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mapmApn [C]a drawing of (part of) the earth's surface showing the shape and position of different countries, political borders, natural features such as rivers and mountains, and artificial features such as roads and buildings地图a map of the world一张世界地图a map of Paris巴黎地图a road map一张公路图We need a large-scale map showing all the footpaths that we can walk along.我们需要一张大比例地图，以显示所有能走的小径。I'm hopeless at map reading (= understanding maps).我没希望读懂地图。A map can also give you a particular type of information about a certain area.图，图表He bought a map showing the population distribution of Scotland.他买了张苏格兰人口分布图。A map can also show the position of stars in the sky or the features on the surface of planets.（标明星辰位置或星体表面特征的）天体图a celestial map天体图a map of Mars火星表层特征图A map is also a very simple plan which shows a direction of travel between one place and another.简单地图，草图I'll draw you a quick map if you're worried about finding the hotel.如果你担心找不到宾馆，那我就给你画张简单地图。If someone or something puts an unknown place or person on the map, it makes them important and famous.使重要，使出名The governor has managed to put this sleepy southern state in America on the map.州长设法使这个美国南部沉寂的州变得闻名遐迩。If a place is blown/wiped/etc off the map, it is destroyed completely.毁灭，消灭A nuclear bomb could wipe the whole country off the map.一枚核弹将毁掉整个国家。"Roll up that map [of Europe]: it will not be wanted these ten years" (William Pitt the Younger after hearing news of the Battle of Austerlitz, 1805)“把那幅（欧洲）地图卷起来: 今后10年不会再用了”（小威廉·皮特在听到奥斯特利兹之战后所说）
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