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space

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Related topics: Astronomy, Space, Physics, Newspapers, printing, publishing
space1 /speɪs/ ●●● S1 W1 noun  
1  empty area 空地方 [uncountableU]SPACE/ROOM the amount of an area, room, container etc that is empty or available to be used 空间，空地方
space for
 There’s space for a table and two chairs.
能放得下一张桌子和两把椅子。
 How much space is there on each disk?
每张磁盘有多大容量？
more/less/enough space
 Now that we’ve got three kids, it’d be nice to have a bit more space.
我们有三个孩子，地方能再大一点就好了。
space to do something
 He had plenty of space to study.
他学习的地方很大。
 The hedge takes up too much space.
这树篱占了太多的地方。
sense/feeling of space (=the feeling that a place is large and empty, so you can move around easily) 空间宽大的感觉
 In small homes, a single colour scheme can create a sense of space.
面积小的住宅采用单一色彩，可以产生一种空间感。
2  area for particular purpose 有特定用途的地方 [countableC, uncountableU]SPACE/GAP an area, especially one used for a particular purpose 〔尤指有特定用途的〕空位，处所
 a supermarket with 700 free parking spaces
有 700 个免费停车位的超级市场
storage/cupboard/shelf space
 We really do need more storage space.
我们确实需要更多的储存空间。
 the factory’s floor space (=the size of the available floor area)
这家工厂的楼层面积
3  between things 在物体之间 [countableC]SPACE/GAP an empty place between two things, or between two parts of something 〔两物或某物两部分之间的〕空当，空隙，空地方 SYN gap
space between
 the space between the house and the garage
房屋和车库之间的空地
 There was an empty space where the flowers had been.
以前种花的地方有一块空地。
► see thesaurus at hole
4  outside the Earth 地球外层空间 [uncountableU]HATTS the area beyond the Earth where the stars and planets are 太空
in/into space
 Who was the first American in space?
第一个进入太空的美国人是谁？
 creatures from outer space (=far away in space)
来自外太空的生物
space travel/research/programme/exploration
 the history of space travel
太空旅行的历史
n Grammar
Don’t say ‘the space’ in this meaning. You say:
One day people will live in space.
✗Don’t say: One day people will live in the space.
5  where things exist 物体所处的位置 [uncountableU]HPAREA all of the area in which everything exists, and in which everything has a position or direction 空间
 the exact point in space where two lines meet
两条线在空间中的确切交点
 how people of other cultures think about time and space
其他文化背景下的人对时空的概念
6  time 时间
7  empty land 空地 [countableC, uncountableU]AREA land, or an area of land that has not been built on 〔尚无建筑物的〕空地
8  freedom 自由 [uncountableU]FREE TO DO WHAT YOU WANT the freedom to do what you want or do things on your own, especially in a relationship with someone else 〔个人的〕生活空间，个人自由〔尤指在与别人的关系里〕
9  in writing 在书写方面 [countableC]
10  in a report/book 在报道/书中 [uncountableU]TCN the amount of space in a newspaper, magazine, or book that is used for a particular subject 〔报纸或书刊中某一主题占用的〕篇幅
11. look/stare/gaze into space LOOK ATto look straight in front of you without looking at anything in particular, usually because you are thinking 〔通常因正在思考而〕凝视前方，茫然直视
Examples from the Corpus
look/stare/gaze into space• Usually, after a performance I come home and stare into space.• Mrs Frizzell gazed into space and Mrs Murphy smoothed back errant curls from her damp forehead.• He was just gazing into space.• Mrs James caught me staring into space twice even though the girl sitting next to me had nudged me in time.• In his study, Bernard Quex stared into space, pen motionless over his notepad.• Rachel screamed and woke up, drenched with sweat, shaking, staring into space.• My companion remained oblivious to the sights, staring into space and frowning.• Sometimes the door was ajar and I would see her sitting absolutely still, staring into space, not reading at all.
→ breathing space, personal space, → waste of space at waste1(5), → watch this space at watch1(11)
 COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 3: an empty place between two things, or between two parts of something 〔两物或某物两部分之间的〕空当，空隙，空地方
adjectives
small 很小的空间
There was only a small space between the car and the wall.
