| 单词 | space |
| 释义 | space (speɪs ) Word forms: spaces , spacing , spaced 1. variable noun A2 You use space to refer to an area that is empty or available. The area can be any size. For example, you can refer to a large area outside as a large open space or to a small area between two objects as a small space. ...bits of open space such as fields and small parks. ...cutting down yet more trees to make space for houses. I had plenty of space to write and sew. The space underneath could be used as a storage area. He looked cautiously through a half-inch space between the curtains and saw an empty bedroom. The bird was enclosed in such a small space that it could not turn without bending its tail. List in the spaces below the specific changes you have made. Synonyms: gap, opening, interval, gulf 2. variable noun A2 A particular kind of space is the area that is available for a particular activity or for putting a particular kind of thing in. ...the high cost of office space. You don't want your living space to look like a bedroom. Finding a parking space in the summer months is still a virtual impossibility. There is a communal space for people to gather. 3. uncountable noun [oft n of N] A2 If a place gives a feeling of space, it gives an impression of being large and open. Large paintings can enhance the feeling of space in small rooms. The sense of space and emptiness is overwhelming. 4. uncountable noun If you give someone space to think about something or to develop as a person, you allow them the time and freedom to do this. You need space to think everything over. We will give each other space to develop. 5. uncountable noun The amount of space for a topic to be discussed in a document is the number of pages available to discuss the topic. We can't promise to publish a reply as space is limited. ...some work which we couldn't include because of lack of space in this issue. 6. singular noun A space of time is a period of time. They've come a long way in a short space of time. [+ of] I have known dramatic changes occur in the space of a few minutes with this method. Synonyms: period, interval, time, while 7. uncountable noun B1 Space is the area beyond the Earth's atmosphere, where the stars and planets are. The six astronauts on board will spend ten days in space. ...launching satellites into space. ...developments in space technology. ...outer space. Synonyms: outer space, the universe, the galaxy, the solar system 8. uncountable noun B1+ Space is the whole area within which everything exists. She felt herself transcending time and space. The physical universe is finite in space and time. 9. verb If you space a series of things, you arrange them so that they are not all together but have gaps or intervals of time between them. Women once again are having fewer children and spacing them further apart. [VERB noun adverb/preposition] His voice was angry and he spaced the words for emphasis. [VERB noun] Space out means the same as space. He talks quite slowly and spaces his words out. [VERB noun PARTICLE] I was spacing out the seedlings into divided trays. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Their last four games are spaced out over three weeks. [be VERB-ed PARTICLE] spaced adjective [adverb ADJECTIVE, v-link ADJ adv/prep] Its houses are large, well-spaced and surrounded by gardens. The RAC is calling for rest areas spaced at regular intervals on major roads. spacing uncountable noun Generous spacing gives healthier trees and better crops. 10. See also spacing, airspace, breathing space, outer space, personal space 11. (staring) into space phrase B2 If you are staring into space, you are looking straight in front of you, without actually looking at anything in particular, for example because you are thinking or because you are feeling shocked. He just sat in the dressing-room staring into space. Molly turned away and gazed off into space, a faraway look in her eyes. 12. waste of space phrase [usually verb-link PHRASE] If you describe someone or something as a waste of space, you are indicating that you have a very low opinion of them. [informal] Even Sarah treated him as if he were a waste of space. Are we expected to believe those scribblings are art? This piece of trash was a waste of space. 13. watch this space phrase Journalists write ' Watch this space' in order to indicate in an informal way that they will be giving more information about something in the future. Watch this space for details of our next event. Idioms: a waste of space [British] someone who is completely useless. Even Sarah, a tall 13-year-old with a white face and black-ringed eyes, treated him as if he were a waste of space. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: acres of space Plenty of head-and-leg room as well as acres of space for bits and bobs in the back. The Sun Inside, there are acres of space for five tall adults and boot space that swallows almost anything. The Sun Newspapers' online material and other websites become ever whizzier, with pictures, videos and acres of space for expert explanation, provided they could afford the experts. Times, Sunday Times There are 30 of them, many with four-poster beds, all with grand bathrooms, acres of space and stuffed full of fine furnishings, antiques and paintings. The Sun He was left in acres of space and while the visitors appealed for offside, calmy slotted the ball in. The Sun First, it's worth noting that humanity is nowhere close to filling up the available space that Earth provides. Times, Sunday Times (2013) The need for cemetery space has increased, but as cities grow, the available space has dropped. