免的。