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a drawing or plan of the earth’s surface or part of it, showing countries, towns, rivers, etc. 地图 
a map of France 法国地图 a street map of Miami 迈阿密街区图 a map of the area/region/world/route 该地区/地区/世界/路线的地图 to read a/the map (= understand the information on a map) 查看地图 large-scale maps 大比例尺地图 - on a/the map
Can you find Black Hill on the map? 你能在地图上找到布莱克山吗？ to be marked/plotted/shown on a map 在地图上标出/标出/显示 I'll draw you a map of how to get to my house. 我给你画一张到我家的路线图。 Click here to download a map. 点击这里下载地图。 an interactive map 交互式地图
Extra ExamplesTopics Geographya1According to the map, we need to head north-east. 依照地图，我们需要向东北方向走。 He followed the map to Red Square. 他循着地图到达红场。 In 1924 the Soviet Union redrew the map of Central Asia. 1924 年苏联重新划分了中亚版图。 Large maps were displayed around the meeting room. 会议室四周陈列着一些大幅地图。 Maps can reveal the history of a place. 地图可以反映一个地方的历史。 Our town is just off the map. 我们的小镇很偏远。 The museum is clearly marked on the map. 博物馆的位置在地图上标得很清楚。 We spread the map out on the floor. 我们在地板上展开地图。 A sketch map of the region showed the main mining areas. 该地区的示意图显示了主要的矿区。 Maria consulted the map. 玛丽亚查阅了地图。 The map isn't detailed enough to show individual streets. 这张地图不够详细，无法显示每一条街道。 The weather map showed storms approaching from the north. 天气图显示暴风雨从北方逼近。 There's a political map of Europe on page 28. 第28页有一张欧洲政治地图。 Tourist maps are on sale in most newsagents. 大多数报刊亭都出售旅游地图。 It displays the plane's location on a map. 它在地图上显示飞机的位置。 a map of the stars 星图
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- large-scale
- small-scale
- accurate
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- read
- use
- check
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- indicate something
- show something
- depict something
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- projection
- according to map
- off the map
- on a/the map
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a diagram to show the positions of things over an area 地图： 显示区域中事物位置的图an electron density map 电子密度分布图。
a diagram to show the position of genes on a chromosome 图： 显示染色体上基因位置的图a physical and genetic map of the entire human genome 整个人类基因组的物理和遗传图谱
Word Originearly 16th cent.: from medieval Latin mappa mundi, literally ‘sheet of the world’, from Latin mappa ‘sheet, napkin’ + mundi ‘of the world’ (genitive of mundus).
Idioms
all over the map
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lacking organization; in a confused state 地图： 缺乏组织；处于混乱状态Oil prices were all over the map last week, but they seem to be more stable now. 上周油价到处都是，但现在似乎更稳定了。
off the map
(of a place 地方 very far away or remote 使…从地球上消失；彻底消除 Although the town was completely off the map, I was glad that I made the effort to visit. 虽然这个城镇完全不在地图上，但我很高兴我努力去参观了。
put somebody/something on the map
wipe somebody/something off the face of the earth | wipe something off the map
to destroy or remove somebody/something completely 使…从地球上消失；彻底消除