space
noun
uk/speɪs/us/speɪs/spacenoun(EMPTY PLACE)
A2[CorU]
anemptyareathat isavailableto be used:
(可利用的)空间,空地Is there any spaceformyclothesin thatcupboard?那个衣橱还放得下我的衣服吗?
I need tomake(some) space for Mark's things.我得给马克腾点儿地方放他的东西。
When theroadsarewet, you've got toleaveplenty of spacebetweenyou and thecarinfront.路面湿滑,你必须和前车保持足够的距离。
Theblankspace at the end of theformis foryourname.表格末端的空白处供你签名。
Wefoundaparkingspacecloseto themuseum.我们在博物馆附近找到了一个停车位。
Synonyms
cavity
chamber(SPACE)specialized
gap(HOLE)
hole(SPACE)
hollow
pocket(GROUP/AREA)
room(SPACE)
See also
airspace
B2[U]
theareaaround everything thatexists,continuingin alldirections:
空间He wasabsent-mindedlystaring/gazingintospace(=looking, butseeingnothing).他走神了,目光茫然。
Virtualrealitygives usartificialworldstoexplore,outsidenormalspace andtime.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]
thedistancebetween afootball,rugby, etc.playerand anyopposingplayers:
(足球、橄榄球等球员与对手之间的)活动空间If you givequalityplayersthat much space, they willpunishyou.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
land,especiallyin atown, that has nobuildingson it:
(尤指城市中的)空地,开阔地What I like about thistownis that there's so muchopenspace.我喜欢这个镇子,因为有很多开阔地。
Ilovethewideopenspaces(=largeareasofcountryside)ofcentralAustralia.我喜欢澳大利亚中部广阔的原野。
in/within a short space of time
verysoon:
不久,很快Within ashortspace oftimeyou could bespeakingperfectEnglish!不久你就会说上一口地道的英语!
in/within the space of six weeks, three hours, etc.
during aperiodof sixweeks, threehours, etc.:
6个星期/3个小时之内(等等)It allhappenedin the space of tenminutes.这一切都发生在10分钟之内。
- Is there plenty ofcupboardspace inyournewhouse?
- Themuseumisplanningtoincreasetheamountof spaceallottedtomodernart.
- Agreatnumberoftreeswerefelledtoprovidespace forgrazing.
- My car's toobigtofitin this space.
- There'sbarelyenoughfloorspace tofitabedin thisroom.
Space - general words
- bay
- box
- chamber
- elbow room
- expanse
- floor
- footprint
- headroom
- non-spatial
- room
- spacial
- spacing
- spacious
- spatialize
- spatially
- standing room
- subzone
- void
- way
- zone
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Competing in sport
In the future & soon
Describing when something happened or will happen
spacenoun(BEYOND EARTH)
B1[U]
theemptyareaoutsideEarth'satmosphere, where theplanetsand thestarsare:
外层空间,太空spaceexploration/travel太空探索/旅行
a spacerocket太空火箭
Who was the firsthumanbeinginspace/the first to gointospace?谁是第一个进入太空的人?
- Thefilmwas aboutcreaturesfromouterspace.
- Themusicrepresentsthe immensities of space.
- Once in space, thespacecraftwill go intoorbitaroundEarth.
- Theyfilmedarocketpropelledthrough space.
- This is ajointprogrambankrolledby the U.S. spaceagency.
The Earth & outer space - general words
- ablate
- aeolian
- alluvium
- anti-gravity
- atmosphere
- auroral
- geo-
- geocentric
- geophysicist
- globe
- horizon
- lithosphere
- lithospheric
- mesosphere
- mesospheric
- microgravity
- the Big Bang
- the big bang theory
- the firmament
- underground
space
verb[T]
uk/speɪs/us/speɪs/toarrangethings orpeopleso that there is somedistanceortimebetween them:
把…以一定间隔排列;在…中留间隔Thatpagelooksbadlyspaced(= there is too much/too littledistancebetween thelinesor words).那一页版面排得很不均匀。
Theflowerswere spaced(out)evenly(=plantedatequaldistances)beside thepath.小路两旁花团簇生,间隔均匀。
If you're infinancialdifficulty, we'rehappytoletyou space(out)yourpayments(=payinsmalleramountsover alongerperiodoftime)overtwoyears.如果经济上有困难,我们可以让你在两年内分期付款。
Placing and positioning an object
- -based
- appose
- around
- changesomethingaround
- circle
- consign
- install
- lie
- pile(something)up
- plant
- redeposit
- reinstall
- reinstallation
- relocate
- reorientate
- spread
- stick
- superimpose
- transpose
- transposition