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land that is under the control of a particular country or political leader 领土；版图；领地 enemy/disputed/foreign territory 敌方／有争议的／外国领土 occupied territories 被占领的土地 They have refused to allow UN troops to be stationed in their territory. 他们拒不允许联合国部队驻扎在他们的国土上。
Collocations War and peaceWar and peace 战争与和平 Starting a war 开战 - declare/make/wage war (on somebody/something)
（向…）宣战／挑起战争／发动战争 - go to war (against/with somebody)
（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 somebody’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
- 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 somebody)
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 somebody/something)
（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 somebody/something
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
Extra ExamplesThe plane was shot down while overflying enemy territory. 飞机在敌人领空飞行时被击落了。 The soldiers strayed into hostile territory. 士兵们误入敌方领土。 The territory had been controlled by Azerbaijan for many years. 那片土地已被阿塞拜疆控制多年。 a town in British-occupied territory 英国占领地上的一个小镇 former French territories 以前的法国领地 Their incursion into foreign territory is a clear act of aggression. 他们入侵外国领土是明显的侵略行为。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- vast
- new
- former
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- hold
- annex
- capture
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an area that one person, group, animal, etc. considers as their own and defends against others who try to enter it （个人、群体、动物等占据的）领域，管区，地盘 Blackbirds will defend their territory against intruders. 黑鸟会保卫自己的领地，抵御入侵者。 She seems to regard that end of the office as her territory. 她似乎把办公室的那一头看成是她的领地了。 Each of these gangs has its own territory. 每个帮派都有自己的地盘。
Extra ExamplesThe male establishes a territory and attracts a female. 雄性建立领地吸引雌性。 The explorers set off to conquer new territories. 探险家们动身去征服新的领地了。 The territory was never densely settled. 那片土地上一直人烟稀少。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- breeding
- nesting
- defend
- patrol
- protect
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an area of activity, especially one that is familiar/unfamiliar or somebody's particular responsibility （某类）地区；（某种）地方 This type of work is uncharted territory for us. 我们从未涉足过这类工作。 Legal problem's are Andy's territory. 法律问题由安迪负责处理。
Extra ExamplesThe writer is back on home territory with his latest novel. 作者在他的最新小说里又回到了他所熟悉的领域。 Tired of writing detective novels, she began to explore new territory. 她厌烦了写侦探小说，开始探索新的创作领域。 The parties have been staking out their territory on education. 各方已经明确了各自在教育问题上的立场。
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an area of a town, country, etc. that somebody has responsibility for in their work or another activity （某人负责的）地区 - [uncountable]
a particular type of land （某类）地区；（某种）地方 unexplored territory 未勘察地区
- (also Territory)[countable]
a country or an area that is part of the US, Australia or Canada but is not a state or province （美国）准州；（澳大利亚）地区；（加拿大）地区
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin territorium, from terra ‘land’. The word originally denoted the district surrounding and under the jurisdiction of a town or city, specifically a Roman or provincial city.
Idioms
come/go with the territory
on neutral ground/territory
on neutral territory/ground
in a place that has no connection with either of the people or sides who are meeting and so does not give an advantage to either of them 在中立地区；在第三方地区 We decided to meet on neutral territory. 我们决定在中立国见面。