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单词 space
释义
space1 nounspace2 verb
spacespace1 /speɪs/ ●●● S1 W1 noun Entry menu
MENU FOR spacespace1 empty area2 area for particular purpose3 between things4 outside the Earth5 where things exist6 time7 empty land8 freedom9 in writing10 in a report/book11 look/stare/gaze into space
Word Origin
WORD ORIGINspace1
Origin:
1200-1300 Old French espace, from Latin spatium ‘area, room, length of space or time’
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • space exploration
  • a parking space
  • Be sure to put two spaces between sentences.
  • Could you find me a space to store these boxes in?
  • Do you want me to go home and give you some space?
  • I couldn't find an empty space in the car park.
  • I wish we had more space in our office.
  • In Judaism, God is not restricted by time and space.
  • London's parks and open spaces
  • Now calculate the exact position in space where the two lines meet.
  • Our apartment is small, and doesn't have much storage space.
  • Plant cells contain liquid in spaces called vacuoles.
  • Tens of thousands of acres of farmland are swallowed up each year by developers seeking living space for the city's fast-growing population.
  • The space between the old building and the Morgan mansion has been converted into a marble-paved court, with plantings and a fountain.
  • The cat was in the space between the refrigerator and the wall.
  • The children hid in the space between the wall and the sofa.
  • The city would be unbearable in the summer without its green spaces.
  • The story got very little space in the major newspapers.
  • The students were told to fill in the empty spaces with suitable adjectives.
  • the wide open spaces of the American West
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Because each film will take up a tremendous amount of computer disk space, only one will be available at a time.
  • Circulation space for vehicles should be reduced in favour of pedestrians and cyclists, with public transport benefiting from this and other favourable measures.
  • For this, it had to be given lungs, in the shape of open spaces, squares, parks and gardens.
  • Inspectors may have to climb ladders or many flights of stairs, or may have to crawl around in tight spaces.
  • It's a good idea if you can organise a space for each cat to call its own.
  • Most strikingly, the Daily Mirror almost halved its public-affairs coverage as a proportion of space in 1937 compared with 1927.
  • The air of empty spaces still lingered around her.
  • The new Computer Desk looks like a big, traditional desk yet features concealing spaces for electronic components.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
an empty space in the surface of something, which sometimes goes all the way through it: · A fox had dug a hole under our fence.· Rain was coming in through a hole in the roof.
an empty area between two things, into which you can put something: · Are there any empty spaces on the bookshelf?· a parking space
an empty area between two things or two parts of something, especially one that should not be there: · He has a gap between his two front teeth.· I squeezed through a gap in the hedge.
a hole that something can pass through or that you can see through, especially at the entrance of something: · The train disappeared into the dark opening of the tunnel.· I looked through the narrow opening in the wall.
a small hole where something has been damaged or broken that lets liquid or gas flow in or out: · a leak in the pipe· The plumber’s coming to repair the leak.
especially British English a small hole in a tyre through which air escapes: · My bike’s got a puncture.
a very narrow space between two things or two parts of something: · The snake slid into a crack in the rock.· She was peering through the crack in the curtains.
a straight narrow hole that you put a particular type of object into: · You have to put a coin in the slot before you dial the number.· A small disk fits into a slot in the camera.
a round hole in the ground made by an explosion or by a large object hitting it hard: · a volcanic crater· The meteor left a crater over five miles wide.· the craters on the Moon
Longman Language Activatorspace
an empty area that can be used or filled by things or people: · I wish we had more space in our office.· There's a space on the form where you write the name of your school.space for: · We don't have enough space for all our furniture.space to do something: · Could you find me a space to store these boxes in?storage/closet/disk etc space: · Our apartment is small, and doesn't have much storage space.living/parking space: · Tens of thousands of acres of farmland are swallowed up each year by developers seeking living space for the city's fast-growing population.office space: · We help corporations to relocate, and give them advice on how to maximize office space.empty space: · Where Marion's photo had once been was now an empty space.green (=space where there are grass and trees): · The city would be unbearable in the summer without its green spaces. open space (=space where there are no buildings): · London's parks and open spaces· the wide open spaces of the American West
enough space available to put things in, or to use for a particular purpose: · We can't sit there, there's not enough room.have room for: · Do you have room for this in your bag?leave room for (=make sure there is enough room for): · Leave room for people to get by.room to do something: · He didn't think he had room to pass the car in front.room to spare (=some room available): · They had no room to spare in their car, so we had to take a taxi.
space for your legs, especially in a vehicle: · I enjoy flying Air Canada, because they give you plenty of leg room.
informal space to move or work easily: · They stood in the crowd, fighting for elbow room.· In October the museums and art galleries are less crowded, and there's more elbow room in restaurants.
also floor space the area of the floor of a room, especially the area that can be used: · The workshop is quite big but there's not much floorspace.· There was just enough floor space for a desk, a chair, and a filing cabinet.
to provide space for something
to remove or move someone or something in order to provide space for another person or thing: make room for: · The theater was torn down in the early '80s, to make room for the Horton Plaza Shopping Center. · The campers made room for us around the fire.· There are two more people coming -- can you make room for them to sit down?