车和墙之间只有很小的空间。
narrow 狭窄的空间
Nathan stood in the doorway, filling the narrow space.
内森站立门道里,占满了狭小的空间。
a confined/enclosed space (=small and enclosed) 狭小密闭的空间
It was difficult being together in such a confined space.
一起待在这么局促的空间里很难受。
an empty space 空的地方
nAnother day we returned to find an empty space where the TV should have been.
a blank space (=on a page, wall etc) 〔页面上、墙上等的〕空白
nWrite your refund request in the blank space on Line 9.
verbs
clear/make a space 清理出一块地方
Jack cleared a space for his newspaper on the table.
杰克在桌上清理出一块地方放他的报纸。
leave a space 留出空白
Leave a space for the title at the top.
在页端留出空白写题目。
fit in/into a space 放入某个空间
Decide what kind of table and chairs will fit best into the space.
想好什么样的桌子和椅子放进这个空间最合适。
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 4: the area beyond the Earth where the stars and planets are 太空
adjectives
outer space (=areas a long way from the Earth)
Meteorites are rocks from outer space.
deep space (=areas a very long way from the Earth)
The probe will continue its journey into deep space.
space + NOUN
space travel
What will space travel be like in the future?
space exploration
They are developing robots that can be used for space exploration.
space research
The institute is a world leader in space research.
a space programme British EnglishBrE, a space program American EnglishAmE
This technology was originally developed by the American space program.
phrases
the far/furthest/vast reaches of space (=the far, furthest etc areas of space)
Light takes time to travel across the vast reaches of space.
Examples from the Corpus
space• space exploration• Could you find me a space to store these boxes in?• It's a good idea if you can organise a space for each cat to call its own.• In Judaism, God is not restricted by time and space.• Circulation space for vehicles should be reduced in favour of pedestrians and cyclists, with public transport benefiting from this and other favourable measures.• The new Computer Desk looks like a big, traditional desk yet features concealing spaces for electronic components.• Because each film will take up a tremendous amount of computer disk space, only one will be available at a time.• I couldn't find an empty space in the car park.• The air of empty spaces still lingered around her.• The students were told to fill in the empty spaces with suitable adjectives.• The city would be unbearable in the summer without its green spaces.• Plant cells contain liquid in spaces called vacuoles.• Now calculate the exact position in space where the two lines meet.• The story got very little space in the major newspapers.• Tens of thousands of acres of farmland are swallowed up each year by developers seeking living space for the city's fast-growing population.• I wish we had more space in our office.• Most strikingly, the Daily Mirror almost halved its public-affairs coverage as a proportion of space in 1937 compared with 1927.• London's parks and open spaces• For this, it had to be given lungs, in the shape of open spaces, squares, parks and gardens.• the wide open spaces of the American West• a parking space• Do you want me to go home and give you some space?• Our apartment is small, and doesn't have much storage space.• The children hid in the space between the wall and the sofa.• The cat was in the space between the refrigerator and the wall.• The space between the old building and the Morgan mansion has been converted into a marble-paved court, with plantings and a fountain.• Inspectors may have to climb ladders or many flights of stairs, or may have to crawl around in tight spaces.• Be sure to put two spaces between sentences.
sense/feeling of space• In a busy home a cool, understated colour scheme is a sure way of creating a feeling of space.• Downstairs the bar's lay-out has been cleverly designed soas to lend a feeling of space without losing a certain cosiness.• Wooden balconies jutted out from the upper storeys, giving the plaza not only a feeling of space but of intimacy.• Staples has a reedy, careworn voice that is oddly uplifting, and his music has a country sense of space.• There's a similar sense of humour and a dissimilar sense of space.• There is a great sense of space and elegance amidst the beautiful gardens, churches and palaces.• The sense of space is an illusion.
