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| | a drawing of an area that shows the positions of things such as countries, rivers, cities, and streets 地图 | +of a map of northern Europe/the London Underground/New York City 北欧地图/伦敦地铁图/纽约市地图 | | read a map (=understand what a map shows) They never taught us how to read a map at school. 看地图 | | study a map (=look carefully at a map) Juliet was studying the map to decide which route to take. 查地图 | | | a | used about other types of drawing that show the positions of things 方位图；剖面图 | | a map of the human brain 人脑剖面图 | | |
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| - | do I have to draw you a map? spoken
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| used for telling the person you are talking to that you think they are very slow to understand what you have just said |
| 我说得还不够明白吗？ |
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| I’ m just not interested. Do I have to draw you a map? 我只是不感兴趣。我说得还不够明白吗？ |
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| - | off the map informal
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| far away from towns and cities |
| 远离城镇的；偏僻的 |
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| - | put sb/sth on the map informal
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| to make someone or something famous |
| 使某人/某物出名 |
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| It was a role that really put her on the map as a serious actor. 这个角色真正使她成为著名的严肃演员。 |
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