map

noun

1. 地图
   a drawing or plan of the earth's surface or part of it, showing countries, towns, rivers, etc.
   1. a map of France
      法国地图
   2. a street map of Miami
      迈阿密街区图
   3. to read a/the map (= understand the information on a map)
      查看地图
   4. large-scale maps
      大比例尺地图
   5. Can you find Black Hill on the map ?
      你能在地图上找到布莱克山吗？
   6. 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。

verb

1. 绘制…的地图
   to make a map of an area
   1. an unexplored region that has not yet been mapped
      一个尚未绘制地图的未经勘察的地区
2. 了解信息，提供信息（尤指其编排或组织方式）
   to discover or give information about sth, especially the way it is arranged or organized
   1. It is now possible to map the different functions of the brain.
      现在已有可能了解大脑的各种功能。

1. N-COUNT 地图
   A map is a drawing of a particular area such as a city, a country, or a continent, showing its main features as they would appear if you looked at them from above.
   1. He unfolded the map and set it on the floor...
      他打开地图，放在了地板上。
   2. Have you got a map of the city centre?
      你有市中心的地图吗？
2. N-COUNT 图;图谱
   A map is a drawing that gives special information about an area.
   1. ...geological maps, books and atlases.
      地质图、书籍与地图册
   2. ...weather maps on television.
      电视上的气象图
3. VERB 绘制（某地区）的地图
   To map an area means to make a map of it.
   1. ...a spacecraft which is using radar to map the surface of Venus.
      使用雷达绘制金星表面地图的宇宙飞船
   2. ...better mapping of the ocean floor.
      对海底地形的更精确绘制
4. PHRASE 使出名;使名扬四方
   If you say that someone or something put a person, thing, or place on the map, you approve of the fact that they made it become well-known and important.
   1. ...the attempts of the Edinburgh Festival's organisers to put C.P. Taylor firmly on the map...
      爱丁堡艺术节的组织者们为使C.P.泰勒名扬四海所作的努力
   2. This could put cider back on the map as one of our great national drinks.
      这样可以让苹果酒再度名扬四方，成为我们重要的国酒之一。

1. We drove east to Rostock, where my map led me astray.
   我们驱车向东去罗斯托克，但地图却给我指错了方向。
2. Papa flattened the creases of the map with his broad hands.
   爸爸用他的一双大手捋平了地图上的折痕。
3. The map shows the rest of the western region, encompassing nine states.
   地图上显示了西部地区的其他部分，包括9个州。
4. If you look at a world map ( see Figure 1) you can identify the major wine-producing regions
   查一查世界地图（见图1），就能找到主要的葡萄酒产区。
5. They have spent ages looking at the map and can't find a trace of anywhere called Darrowby
   他们对着地图细看了许久也没能找到那个叫达罗比的地方的影踪。
6. All we had to do was follow the map
   我们所要做的就是按照地图走。
7. Hungary and Poland have suffered before because of their unfortunate geopolitical position on the European map.
   匈牙利和波兰因其在欧洲地图上的极为不利的地缘政治位置而备受磨难。
8. In case you think I was incautious, take a look at the map.
   如果你认为我不够仔细，就自己看看地图。
9. He unfolded the map and set it on the floor
   他打开地图，放在了地板上。
10. Have you got a map of the city centre?
    你有市中心的地图吗？
11. This could put cider back on the map as one of our great national drinks.
    这样可以让苹果酒再度名扬四方，成为我们重要的国酒之一。
12. He studied his map, trying to memorize the way to Rose's street.
    他研究了地图，试图记住到罗丝家那条街的路。
13. He had pinned up a map of Finland.
    他把一张芬兰地图钉在了墙上。
14. She tapped on the world map with her pointer.
    她用教鞭敲了敲世界地图。
15. If they succeed on Europe, then they will have reshaped the political and economic map of the world
    如果他们在欧洲获得成功，他们将会改变世界政治和经济格局。
16. He also raised doubts about the American road map to a peace settlement.
    他对美国达成和平协议的路线图也提出了质疑。
17. We didn't have satnav, so the traditional map and compass took over.
    我们没有卫星导航系统，因此使用了传统的地图加指南针。
18. The map says there's six of them.
    地图上显示共有六处。
19. It was even marked on the map as a scenic route
    它甚至还作为观光路线标在了地图上。
20. He suggested that the shapes represented a map of Britain and Ireland.
    他暗示这些图形象征了英国和爱尔兰的地图。
21. There was an Underground map above one of the windows and I counted the stops to West Hampstead
    其中一扇窗户上方有一张地铁线路图，我数了数到西汉普斯特德站共有几站。
22. I traced the course of the river on the map.
    我在地图上勾勒出这条河的流向。
23. The route is best seen by reference to the map.
    参照地图能将这条路线看得十分清楚。
24. Look it out in the map.
    把它从地图上找出来。
25. This map shows the layout of the plant.
    这张图展示了工厂的布局。
26. Beijing is indicated on the map by a red star.
    在这幅地图上北京是用一颗红星标明的。
27. The map on the wall is a bit crooked.
    墙上的地图有些歪。
28. The scale of the map is 1: 460000.
    这张地图的比例尺是四十六万分之一。
29. Map it out before you start.
    计划好了再动手干。

  map atlas chart graph【导航词义：图】

  map n. 地图

〔辨析〕指标有道路、河流、山脉等的城市、国家等的地图。

  atlas n. 地图册

〔辨析〕尤指包含世界各国及地区的地图集。

  chart n. 航海图，星位图，地图；图表

〔辨析〕尤指航海图和星位图，也可指带有说明性信息的图片、图形或图表。

  graph n. 图表

〔辨析〕指用直线或曲线表示的反映两组或多组数据变化关系的图表。

map sth on/onto sth

1. 把…与…相联系
   to link a group of qualities, items, etc. with their source, cause, position on a scale, etc.
   1. a map of France
      法国地图
   2. a street map of Miami
      迈阿密街区图
   3. to read a/the map (= understand the information on a map)
      查看地图
   4. large-scale maps
      大比例尺地图
   5. Can you find Black Hill on the map ?
      你能在地图上找到布莱克山吗？
   6. 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。

map sth↔out

1. （精心细致地）规划，安排
   to plan or arrange sth in a careful or detailed way
   1. an unexplored region that has not yet been mapped
      一个尚未绘制地图的未经勘察的地区

n.

put sb/sth on the map

• 使出名；使有重要性
  to make sb/sth famous or important
  1. The exhibition has helped put the city on the map.
     展览会使这个城市名扬四方。

wipe sb/sth off the face of the earth

wipe sth off the map

• 使…从地球上消失；彻底消除
  to destroy or remove sb/sth completely

noun

1. a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it)

2. (mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)

   Synonym:    functionmathematical functionsingle-valued functionmapping

verb

1. to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)

   Synonym:    represent

2. explore or survey for the purpose of making a map
   1. We haven't even begun to map the many galaxies that we know exist

3. make a map of
   1. map the surface of Venus

4. depict as if on a map
   1. sorrow was mapped on the mother's face

5. plan, delineate, or arrange in detail
   1. map one's future

   Synonym:    map out

6. locate within a specific region of a chromosome in relation to known DNA or gene sequences
   1. map the genes