map

map
noun
  1. a diagrammatic representation of an area of land or sea showing physical features, cities, roads, etc.
    地图;海图
    a street map.
    街道地图。
    expansion of the service sector is reshaping the map of employment.
    服务业的扩张正在改变就业的结构。
    ■a two-dimensional representation of the positions of stars or other astronomical objects
    天体图
    ■a diagram or collection of data showing the spatial arrangement or distribution of something over an area
    分布图
    an electron density map.
    电子密度分布图。
    ■(Biology)a representation of the sequence of genes on a chromosome or of bases in a DNA or RNA molecule
    (生)(基因)图谱
    ■(Mathematics). another term for mapping
    (数)。 同 mapping
  2. (informal, dated)a person's face
    (非正式,旧)脸,面孔
(mapped, mapping)
  1. [with obj.]represent (an area) on a map; make a map of
    用地图上标示;绘制…的图
    inaccessible parts will be mapped from the air.
    无法进入的地区将从空中制图。
    ■record in detail the spatial distribution of (something)
    绘制…空间分布形态图
    the project to map the human genome.
    人类基因图谱绘制计划。
    ■[with obj. and adverbial]associate (a group of elements or qualities) with an equivalent group, according to a particular formula or model
    映现
    the transformational rules map deep structures into surface structures.
    转换规则将深层结构映现为表层结构。
    ■(Mathematics)associate each element of (a set) with an element of another set
    (数)映射
    ■[no obj., with adverbial]be associated or linked to something
    有关,有联系
    it is not obvious that the subprocesses of language will map on to individual brain areas.
    鲜有迹象表明语言的次过程可以和大脑的各个不同区域相联系。
常用词组
off the map
  1. (of a place) very distant or remote
    偏远的,遥远的
    just a hick town, right off the map.
    不过是个乡村小镇,上不了地图。
put something on the map
  1. bring something to prominence
    使…出名
    the exhibition put Cubism on the map.
    这次展览使立体派出了名。
wipe something off the map
  1. obliterate something totally
    彻底消除
派生
mapless
adjective
mappable
adjective
mapper
noun
语源
  1. early 16th cent.: from medieval Latin mappa mundi, literally 'sheet of the world', from Latin mappa 'sheet, napkin' + mundi 'of the world' (genitive of mundus)
继承用法
map something out
  1. plan a route or course of action in detail
    筹划,作详细计划
    I mapped out a route over familiar country near home.
    我费心计划了一条离家很近的路线,沿途是熟悉的乡村。
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