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Carefully planned shelves and carefully placed hooks make maximum use of available space. Times, Sunday Times (2007) The accommodation has no communal space for meeting, talking, playing or doing any of the things that make life social. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Sunlight pours into roomy communal spaces, where floating staircases encourage staff to stop and mingle. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The building has communal spaces that he can use for studio work. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Too often an essay ends by regretting that there is not enough space left to continue the argument: tighter writing and editing could have released more space. The Times Literary Supplement (2014) Then jump one to two inches off the floor, giving the rope just enough space to slip under your feet. The Sun (2015) The location, grounds and gardens are picturesque and you would have enough space to keep horses and other animals. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Once you rid your home of radiators, you'll have lots of extra wall space to add more storage. Times, Sunday Times (2012) To allow trainees to work with qualified teachers, the Birmingham school has been designed with extra space. Times, Sunday Times (2014) We love the structured shape and nifty zips that expand to give extra space. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Design is all around us, in the shape of our houses and the arrangement of our interior space, in how we entertain ourselves and the ease with which we move from place to place. Times, Sunday Times (2009) He is also open to alterations that could increase the interior space, perhaps adding a balcony to take advantage of the views. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Outside is yet more interior space, with an office annexe that has its own lavatory and kitchen. Times, Sunday Times (2013) She proves that a limited space doesn't have to mean limited ambition, which is good news for British cooks. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The ingenious use of the limited space allows for a small desk, a dressing table, a wardrobe and two large drawers under each of the twin beds. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Not a huge size for the price, but good for those with limited outdoor space. The Sun (2013) This is one of the earliest Venetian pictures in which the landscape takes up more space than the figures. Times, Sunday Times (2012) And if you want more space, you may be able to extend out at the back. Times, Sunday Times (2008) On the inside the biggest change is more space. The Sun (2010) Each aspiring space tourist will be charged about $200,000 (134,000) to experience a few minutes of suborbital spaceflight. Times, Sunday Times Soon though, the key story elements of being an intergalactic space tourist in 3016, travelling around planets via wormholes, are relayed over the headphones. Times, Sunday Times Bass would become the third space tourist. Houston Chronicle The effort ended because of a conflicting bid from another prospective space tourist. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The complex will accommodate 30,000 people, an airport, train station, hotels, parks, schools, a business centre and a site for training cosmonauts and space tourists. Times, Sunday Times And it required the right calibre of space traveller. Times, Sunday Times It's the same quest that encourages mountaineers, explorers, space travellers. Times, Sunday Times The next generation of space travellers will be not merely explorers but colonisers, miners and merchants. Times, Sunday Times Space travellers encounter many cosmic phenomena, such as a comet and several asteroid fields. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Some human space travellers are cruising near the outer planets of the solar system with their ship on autopilot. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If you have the storage space it is cheaper to buy straw in bulk off the field. Your First Horse - buying, feeding, caring (1989) There will be secure bike storage space. