map 1 S2 W2 / mæp / 名词 [可数名词]

1 a drawing of a particular area, for example a city or country, which shows its main features, such as its roads, rivers, mountains etc

map of

a map of Mexico City

According to the map we should turn left.

on a map

I’m just trying to find Vancouver on the map.

2 a drawing of an area showing some kind of special feature, for example the type of rocks, weather, population etc 同义词 chart :

an archaeological map of the area

the colour weather map in the newspaper

political map (= one showing where political parties have power, or where countries are )

3 put something on the map to make a place famous :

It was the Olympic Games that really put Seoul on the map.

4 off the map informal a long way from any large town :

It’s a small place in Nebraska. Right off the map.

→ wipe something off the map at wipe 1 ( 8 )

COLLOCATIONS

动词

look at a map She stopped the car to look at the map.

read a map (= look at and understand the information on a map ) He drove while I read the map.

study a map (= look carefully at a map ) They studied the map before setting out.

draw a map He drew me a map of the route.

check a map ( also consult a map formal ) (= look at a map to get information ) I don’t know how to get to Berlin without consulting a map.

be marked on a map (= put a mark or symbol on a map to show where something is ) The path is clearly marked on the map.

find something on a map I managed to find the village on the map.

spread out/unfold a map We spread out our maps on the floor.

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + map

detailed a detailed map of the city

accurate a modern, accurate map of the district

large-scale (= showing a small area in a lot of detail ) a large-scale map of Paris

a road map a road map of Texas

a street map There’s a street map outside the town hall.

a tourist map The museum is marked on most tourist maps.

an Ordnance Survey map British English (= a map showing the roads, paths, hills etc of an area in detail )

短语

the contours on a map (= the lines on a map showing the height of mountains and valleys ) Contours on the map are given in feet.