space
noun uk/speɪs/ us/speɪs/
(EMPTY PLACE)
A2 [ C or U ]（可利用的）空间，空地
an empty area that is available to be used
Is there any space for my clothes in that cupboard? 那个衣橱还放得下我的衣服吗？
I need to make (some) space for Mark's things. 我得给马克腾点儿地方放他的东西。
When the roads are wet, you've got to leave plenty of space between you and the car in front. 路面湿滑，你必须和前车保持足够的距离。
The blank space at the end of the form is for your name. 表格末端的空白处供你签名。
We found a parking space close to the museum. 我们在博物馆附近找到了一个停车位。
Synonyms: cavitychamber (SPACE) gap (HOLE)hole (SPACE)hollow pocket (GROUP/AREA)room (SPACE)
See also: airspace
B2 [ U ]空间
the area around everything that exists, continuing in all directions
He was absent-mindedly staring/gazing into space (= looking, but seeing nothing). 他走神了，目光茫然。
Virtual reality gives us artificial worlds to explore, outside normal space and time. 虚拟现实展现了一个正常空间和时间之外的人造世界供我们探索。
[ U ]（足球、橄榄球等球员与对手之间的）活动空间
the distance between a football, rugby, etc. player and any opposing players
If you give quality players that much space, they will punish you. 比赛时如果你给优秀球队那么大的活动空间，他们会让你吃苦头的。
open space （尤指城市中的）空地，开阔地
land, especially in a town, that has no buildings on it
What I like about this town is that there's so much open space. 我喜欢这个镇子，因为有很多开阔地。
I love the wide open spaces (= large areas of countryside) of central Australia. 我喜欢澳大利亚中部广阔的原野。
in/within a short space of time 不久，很快
very soon
Within a short space of time you could be speaking perfect English! 不久你就会说上一口地道的英语！
in/within the space of six weeks, three hours, etc. 6个星期／3个小时之内（等等）
during a period of six weeks, three hours, etc.
It all happened in the space of ten minutes. 这一切都发生在10分钟之内。
- More examples
- Is there plenty of cupboard space in your new house?
- The museum is planning to increase the amount of space allotted to modern art.
- A great number of trees were felled to provide space for grazing.
- My car's too big to fit in this space.
- There's barely enough floor space to fit a bed in this room.
(BEYOND EARTH)
B1 [ U ]外层空间，太空
the empty area outside Earth's atmosphere, where the planets and the stars are
space exploration/travel 太空探索／旅行
a space rocket 太空火箭
Who was the first human being in space/the first to go into space? 谁是第一个进入太空的人？
- More examples
- The film was about creatures from outer space.
- The music represents the immensities of space.
- Once in space, the spacecraft will go into orbit around Earth.
- They filmed a rocket propelled through space.
- This is a joint program bankrolled by the U.S. space agency.
space
verb [ T ] uk/speɪs/ us/speɪs/
把…以一定间隔排列;在…中留间隔
to arrange things or people so that there is some distance or time between them
That page looks badly spaced (= there is too much/too little distance between the lines or words). 那一页版面排得很不均匀。
The flowers were spaced (out) evenly (= planted at equal distances) beside the path. 小路两旁花团簇生，间隔均匀。
If you're in financial difficulty, we're happy to let you space (out) your payments (= pay in smaller amounts over a longer period of time) over two years. 如果经济上有困难，我们可以让你在两年内分期付款。