| 单词 | space |
| 释义 | noun | verb spacespace1 /speɪs/ ●●● S1 W1 noun 1EMPTINESS [uncountable] the amount of an area, room, container, etc. that is empty or available to be used SYN room: space for There’s space for a table and two chairs. I wish I had more space in my apartment.space to do something He had plenty of space to work. Let’s make space on the shelf for my books. Leave enough space for the suitcases. A piano would take up too much space. They have a lot of storage space. The mirrors create a sense of space (=a feeling that a room has lots of space).2AREA FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE [countable] an empty area, especially one that can be used for a particular purpose: I couldn’t find a parking space. Please write any comments in the space provided. She cleared a space on her desk.3OUTSIDE THE EARTH [uncountable] science, physics the area beyond the Earth where the stars and planets are: Yuri Gagarin was the first man in space. Are the high costs of space exploration worth it? Cosmic rays travel through outer space at nearly the speed of light (=the farthest areas of space).4BETWEEN THINGS [countable] an empty area between two things, or between two parts of something SYN gap: space between He cleaned out the space between the house and the garage.► see thesaurus at hole15WHERE THINGS EXIST [uncountable] all of the area in which everything exists, and in which everything has a position or direction: As children get older their views of time and space change. Calculate the exact point in space where two lines meet.6in/within the space of something within a particular period of time: Two managers have resigned within the space of seven months.7a short space of time a short period of time: They achieved a lot in a short space of time.8stare/look/gaze into space to look straight in front of you without looking at anything in particular, usually because you are thinking9EMPTY LAND [countable, uncountable] land, or an area of land that has not been built on: Much of the land will be preserved as open space. They traveled through the wide-open spaces of Australia.10FREEDOM [uncountable] the freedom to do what you want or to be alone when you need to: I really need my space sometimes. Do you want me to go home and give you some space?11IN WRITING/TYPING [countable] a)an empty space between written, typed, or printed words, lines, etc.: Insert a space here. b)the width of a typed letter of the alphabet12IN A NEWSPAPER [uncountable] the amount of a newspaper, magazine, or book that is used for a particular subject: The story got very little space in the major newspapers.[Origin: 1200–1300 Old French espace, from Latin spatium area, room, length of space or time] → see also breathing space at breathing roomCOLLOCATIONS– Meanings 1 & 2adjectives/nouns + spacea small space There was only a small space between the car and the wall.a narrow space Nathan stood in the doorway, filling the narrow space.a confined/enclosed space (=small and enclosed) It was difficult spending so much time in the confined space of the tent.an empty space We returned to find an empty space where the TV should have been.available space (=that is not being used) Only a small amount of space was available on the page for pictures.a blank space (=on a page, wall, etc.) Write your address in the blank space on Line 9.a parking space (=for a car to park on a street or in a parking lot) There was a parking space right outside the building.public space (=an area used for public activity or events) The city is trying to clean up the parks and other public spaces.living space The family only had 400 square feet of living space.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 Will a table and chairs fit into the space?fill a space They brought in more desks to fill the empty office space. noun | verb spacespace2 ●●○ verb 1[transitive always + adv./prep.] (also space out) to arrange objects or events so that they have a particular amount of space or time between them: Space the cookies out on a pan.space something two years/three feet etc. apart The injections are spaced four months apart.be evenly/equally spaced The lights have been evenly spaced on the tunnel’s walls. → see also spaced, spacing2[intransitive] (also space out) informal to stop paying attention and just look in front of you without thinking, especially because you are bored or because you have taken drugs: I completely spaced out during the lecture. → see also spaced-out3[transitive] (also space off) informal to forget to do something: I totally spaced off the meeting. |
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