n (1)地图(drawing of or part of the earth's surface，showing countries，cities，oceans，rivers，mountains，etc)[C]：a～of London/Europe/the world伦敦市区/欧洲/世界地图;a city/road/street～市区/道路/街道地图;a weather/rainfall～气象/降雨图;The burglar had a detailed～of the building.盗贼有楼内详图。This village is not found/shown/marked on the～.地图上找不到/没显示出/没标出这村子。〖同〗chart，graph，diagram;

(2)天体图(chart showing the position of stars，feature of planets，etc in the sky)[C]：a～of Mars/the heaven火星/天体(象)图;

put sth/sb on the map使出名(重要)：The discovery of rich uranium deposits really put that section of the country on the～. 富铀矿的发现确实使国家的这一地区出了名。

off the map难以到达，不存在：Our village is rather off the～.我们的村子很难到达(找到)。

vt (1)绘制……的地图(make a map of)[T+n]：～the surface of the moon/Central Africa绘制月球地形图/中非地图;Archeologists have managed to～an ancient Roman city.考古学家成功地绘制了一座罗马古城的地图。〖同〗chart;

map out(v adv)1)计划，安排(vt)：～out a week's work/a new career/a vacation plan/a full day's program 制订出一周的工作/筹划一项新事业/安排一个假日计划/拟订一天的安排;2)详细提出(vt)：～out ways of collaboration 提出协作的详细方法;

【辨异】map与chart的区别见 CHART。