to move things, especially things that were untidy, to provide a space for something: · She cleared a space on her desk to put her computer.· The gardener was clearing a space so he could plant the young seedlings.
if a crowd makes way for someone or something, it divides to make a space for that person or thing to pass: · If you can all make way please, so we can get through.make way for: · The onlookers stepped back to make way for the ambulance to pass.
ways of saying how much space there is somewhere
if a container or room holds a particular number or amount, there is space for that number or amount: · This jug holds about a pint.· The hotel dining room can hold up to 50 people.· The gas tank on a small car should hold at least six gallons.
to only have enough space to contain a particular number of things, people etc or a particular amount of something: · My car can only take five people.· The freezer will take about 50 litres of ice cream.· I'll have to throw out some clothes - the closet can't take any more.
if a vehicle, room, or table seats a particular number of people, there is enough space for that number of people to sit: · The auditorium seats 500 people. · The Boeing 747 seats 400-425 passengers.
if a house or room sleeps a particular number of people, there is enough space for that number of people to sleep there: · You can rent a country cottage that sleeps six from as little as £300 a week.
when there is not a lot of space
when there is only just enough space for things or people to fit: · It was a tight squeeze, but everything eventually fitted into my suitcase.· Put the spare bed in here - it will be a tight squeeze but it's only temporary.
if space is tight , there is not a lot of it: · We sell furniture specially designed for homes where space is tight.· I've never been very good at reversing into tight parking spaces.
if a room or building is cramped , there is not enough space to be able to move around it comfortably: · Conditions on board ship were extremely cramped and uncomfortable.· I couldn't wait to move out of my cramped apartment.
a space between two things
· Plant cells contain liquid in spaces called vacuoles.space between · The children hid in the space between the wall and the sofa.· The space between the old building and the Morgan mansion has been converted into a marble-paved court, with plantings and a fountain.
a space between two objects or surfaces from which there is something missing: gap in: · Freddie managed to squeeze through a gap in the fence and run away.gap between: · Melanie's dentist says that as she gets older the gap between her two front teeth will disappear.fill/fill in a gap: · Melianthus is a good plant for filling in gaps in flower borders.
a space through which something can pass or through which you can see: · Now there is just a gap where the buildings used to stand.opening in: · "It's only Fred,'' said Joyce, looking through an opening in the curtains.· The dog darted through an opening in the hedge, chasing a rabbit.
an empty area
a small empty area which is available for you to sit down in, stand in, leave your car in, etc: · There's a space over there by the bar where we can sit down.· I couldn't find an empty space in the car park.
a small empty area of land in the middle of a forest or wood, especially where the trees have been cut down: · A small deer stood on the edge of the clearing.· In the clearing, there was a small cottage.
American an empty outdoor area in a town or city where nothing has been built yet and that is not being used for any particular purpose at the moment: · A bunch of kids were playing basketball in a vacant lot.· With real estate prices rising, vacant lots in the area are selling for as much as $75,000.
paper/tape/screen
a blank screen, tape, or piece of paper has nothing written or recorded on it: · Ian stared at the blank sheet of paper in front of him.· I want to record the late-night movie. Do we have any blank video cassettes?
a place that has been left empty in a piece of writing, especially so that you can write something in it: · There's a space for you to sign your name.· Write your address in the space provided.empty space: · The students were told to fill in the empty spaces with suitable adjectives.
a page or piece of paper that is empty has nothing written or drawn on it: · He stared at the empty page. The test was nearly over, and he hadn't managed to answer any of the questions.· an empty canvas with a few red blobs in the centre
WORD SETS
asteroid, nounastro-, prefixastronaut, nounastronomical, adjectiveastronomy, nounastrophysics, nounAU, aurora borealis, nounBig Bang, the, nounblack hole, nouncelestial, adjectivecomet, nounconstellation, nouncorona, nouncosmic, adjectivecosmic ray, nouncosmology, nouncosmonaut, noundead, adjectiveearth, nouneclipse, nouneclipse, verbecliptic, nounequinox, nounescape velocity, nounextraterrestrial, adjectivegalactic, adjectivegalaxy, noungeostationary orbit, nounHubble Space Telescope, the, infinity, nounintergalactic, adjectiveinterplanetary, adjectiveinterstellar, adjectiveJupiter, nounlaunch, verblaunch, nounlight year, nounLittle Bear, lunar, adjectivelunar month, nounmagnitude, nounMars, nounMercury, nounmeteor, nounmeteoric, adjectivemeteorite, nounMilky Way, the, month, nounmoon, nounmorning star, nounNASA, nounnebula, nounNeptune, nounnew moon, nounnova, nounobservatory, nounorbit, verborbit, nounorbiter, nounouter space, nounphase, nounplanet, nounplanetarium, nounplasma, nounPluto, nounquadrant, nounquarter, nounquasar, nounradio telescope, nounring, nounrocket, nounsatellite, nounSaturn, nounsea, nounshooting star, nounsolar, adjectivesolar system, nounspace, nounspace capsule, nounspacecraft, nounspace probe, nounspaceship, nounspace shuttle, nounspace station, nounstar, nounstargazer, nounsteady state theory, nounstellar, adjectivesun, nounsunspot, nounsupernova, nountelescope, nountelescopic, adjectiveterrestrial, adjectiveUranus, nounVenus, nounwane, verbwax, verbwhite dwarf, nounworld, nounzenith, noun
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Meaning 3adjectives
· There was only a small space between the car and the wall.
