space

space
noun
[mass noun]
  1. a continuous area or expanse which is free, available, or unoccupied
    空间
    a table took up much of the space.
    一张桌子占了很大空间。
    [count noun]we shall all be living together in a small space.
    我们要一起生活在一个狭小的空间里。
    he reversed out of the parking space.
    他从停车场倒车出来。
    ■[count noun]an area of land which is not occupied by buildings
    空地
    she had a love of open spaces.
    她很喜欢开阔的地方。
    ■[count noun]a blank between printed, typed, or written words, characters, numbers, etc
    (印刷、打字、书写的词语、字母和数字之间的)间隔,空格,空铅
    ■[count noun](Music)each of the four gaps between the five lines of a stave
    (乐)(谱表的)线间空白;线间
    ■an interval of time (often used to suggest that the time is short considering what has happened or been achieved in it)
    一段时间;期间
    both their cars were stolen in the space of three days.
    他们两个的车在三天时间里都被偷了。
    ■pages in a newspaper, or time between television or radio programmes, available for advertising
    报纸的专页;(电视、电台节目间)插播广告的时间
    ■(亦作 commercial space)an area rented or sold as business premises
    (出租或出售的)商铺
    ■the amount of paper used or needed to write about a subject
    篇幅
    there is no space to give further details.
    没有篇幅叙述更多的细节了。
    ■the freedom and scope to live, think, and develop in a way that suits one
    (适合于自己生活、思考和发展的)自由空间
    a teenager needing her own space.
    青少年需要自己的空间。
    ■(Telecommunications)one of two possible states of a signal in certain systems
    (电信)空号。 mark的反义词
  2. the dimensions of height, depth, and width within which all things exist and move
    空间
    the work gives the sense of a journey in space and time.
    这部作品给人一种经历了一次时空旅行的感觉。
    ■(亦作 outer space)the physical universe beyond the earth's atmosphere
    (地球大气层以外的)外层空间
    ■the near-vacuum extending between the planets and stars, containing small amounts of gas and dust
    (行星和恒星之间,只含少量气体和灰尘的、近乎真空的)空间
    ■(Mathematics)a mathematical concept generally regarded as a set of points having some specified structure
    (数)空间
verb
  1. [with obj.](常作be spaced)position (two or more items) at a distance from one another
    把(两个或两个以上事物)分隔开
    the houses are spaced out.
    房子之间留有间隔。
    ■(in printing or writing) put blanks between (words, letters, or lines)
    (印刷或书写中)在(词语,字母,行)之间加空格
    [as noun spacing]the default setting is single line spacing.
    默认设置为单行间距。
  2. (be spaced out 或 主美 space out)(informal)be or become euphoric or disorientated, especially from taking drugs; cease to be aware of one's surroundings
    (非正式)(尤指因使用致幻毒品而)感受到快感(或变得迷迷糊糊);迷幻
    I was so tired that I began to feel totally spaced out.
    我太累了,开始感到完全迷糊了。
    I kind of space out for a few minutes.
    有几分钟我感到有点儿昏昏沉沉。
常用词组
watch this space
  1. (informal)further developments are expected and more information will be given later
    (非正式)关注进一步的发展
派生
spacer
noun
语源
  1. Middle English: shortening of Old French espace, from Latin spatium. Current verb senses date from the late 17th cent
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