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The two bedrooms are both doubles and have a large amount of storage space. The Sun (2013) With the studio space, we have finally been able to make some boundaries, and it has been life-changing. Times, Sunday Times Our friends bought up an amazing studio space there and it's become our second home. Times, Sunday Times Underneath the terrace there's a flexible studio space, in need of renovation. Times, Sunday Times He drew only on the memories that he carried into his studio space. Times, Sunday Times Features include four double bedrooms, open-plan kitchen and breakfast area and double garage with studio space. Times, Sunday Times Indeed, that so many brokers continue to operate in this tight space defies logic. Times, Sunday Times Reversing into a tight space took about an hour and burnt 4,000 calories. Times, Sunday Times The tight space forces players to build accuracy in their passing. Times, Sunday Times Start with a skipping rope and basic weights in a tight space. The Sun In the final minute he skinned his opposite number in tight space to score. Times, Sunday Times Grow your own banquets, even in a tiny space, with this three-tier 'ladder'. Times, Sunday Times I find it depressing to think someone might have spent that much on such a tiny space. The Sun Tellingly, though, they prepare them in their own giant kitchen, not the caff's tiny space. Times, Sunday Times He worked from a study that was in reality a tiny space in the attic reached by a shaky ladder. Times, Sunday Times None of them have locks on their doors, and whole families live in a tiny space. The Sun He meant plasticity—the way forms could be shaped and reshaped to transform the space around them. Smithsonian Mag Built structures such as pergolas can instantly transform a space. Times, Sunday Times He bought the flat, built good relationships with the building's other residents, hired an architect and determined to transform the space into a stylish home. Times, Sunday Times Travellers would set off with portable, but perfectly chic, trunks and furniture to transform any space into a home away from home. Times, Sunday Times They are just as skilful at reconfiguring an internal layout and can dramatically transform a space with just a few simple alterations. Times, Sunday Times It would add instant vibrancy to a small urban space. Times, Sunday Times Solutions to urban space problems usually involve a mere rearrangement of what can be seen. Times, Sunday Times A dozen towns seem to be engaged in debates about the commercial use of urban space and the steady demolition of traditional corners. Times, Sunday Times It may be the most dramatic entrance to an urban space ever devised. Smithsonian Densification degrades the quality of existing urban space and places greater burdens on an already creaking infrastructure. Times, Sunday Times There's a vacant space where a complex character should exist. Times, Sunday Times The yearly rent roll was up 5 per cent to 46 million and its vacant space fell to 12 per cent. Times, Sunday Times But we prefer to see it as the creative use of otherwise vacant space. Times, Sunday Times Some actually enlarge their office space by moving walls and occupying vacant space next door. Times, Sunday Times The value of the amount of vacant space across its portfolio has fallen to 55 million. Times, Sunday Times In these vast empty spaces, people can still lose themselves in their dreams of the city on the hill. Times, Sunday Times (2008) But the outer solar system is huge, with vast space between objects. Christianity Today (2000) We stood together in a vast empty space. Exploring language (6th edn) (1995) We live in virtual space as much as we do in real space. Times, Sunday Times To avoid this, it might be a good idea to give them the same computer game, so that they can fight safely in a virtual space. Times, Sunday Times This could open up a huge new area in property law: who owns the virtual space around your house? Times, Sunday Times In this virtual space, teachers join different groups based on their professional interests and goals. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The puzzle can be realized entirely in virtual space or as a set of mathematical statements. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Heating is another knotty issue in a small home, as conventional fireplaces and radiators take up valuable wall space. Times, Sunday Times (2006) You should also think about what less wall space will mean. Times, Sunday Times (2015) The necessity for large wall spaces restricts the search. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Sales volumes have increased by more than 30%, while staff numbers have risen only 4% and the company has not needed more warehouse space. Times, Sunday Times Plans to purchase 56 acres of nearby land for more warehouse space also are in the works. Christianity Today The company has ridden a wave of rising demand for warehouse space. Times,Sunday Times The federation represents companies that own threequarters of the frozen and chilled warehouse space available. Times, Sunday Times It has 34 berths, 16 terminals, more than four and a half miles of quay and five million square feet of warehouse space. Times, Sunday Times The main bar-lounge opens into the restaurant, creating a wide-open space. Times, Sunday Times There are many companies specialising in activity holidays, and plenty of wide-open space in which to indulge in them. Times, Sunday Times The first floor was a wide-open space that contained all of the many installations, as well as a small performance stage and many lounging areas. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Relaxation comes not from sun loungers, but wide-open spaces, fresh air, big mountain walks and crackling log fires. Times, Sunday Times Such trees are magnificent, essential to wide-open spaces. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 空间, 太空 Japanese: 空間, 宇宙 |
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