· Nathan stood in the doorway, filling the narrow space.
(=small and enclosed)· It was difficult being together in such a confined space.
· Another day we returned to find an empty space where the TV should have been.
(=on a page, wall etc)· Write your refund request in the blank space on Line 9.
verbs
· Jack cleared a space for his newspaper on the table.
· Leave a space for the title at the top.
· Decide what kind of table and chairs will fit best into the space.
 Meaning 4adjectives
(=areas a long way from the Earth)· Meteorites are rocks from outer space.
(=areas a very long way from the Earth)· The probe will continue its journey into deep space.
space + NOUN
· What will space travel be like in the future?
· They are developing robots that can be used for space exploration.
· The institute is a world leader in space research.
British English, a space program American English· This technology was originally developed by the American space program.
phrases
(=the far, furthest etc areas of space)· Light takes time to travel across the vast reaches of space.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(=since vehicles were able to travel in space)
 She found ample room for her things in the wardrobe.
 Dad cleared a space (=moved things so there was room) in the garage for Jim’s tools.
 an empty space behind the desk
 rows of evenly spaced desks
(=space where exhibitions can be held)· The building provides 125,000 square metres of exhibition space in 12 halls.
 Numerous pictures fill every available space.
(=a measure of how big a room or building is, based on the size of the floor)· The shop has 33,000 square feet of floor space.
(=area for displaying art)· She exhibited her work in the gallery space of the Institute of Art and Technology.
 Patrick sat gazing into space (=looking straight in front, not at any particular person or thing).
 Leave the next two lines blank for the tutor’s comments. Drivers should always leave room for cyclists.
 The house has 3,600 square feet of living space (=the areas of a house you live in).
 open spaces such as parks and gardens
 I couldn’t find a parking space near the shops.
 She objected to this invasion of her personal space.
 Foldaway furniture is the answer where space is at a premium.
(=for sending vehicles into space)· He was involved in the Soviet space programme.
 a space rocket
 the amount of shelf space available
 They met and married within a short space of time.
(=look for a long time at nothing)· Jo's always lying on the sofa staring into space.
(=space etc for keeping things in) They moved to a house with lots of storage space.
 old books that were taking up space in the office
· Large rockets are used for space travel and exploration.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· If an interim order is made, what happens during the breathing space?· At any rate, he now had a little breathing space.· This creates a breathing space between inner clothes and the waterproof outer skin; important when only thermals are being worn underneath.· This small breathing space had given her time to arrive at several important decisions.· Fortunately the Tories have bought a breathing space in which to sort out their policies.· Such a change can be positive, giving a breathing space and a chance not to become too fixed in outward images.· Were they given this breathing space it would give them a chance to be less edgy about Olwyn.· There is therefore plenty of breathing space for the teacher who wishes to use Streamline for a more personal approach.
· People spill back across the empty space of moonlight, and the dancers' faces merge with the crowd.· With downsizing and consolidation all the rage, owners are left with empty spaces and few choices in reusing them.· She saw an empty space on the walls and demanded to know where the picture was.· The air of empty spaces still lingered around her.· It is a closely-packed map with hardly a straight line or an empty space in it.· When he left, she stared at the empty space on the wall where his rosary beads had been.· There was just an empty space where my hatred had been.· In Masekela Langage, men and women sit vacantly, staring out into empty space.
· Newsagents across the country had cleared extra floor space for the 60,000 additional copies of the paper.· The extra space would be used for screenings and counseling services, and should be done by March.· If there is no room to add any extra counter space try importing a free-standing butcher-block worktop or a trolley or cart.· The extra space was to have been created when two floors of courtrooms were relocated to another new Civic Center building.· Loft conversion Not all homes can be converted to make extra space - particularly modern homes with trussed rafters.· Delete any extra spaces between the number and the comma. 11.· Those who want extra space and luxury try our new seven berth Moody 346, joining flotilla or sailing independently.· The tiny molecules of the salt fit into the spaces between the water molecules and do not take up extra space.
· Slow, slow, quick, quick, slow Obviously, companies don't make money by handing out free Web space.· Admission is free, but space is limited.· Above him the sky swam greyly, suffocating the moon; the edge of the roof sailed free in space.· By so deftly invoking these and other contexts, Polanski opens up a free space.· Safeway wants to build a £15m supermarket with 700 free parking spaces, an application rejected by Darlington Borough Council last year.· Johnnie seemed mesmerized by a frigate bird set free in endless space.· Indeed, many of the ISPs will offer you a sizeable amount of free Web space.· The other sources of free Web space are the many providers of free email services.
· Fewer still would argue that people did not need green spaces within their communities.· Other goals that were achieved included a vast increase in green space and a major expansion of the community college system.· I believe that total green belt space has doubled since 1979.· Distant trucks coming at us looked slow until they got parallel to us across the green space.· The purpose of the surveys is to expose consensus and conflicts about popular values for green spaces close to the city.· I liked the green spaces of Nam, too.· We will encourage more parks, gardens and green spaces.· The refinery's 175 hectares will be replaced by areas of parks and green spaces.
