/mæp ||; mæp/noun [C] a drawing or plan of (part of) the surface of the earth that shows countries, rivers, mountains, roads, etc 地图: a map of the world 世界地图a road/street map 公路图；街道图I can't find Cambridge on the map. 我在这张地图上找不到剑桥。to read a map 看地图 ☞ A book of maps is called an atlas. 地图册叫做atlas。 map verb [T] (mapping;mapped) The region is so remote it has not yet been mapped. 那个地区很偏远，还没有标在地图上。