新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

spaceIELTS重点词汇

英 [speɪs]

[NOUN, VERB]

词汇频率：

NOUN. 名词

spaces
1. [C, U 有变体名词] 空间 , 间隔
You use space to refer to an area that is empty or available. The area can be any size. For example, you can refer to a large area outside as a large open space or to a small area between two objects as a small space.
双语例句
例：
cutting down yet more trees to make space for houses.
砍掉更多的树以腾出空间来盖房屋。
例：
I had plenty of space to write and sew.
我有足够的空间进行写作和缝纫。
例：
The space underneath could be used as a storage area.
下面的空间可用作储藏区。
2. [C, U 有变体名词] 场所
A particular kind of space is the area that is available for a particular activity or for putting a particular kind of thing in.
双语例句
例：
the high cost of office space.
办公场所的高额费用。
例：
You don't want your living space to look like a bedroom.
你不会希望你的起居室看上去像一间卧室。
3. [U 不可数名词] 宽敞的空间
If a place gives a feeling of space, it gives an impression of being large and open.
双语例句
例：
Large paintings can enhance the feeling of space in small rooms.
大幅画作能增加小房间的宽敞感。
4. [U 不可数名词] 余地
If you give someone space to think about something or to develop as a person, you allow them the time and freedom to do this.
近义词
room
双语例句
例：
You need space to think everything over.
你需要留有余地来仔细考虑一切。
5. [U 不可数名词] 篇幅
The amount of space for a topic to be discussed in a document is the number of pages available to discuss the topic.
双语例句
例：
We can't promise to publish a reply as space is limited.
因为篇幅有限，我们无法允诺刊登答复。
6. [SING 单数型名词] 一段（时间）
A space of time is a period of time.
双语例句
例：
They've come a long way in a short space of time.
他们在很短时间内就大老远地赶了过来。
7. [U 不可数名词] 太空
Space is the area beyond the Earth's atmosphere, where the stars and planets are.
双语例句
例：
The six astronauts on board will spend ten days in space.
宇宙飞船上的6名宇航员将在太空度过10天。
例：
launching satellites into space.
把人造卫星发射到外层空间。
例：
pictures of the Earth from outer space.
从外太空拍摄的地球照片。
8. [U 不可数名词] 宇宙空间
Space is the whole area within which everything exists.
双语例句
例：
She felt herself transcending time and space.
她感觉自己正在超越时空。

PHRASAL VERB. 短语动词

space out
1. [PHRASAL 短语] 使分隔开（同）space）
Space out means the same as space.
双语例句
例：
He talks quite slowly and spaces his words out.
他说得很慢，词与词之间都有停顿。

PHRASE. 习语

(staring) into space
1. 茫然直视
If you are staring into space, you are looking straight in front of you, without actually looking at anything in particular, for example because you are thinking or because you are feeling shocked.
双语例句
例：
He just sat in the dressing room staring into space.
他直愣愣地坐在化妆间里。

VERB. 动词

spaces , spacing , spaced
1. [T 及物动词] 使分隔开
If you space a series of things, you arrange them so that they are not all together but have gaps or intervals of time between them.
双语例句
例：
Women once again are having fewer children and spacing them further apart.
妇女们又一次开始生育较少的孩子，而且生孩子的时间间隔越来越大。