· Take your surroundings into account so small pictures don't get lost in large spaces and large pints aren't too dominant.· This had required large spaces and much time, sometimes as long as six months.· The realistic novelist's world is a roomy one, large in space and time.· Holtz took him upstairs to see one of the large second-floor spaces that had once been used for wedding receptions.· Downing Square became a large open space, with the street reduced to a short approach road from Whitehall.· He rented a large space and hired several assistants.· He favours large spaces neutralised by white walls and is converting the gallery's ramp into a tunnel.· Asteroids, on the other hand, spread their collisional debris over the incomparably larger space of their orbit about the Sun.
· Second, it may need to make itself distinct from other species with which it shares its living space.· Their works tended to be small-scale, mostly because they worked in cramped living spaces with scarce materials.· The living space is excellent with plenty of height and room inside.· Our clothes, living space and total environment all separated us from the outer world.· It was believed that this area offered more opportunities for conversion into convenient living space.· The new maisonettes have turned out to be the most unusual and attractive living spaces.· An island unit provides worksurface space and divides the cooking area from the living space.· Tokyo residents have to commute huge distances because building restrictions limit the living space available in the capital.
· Alongside the Manchester Ship Canal there were open spaces suitable for large modern factories using imported raw materials.· The Apache used to call this the land of open spaces, little water, and many deer.· Expansion of population was often solved by sub-division of plots and infilling of open spaces, particularly markets.· It looked a lot like Dayton, Ohio, more open spaces than Dayton has.· Here there is a great deal of open space, no longer necessary for agriculture, and Cambridgeshire County Council was in favour.· The National Park Service will retain control of open spaces.· Conservationists believe that it will protect hundreds of thousands of acres of informal open space.· He ducked and spun to his left and sought the wide open spaces all the way to the end zone.
· The streets and public spaces had to be seen to be safe, from both criminals and demonstrates.· Auburn Street from the assertive Lampoon Building in Cambridge, is the very model of a modern minor public space.· Must see it for myself in a public space.· He switched on the light, opened the door, and went into the dim public space.· In their opening up of public space, Baroque planners organized vast vistas in order to highlight central monumental features.· But in so doing they in effect abandoned these public spaces to criminals.· It is, for example, a public space and yet a private one too, as an extension of the adjacent buildings.· Television converts the courts into public space.
· Life, for the short space of a few weeks, was better than she had ever known it.· In such a short space of time, he had plunged from the pinnacle of success to the depths of defeat.· It is of course an impossible task to examine the record of Marxism in such a short space as I have available.· That was an extraordinarily fine achievement in such a short space of time.· But dentists in the NorthEast said the delay had only given the profession a short breathing space.· I had to find out a lot of things about you in a short space of time.· The problem was more one of having to absorb a vast amount of information in a short space of time.· The problem is getting the material under control in order to reach ambitious learning goals in a short space of time.
· The basement includes a 400-seat theatre, a smaller multi-use performance space and a conservation studio.· Eventually that contest was supplanted by a wonderfully violent game played in the same small space, but with a beach ball.· Despite the fact that it was October and cool in the mountains, the heat in the small space was stifling.· She would hide in small spaces, such as cupboards or ovens.· This small breathing space had given her time to arrive at several important decisions.· When there was nowhere to go in that infernally small space, one could always swivel in the other direction.· We will be living together in a very small space.· She moved in years ago, bumping her trunk and cursing softly as she struggled to fit everything into that small space.
· An urban lad, such wide open spaces made him feel exposed and uncomfortable.· One of his top front teeth is missing, and there are wide spaces between the others.· Next came a wider central space with a single box on one side only.· They were certainly the first means of crossing wide open spaces that are still vast and untamed, even today.· The emptiness of the deep can become the deserts and wide open spaces.· He ducked and spun to his left and sought the wide open spaces all the way to the end zone.· It has a wide space between it and the tiny, second dorsal fin.· Through a wide space in the planks he could see the ground below.
NOUN
· Current pay levels are already below those offered by other space agencies.· The space agency is using a phased approach.· In early July, the space agency will select one of the companies as its industrial partner for the X-33.· Despite serious technical obstacles, space agency officials are considering whether to launch a Jupiter space probe powered entirely by sunlight.· The space agency would have preferred to talk instead about its plans to explore Mars.· The space agency linked the problem to repairs made earlier that required the nozzles to be removed and replaced.· The space agency has decided to delay start of construction of the controversial project for as much as 11 months.· The space agency and its contractor switched supplies to comply with environmental regulations.
· However, it may sometimes be necessary to move one or other to a different device due to disk space limitations.· Because each film will take up a tremendous amount of computer disk space, only one will be available at a time.· What's more, with email everything you send and receive can be filed in a relatively small amount of disk space.· Additional disk space is a dollar or two per megabyte per month, depending on total amount.· Hard disk space required: 318k Registration brings: peace of mind!· Windows software is required, along with 12 megabytes of memory and 10 megabytes of disk space.· System requirements Browsers consume a lot of disk space, especially the full installations of Internet Explorer with all the added accessories.· Multimedia titles, digital photography and other things your kids get into will eat up hard disk space.
