| 词组 | territory |
| 释义 | territory /ˈterətəri, ˈterɪtəri $ -tɔːri/ noun 1. land that is owned or controlled by a particular country, ruler, or military forceadjectives/nouns + territoryenemy/hostile territory They were flying deep into enemy territory.occupied territory (=land controlled by a foreign country or its army) Much of the country is now occupied territory.disputed territory (=land that two or more countries claim control of) Talks over the disputed territory begin next week.neutral territory (=that is not controlled by any of the groups or countries involved in a war) After crossing the frontier, he would be safe in neutral territory.Chinese/German etc territory The Russians gave Poland a large area of German territory.verbsdefend/protect territory They did not have sufficient forces to protect the southern territories.seize/capture territory The government’s forces seized territory previously held by the rebels.invade territory Soon after signing the agreement, Hitler ordered his armies to invade Polish territory.recapture/regain territory Our troops are trying to regain territory to the east.hold territory (=continue to control it) They were managing to hold the territory north of the river.lose territory We knew we could not afford to lose any more territory.annex territory (=take control of territory that is next to yours) The document reveals plans to annex more of the territory beyond the hills.prepositionson US/British/Spanish etc territory The incident happened on British territory, so the trial should be held in a British court.2. a particular area of experience, knowledge, or discussionadjectivesfamiliar territory Much of the course will be familiar territory for students of English literature.uncharted/unexplored territory (=not familiar) A relationship with a younger man was uncharted territory for her.forbidden territory We never discussed the past – it was forbidden territory.verbscover territory The story covers territory that will be very familiar to fans of his earlier films.stray into/wander into ... territory also enter ... territory The discussion was in danger of straying into controversial territory. |
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