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territory

/ter-i-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee/US // ˈtɛr ɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i //UK // (ˈtɛrɪtərɪ, -trɪ) //

领土,领地,境内,领域

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural ter·ri·to·ries.

    • : any tract of land; region or district.
    • : the land and waters belonging to or under the jurisdiction of a state, sovereign, etc.
    • : any separate tract of land belonging to a state.
    • : Government. a region or district of the U.S. not admitted to the Union as a state but having its own legislature, with a governor and other officers appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate.some similar district elsewhere, as in Canada and Australia.
    • : a field or sphere of action, thought, etc.; domain or province of something.
    • : the region or district assigned to a representative, agent, or the like, as for making sales.
    • : the area that an animal defends against intruders, especially of the same species.

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Examples

  • We understand this is kind of new territory for many governments and companies.

  • Tech stocks have risen so far and fast in the past year, that even as they recently shrugged off a record-fast dive into correction territory, many on the Street have been positing this may be another tech bubble, akin to 2000.

  • The Nasdaq is roughly a half-percent away from returning to correction territory.

  • The coronavirus pandemic has pushed US financial data into extreme territory.

  • They may cut across roads and highways to get to the different parts of their territory.

  • “Altamirano has always been a disputed territory,” said Father Javier.

  • When they invade new territory, populations are low, and the queen has limited mate options.

  • But there is a messy middle territory between demonization and idealization.

  • "We live on enormous territory, our eyes have different shapes, we believe in different religions," she said.

  • Assad-affiliated Christian militias skirt around the territory of rival groups aligned with the YPG.

  • If those jaspers flash any part of the roll in the Territory before snowfall, I'll get them.

  • Thus four thousand Indians at most roam through, rather than occupy, these vast stretches of inland territory and sea-shore.

  • The goods manager was not aggressive, and it was sometimes thought that Mathieson inclined to encroach upon his territory.

  • Poindexter and Cobb had now come back into the territory that was commanded by Colonel Guitar.

  • Their territory extended 400 miles on the Atlantic coast, and "from the Atlantic westward to the South sea."