· The museum's collection is vast, for it covers everything from windmills to space exploration.· Making that decision, alas, is an imperfect art, upon which the future of space exploration has long rested.· The visits are intended to facilitate cooperation between the two former Cold War rivals in future space exploration activities.· He became irregular in his sobriety and would launch into disconnected, hortatory speeches about such matters as space exploration.· The air bag landing scheme, designed to save money, had never been used in space exploration.
· By joining with Strawberries, Bloomberg said he gets four times the floor space for roughly the same occupancy costs.· The firm is also doubling its floor space as of June 15 when it adds adjacent offices in Marlborough to its plot.· How did mall stores battle back, saddled with higher rents, less floor space and lower volume than their competitors?· Screen: Arranging furniture inside, altering shape of usable floor space.· Dancers say tension between ballroom and line dancers who compete for dance floor space has existed for years.· The algae tanks were stacked so they took less than 8 square metres floor space.· Avoid monstrous gowns that take up more than your share of floor space.
· The opportunity has also been taken to add office space on the ground floor by converting the arcade.· The company also plans to triple its office space next month in a move from Sunnyvale to Palo Alto.· Two buildings have four storeys devoted to office space and one underground level for parking.· In fact, this is one of the few markets in South Florida with plentiful contiguous office space available.· So far, a third of the office space in the first phase of eight buildings has been booked.· In October, Disney agreed to lease 140, 000 square feet of office space in the complex.· This grid-like effect is echoed elsewhere in the scheme - for example the beech-wood frames surrounded the cellular office spaces.· The majority of the Hughes assets are office space, Deering said.
· Fights erupted outside supermarkets as shoppers battled for parking spaces in desperate efforts to stock up with canned goods.· I pull briskly into our room parking space.· In addition to a ramp for wheelchairs, more disabled parking spaces are being provided.· Safeway wants to build a £15m supermarket with 700 free parking spaces, an application rejected by Darlington Borough Council last year.· He backed her out of the parking space, then drove towards the automatic garage doors.· I even found a legal parking space.· In Stuart Street I had a choice of parking spaces outside No. 9.· The driver sought out the agreed parking space which was as far away as possible from the canteen and shop complex.
· Not much compared with a redundant commercial package wasting shelf space.· The spice war between Burns Philp and McCormick created a costly bidding war for shelf space that hurt both companies.· Like-for-like growth, which excludes the effects of new shelf space, hit 3.1 percent in the second half.· The idea was to capture the shelf space, lower prices, gain customers and then slowly ratchet prices back up.· His collected works, he said, probably fill four foot ten of shelf space.· By 1993, it consisted of 202 volumes and 131, 803 pages, taking up nineteen linear feet of shelf space.· Many obsolescence measures have been derived to assist librarians in calculating shelf space allocation for journals.· The closings reduced shelf space, which hurt record labels.
· K: There is no storage space anywhere.· Her theory is that a proliferation of culinary gadgets is putting pressure on kitchen storage space.· This will mean that the data requires more direct access storage space than a sequential file.· The place metamorphosed into storage space.· If storage space and seating are both at a premium, try building in boxes around the perimeter of the room.· These frequently stand vacant but provide an anchorage and storage space.· They effectively mark the bottom of the storage space for water in the Earth's crust.· It would be lost in obscurity, perhaps still being used as unofficial storage space by its neighboring furniture gallery.
· Many argue that the biological effects of lengthy space travel are the biggest imponderable.· Large rockets are used for space travel and exploration.· There is no doubt that the inhabitants once possessed space travel.· This would be the ideal method of long-distance space travel mentioned earlier.· At first, this form of space travel seemed possible.· Who predicted space travel and submarines years before they became a reality!· He says his new craft would revolutionise space travel.· This obviously raises great possibilities for space travel.
VERB
· This allows good use of space, but high winds compress the sides.· Remember, the review of literature section allows plenty of space for discussing the many facets of the problem and related research.· But she was allowed no space to think about it.· New approaches and a change of mood have allowed public spaces to be reclaimed, even at night.· The stairway was supported by four oak posts, allowing usable open space.· They allow economy of space, creating air rights over a surface.· In the past secret agreements allowed for breathing space, which by virtue of that very secrecy was only temporary.· What would I become if I allowed them their space?
· Involuntarily she found herself going out on to the balcony for air, rather than clearing a space to sit.· They used to clear out space next to the M System store and people would come from all around.· Nanny Ogg had already cleared a space on the table for the green ball.· He eats most of his meals in the room, clearing a space on the desk, reading as he eats.· The first thing Louis did when he reached Aachen was to clear himself some political space.· When he returned she had cleared a space in the kitchen, had coffee ready.· Newsagents across the country had cleared extra floor space for the 60,000 additional copies of the paper.· Megaliths were smashed to make gate-posts or road-stone, blown up or pushed aside to clear space for the plough.
· As you said, it's creating a space for discussing topics that really preoccupy people.· Again and again I heard how hard it was to create sufficient private space and distance from the child.· A special feature is a cantilevered bay window which is designed to create more space and to give plenty of natural light.· By holding off on both at least until next year, Clerides has created some diplomatic breathing space.· His remedy was to divide the garden with a wicker arch into two sections, to create an illusion of space.· He tends to create images of empty spaces, of objects in isolation.· But Horn had the sound, the remarkable ability to create epic spaces in ordinary songs.· The anchors create an air space so the posts are not in contact with the footing.
· Blood fills the space and clots, capillaries grow into the clot and form granulation tissue.· But a columnist will do anything to fill the space, though not without company.· Incidentally, direct a little light down behind the speaker: it fills the space behind him and makes him more three-dimensional.· Life has filled a space in the grove with wood reaching higher than I can.· The continents sit on shifting plates that form the outer crust of the Earth; and the oceans fill the spaces in between.· If Virginia Street seemed to stretch the material to fill the space, this second play seems to cram it in.· And there are, of course, numerous ideas and people able to fill that space.· Why fill up the space any sooner than necessary?
· It gave an illusion of space and space meant freedom.· What to do? Give them space and time.· Imelda Marcos gave Christina Ford space in her tent.· It was as if the small restaurant suddenly gave him all the space he needed.· It is important for carers to give themselves some space, too.· Some wanted campsites on the coast, but were given spaces inland instead.· Swift himself gives some space to describing wedding festivities, though the bitter revelation is expected shortly.· Saville was given a lot of space and had a field day.
· If no additions are expected, ii is not necessary to leave space for that purpose.· This moves both the right and left margins in five spaces at a time.· It's hard to see how to begin with enough reality to generate action while leaving space for genuine doubt.· That leaves a wide-open space for new filmmakers to make more personal, humanistic cinema.· Pressure of time, leaving no space for relaxation and contemplation.· That means you have to leave space.· Since most tables are also used for dumping, leave space so that the arrangements aren't continually being disturbed.· With downsizing and consolidation all the rage, owners are left with empty spaces and few choices in reusing them.
· You will need a pleat and space at each end of the heading for balance.· People do need solution space in which to learn new ways of doing things.· This juvenile Emperor Angel needs growing space and perfect water conditions.· We needed the added space for the contract work we do.· Active fish need more space, and produce more waste for your filter to deal with.· Just as men need space too.· Hornbills are big and demanding birds that need plenty of space, which is something most zoos don't have.
· Women are not only the embodiment of heavenly qualities but can also aspire t find and occupy a heavenly space.· These files not only occupy space, but also may wind up causing conflicts with other programs down the line.· Although it occupies much space, it is very tiny.· Formerly, it occupied a smaller space a few blocks south on Spring Street.· Inside there were some long wooden huts which occupied almost all the space.· He also will begin work on the unit he plans to occupy and on ground-floor spaces.· Four semi-roundels occupy the spaces between the arms of the saltire.· As we used to say, and sometimes still do, she occupied her space.
· You need permission to build parking space for a commercial vehicle.· Traffic was fine through the tunnel, but it still took me a while to get a parking space.· Meanwhile residents of Judenplatz complained that the construction would reduce parking space and affect business.· The idea is to reserve the precious parking spaces that car owners spend hours digging out of the snow.· The town centre is closed to traffic, but there is plenty of parking space just outside the walls.· Strassner said that could be considered if the overall number of parking spaces were reduced and no public money used.· There are plans for over 2,750 free parking spaces, whilst the prospects for public transport look less promising.· I informed Withers I would be needing my old parking space.
· Or you could line the walls with bookshelves from waist-level, with cupboards underneath to provide storage and serving space.· You have to find creative ways of providing the illusion of space in a price tag that more people can afford.· Local education authorities will contribute through staffing and clerical costs they may also provide office space and equipment, etc.· Osaka has already set the example, to provide space for the heavy industries attracted there by the huge reservoir of labour.· The institutional wards provided much more space than houses, but this space was often shared with large numbers of people.· Some provide space for respondents to write in their specific races.· Parks provide space for a whole range of events, from steam rallies to horse shows.· Brownie albums were provided, with spaces ready prepared for slotting in a sequence of the snapshots.
· Instead of tracing the pages with his finger as he usually did, he was staring vacantly into space.· Mrs James caught me staring into space twice even though the girl sitting next to me had nudged me in time.· In his study, Bernard Quex stared into space, pen motionless over his notepad.· When he left, she stared at the empty space on the wall where his rosary beads had been.· Chopra stared at the space station, trying to pick up the memories of a past age.· Robyn sat staring into space, her mind numb with shock and disbelief, total agonising disbelief.· Sometimes she sits in a lounge chair on the back porch and stares off into space.
· But will she be second on goal difference above Masham Reserves? Watch this space.· Seven-year-old Amy Collard captured the spirit of many who watched the space shuttle Challenger disintegrate in the Florida sky.· Currently undergoing a major expansion - watch this space for developments.· So watch this space, as they say.· Row defused? Watch this space.· Only time will tell, but it's looking good - watch this space for further details!· We very much hope to have the new materials ready before the end of 1991 - watch this space!· Coming up in the next issue - details of our latest recruit - Watch this space!
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
  • He was just gazing into space.
  • In his study, Bernard Quex stared into space, pen motionless over his notepad.
  • Mrs Frizzell gazed into space and Mrs Murphy smoothed back errant curls from her damp forehead.
  • Mrs James caught me staring into space twice even though the girl sitting next to me had nudged me in time.
  • My companion remained oblivious to the sights, staring into space and frowning.
  • Rachel screamed and woke up, drenched with sweat, shaking, staring into space.
  • Sometimes the door was ajar and I would see her sitting absolutely still, staring into space, not reading at all.
  • Usually, after a performance I come home and stare into space.
  • Amyntas is a pastoral narrative of self-redemption in relation to, in the desire for, and in the space of, the other.
  • Both their cars were stolen in the space of three days.
  • Hayward then increased the home team's lead with two penalties in the space of five minutes.
  • How incredibly hard it is, how wonderful and how awful-often in the space of a few minutes.
  • It's the third time in 2 years his house has been raided and the second in the space of a week.
  • Now, within the space of five minutes, we had broken one each.
  • Scheduled for April 8, 1990, this would be the third in the space of 10 months.
  • The School was unfortunate to lose two of its most hardworking Governors within the space of seven months.
  • I had to find out a lot of things about you in a short space of time.
  • In old age several major losses may occur within a short space of time.
  • In such a short space of time, he had plunged from the pinnacle of success to the depths of defeat.
  • Just how much things can change in a short space of time.
  • Still, he had been knocked out twice in a short space of time and would appreciate some rest.
  • That was an extraordinarily fine achievement in such a short space of time.
  • The problem is getting the material under control in order to reach ambitious learning goals in a short space of time.
  • The problem was more one of having to absorb a vast amount of information in a short space of time.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► acres of space/room
  • He had time for his garden, time to talk to his Stratford friends, time to play with his granddaughter Elizabeth.
  • Lennie knows he hasn't any time to play with if Boro are to stay in the big time.
  • Then it's time to play with the topper dinghies!
  • Biological media is totally unnecessary and a waste of space.
  • It is a waste of space.
  • As they say elsewhere ... watch this space.
  • Currently undergoing a major expansion - watch this space for developments.
  • Only time will tell, but it's looking good - watch this space for further details!
  • So watch this space, as they say.
  • Thanks for comin' everyone - and for the next big event watch this space!!
  • We very much hope to have the new materials ready before the end of 1991 - watch this space!
  • We will indeed be publishing a picture of Goran in our Sweetspot section in a future issue so ... watch this space.
1empty area [uncountable] the amount of an area, room, container etc that is empty or available to be usedspace for There’s space for a table and two chairs. How much space is there on each disk?more/less/enough space Now that we’ve got three kids, it’d be nice to have a bit more space.space to do something He had plenty of space to study. The hedge takes up too much space.sense/feeling of space (=the feeling that a place is large and empty, so you can move around easily) In small homes, a single colour scheme can create a sense of space.2area for particular purpose [countable, uncountable] an area, especially one used for a particular purpose:  a supermarket with 700 free parking spacesstorage/cupboard/shelf space We really do need more storage space. the factory’s floor space (=the size of the available floor area)3between things [countable] an empty place between two things, or between two parts of something SYN  gapspace between the space between the house and the garage There was an empty space where the flowers had been.► see thesaurus at hole4outside the Earth [uncountable] the area beyond the Earth where the stars and planets arein/into space Who was the first American in space? creatures from outer space (=far away in space)space travel/research/programme/exploration the history of space travelGRAMMARDon’t say ‘the space’ in this meaning. You say: · One day people will live in space. ✗Don’t say: One day people will live in the space.Grammar guide ‒ NOUNS5where things exist [uncountable] all of the area in which everything exists, and in which everything has a position or direction:  the exact point in space where two lines meet how people of other cultures think about time and space6time a)in/within the space of something within a particular period of time:  Mandy had four children in the space of four years. b)a short space of time a short period of time:  They achieved a lot in a short space of time.7empty land [countable, uncountable] land, or an area of land that has not been built on:  a pleasant town centre with plenty of open space the wide open spaces of the prairies the loss of green space in cities8freedom [uncountable] the freedom to do what you want or do things on your own, especially in a relationship with someone else:  We give each other space in our marriage. She needed time and space to sort out her life.9in writing [countable] a)an empty area between written or printed words, lines etc:  Leave a space after each number. b)the width of a typed letter of the alphabet:  The word ‘the’ takes up three spaces. c)a place provided for you to write your name or other information on a document, piece of paper etc:  Please write any comments in the space provided.10in a report/book [uncountable] the amount of space in a newspaper, magazine, or book that is used for a particular subject:  The story got very little space in the national newspapers.11look/stare/gaze into space to look straight in front of you without looking at anything in particular, usually because you are thinking → breathing space, personal space, → waste of space at waste1(5), → watch this space at watch1(11)COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 3adjectivessmall· There was only a small space between the car and the wall.narrow· Nathan stood in the doorway, filling the narrow space.a confined/enclosed space (=small and enclosed)· It was difficult being together in such a confined space.an empty space· Another day we returned to find an empty space where the TV should have been.a blank space (=on a page, wall etc)· Write your refund request in the blank space on Line 9.verbsclear/make a space· Jack cleared a space for his newspaper on the table.leave a space· Leave a space for the title at the top.fit in/into a space· Decide what kind of table and chairs will fit best into the space.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 4adjectivesouter space (=areas a long way from the Earth)· Meteorites are rocks from outer space.deep space (=areas a very long way from the Earth)· The probe will continue its journey into deep space.space + NOUNspace travel· What will space travel be like in the future?space exploration· They are developing robots that can be used for space exploration.space research· The institute is a world leader in space research.a space programme British English, a space program American English· This technology was originally developed by the American space program.phrasesthe far/furthest/vast reaches of space (=the far, furthest etc areas of space)· Light takes time to travel across the vast reaches of space.
space1 nounspace2 verb
spacespace2 ●●○ (also space out) verb Verb Table
VERB TABLE
space
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theyspace
he, she, itspaces
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theyspaced
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave spaced
he, she, ithas spaced
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad spaced
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill space
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have spaced
Continuous Form
PresentIam spacing
he, she, itis spacing
you, we, theyare spacing
PastI, he, she, itwas spacing
you, we, theywere spacing
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been spacing
he, she, ithas been spacing
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been spacing
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be spacing
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been spacing
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • evenly spaced bulbs on the tunnel's inside walls
  • The three injections are spaced several months apart.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • He saw no fire suppression, but scant brush and ample spacing of pines where wildfires regularly moved through the forests.
  • Particularly suitable for a woman who is spacing her pregnancies or who has completed her family, and for older women.
  • Several low rise hotels, backed by quiet citrus groves, are spaced around the half mile bay.
  • The pleats can be spaced out if preferred, needing approximately two and a half times fullness.
  • The pockets in the perfect grey limestone became smaller and more spaced, the footholds doubtful, sloping smears.
  • These ideal launch times are naturally spaced about 25. 6 months apart in time.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
 They used three microphones spaced several yards apart.
(=with equal spaces) For security, use three evenly spaced bolts per post.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(=since vehicles were able to travel in space)
 She found ample room for her things in the wardrobe.
 Dad cleared a space (=moved things so there was room) in the garage for Jim’s tools.
 an empty space behind the desk
 rows of evenly spaced desks
(=space where exhibitions can be held)· The building provides 125,000 square metres of exhibition space in 12 halls.
 Numerous pictures fill every available space.
(=a measure of how big a room or building is, based on the size of the floor)· The shop has 33,000 square feet of floor space.
(=area for displaying art)· She exhibited her work in the gallery space of the Institute of Art and Technology.
 Patrick sat gazing into space (=looking straight in front, not at any particular person or thing).
 Leave the next two lines blank for the tutor’s comments. Drivers should always leave room for cyclists.
 The house has 3,600 square feet of living space (=the areas of a house you live in).
 open spaces such as parks and gardens
 I couldn’t find a parking space near the shops.
 She objected to this invasion of her personal space.
 Foldaway furniture is the answer where space is at a premium.
(=for sending vehicles into space)· He was involved in the Soviet space programme.
 a space rocket
 the amount of shelf space available
 They met and married within a short space of time.
(=look for a long time at nothing)· Jo's always lying on the sofa staring into space.
(=space etc for keeping things in) They moved to a house with lots of storage space.
 old books that were taking up space in the office
· Large rockets are used for space travel and exploration.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
· The remaining half circle is then divided up by marking 180 equally spaced dashes along the circumference of the semicircle.· Make sure all four struts are equally spaced around circle.· For the anharmonic oscillator, then, the vibrational energy levels associated with a particular vibration are not equally spaced.
· Such regular joint patterns appear to develop when the centres of contraction are evenly spaced.· The windows were clean, the bed was neatly made and his four chairs were set evenly spaced around the table.· It has 13 rounds evenly spaced, with two races in most months from April to September.· Press Y to select evenly spaced columns.
· Now it is giving those of us on earth that spaced out feeling.· Others appeared to be more spaced out on the page.· Paperhouse are pretty spaced out too!· You know-we had Bilbo Baggins's parking space out here for years, until recently.· Horowitz had spoken quietly, the words spaced out.· But I was too spaced out.· Instead, males tend to be spaced out in territories, and they attract females to them by calling.· The pleats can be spaced out if preferred, needing approximately two and a half times fullness.
VERB
· But it also gives them space to express themselves.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► acres of space/room
  • He had time for his garden, time to talk to his Stratford friends, time to play with his granddaughter Elizabeth.
  • Lennie knows he hasn't any time to play with if Boro are to stay in the big time.
  • Then it's time to play with the topper dinghies!
  • Biological media is totally unnecessary and a waste of space.
  • It is a waste of space.
  • As they say elsewhere ... watch this space.
  • Currently undergoing a major expansion - watch this space for developments.
  • Only time will tell, but it's looking good - watch this space for further details!
  • So watch this space, as they say.
  • Thanks for comin' everyone - and for the next big event watch this space!!
  • We very much hope to have the new materials ready before the end of 1991 - watch this space!
  • We will indeed be publishing a picture of Goran in our Sweetspot section in a future issue so ... watch this space.
1[transitive always + adverb/preposition] to arrange objects or events so that they have equal spaces or periods of time between them:  They used three microphones spaced several yards apart. Try to space out your classes and study in between.be evenly spaced (=with equal spaces) For security, use three evenly spaced bolts per post.2[intransitive] informal to stop paying attention and just look in front of you without thinking, especially because you are bored or have taken drugs:  I completely spaced out during the lecture. → spaced out
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