floor space• As large a group as can fit has gathered in the available floor space to dance.• Newsagents across the country had cleared extra floor space for the 60,000 additional copies of the paper.• How did mall stores battle back, saddled with higher rents, less floor space and lower volume than their competitors?• An internal ramp of the maximum permitted gradient would take up too much floor space in the small shop.• Each speaker requires slightly more than a square foot of floor space and weighs 55 pounds.• There was only I m of floor space in front of the ascent engine cover.• By joining with Strawberries, Bloomberg said he gets four times the floor space for roughly the same occupancy costs.
space travel/research/programme/exploration• A space programme was relevant to delivering bombs, as well as to hoisting Intelligence satellites.• He became irregular in his sobriety and would launch into disconnected, hortatory speeches about such matters as space exploration.• Should he have gone into space research after all?• At first, this form of space travel seemed possible.• Making that decision, alas, is an imperfect art, upon which the future of space exploration has long rested.• There is no doubt that the inhabitants once possessed space travel.• Fortunately President Johnson was possibly an even more passionate supporter of the space programme.
time and space• I saw clouds passing swiftly by and I sensed my own movement in another time and space.• This reality is beyond time and space and every limitation, and therefore beyond human thought itself.• One thing was clear: time could have neither beginning nor end, time and space were eternal.• For the legal process demands that incidents and occurrences be ideally fixed in time and space.• It allows the study of a rapid societal development limited in time and space within very narrow boundaries.• There clearly are standard systems for locating points in time and space.• Despite frequently pulling 10 men behind the ball, they allowed Arsenal too much time and space.• You learn to control your time and space.
green space• We will encourage more parks, gardens and green spaces.• The refinery's 175 hectares will be replaced by areas of parks and green spaces.• The purpose of the surveys is to expose consensus and conflicts about popular values for green spaces close to the city.• Other goals that were achieved included a vast increase in green space and a major expansion of the community college system.• Fewer still would argue that people did not need green spaces within their communities.• Distant trucks coming at us looked slow until they got parallel to us across the green space.• I liked the green spaces of Nam, too.• The gardens are a welcome green space within the bustling Town.
needed ... space• She had thought Carolyn needed a space in which to pull herself together, not to crack up.• In 1724 the University Garden needed more space and Boerhaave used his newly purchased country estate at nearby Oud-Poelgeest as an extension.• Temporary additional shelving was installed in the periodicals gallery to provide some much needed space for growth.• Making love was all very well, pleasant and soporific if not exactly ecstatic, but afterwards ... she needed her space.• Her lover said she needed time and space to rethink her parameters.• She needed space and time to think, time to sort out this mess of mixed emotions.• Nearly half of the needed spaces could be added through renovations to existing public rest areas, he said.• We needed the added space for the contract work we do.
got ... space• Nate, Gotler, Connors, and Banjo each got a ten-foot space along the other side.• But how many of us have got the space?• Now I got gaps and spaces!• He says it's got no space but it's fun.• They've got time and space to develop and be different.
space2 ●●○ (also space out) verb  
1  [transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]SPACE/GAP to arrange objects or events so that they have equal spaces or periods of time between them 将…均匀地隔开
2  [intransitiveI] informal to stop paying attention and just look in front of you without thinking, especially because you are bored or have taken drugs 〔尤指因无聊或吸毒后〕变得昏昏沉沉，瞪着眼发呆
→ spaced out
Examples from the Corpus
space• These ideal launch times are naturally spaced about 25. 6 months apart in time.• Several low rise hotels, backed by quiet citrus groves, are spaced around the half mile bay.• evenly spaced bulbs on the tunnel's inside walls• Particularly suitable for a woman who is spacing her pregnancies or who has completed her family, and for older women.• He saw no fire suppression, but scant brush and ample spacing of pines where wildfires regularly moved through the forests.• The pleats can be spaced out if preferred, needing approximately two and a half times fullness.• The three injections are spaced several months apart.• The pockets in the perfect grey limestone became smaller and more spaced, the footholds doubtful, sloping smears.
be evenly spaced• Such regular joint patterns appear to develop when the centres of contraction are evenly spaced.
From Longman Business Dictionary
spacespace /speɪs/ noun
1[uncountableU] the area or amount of room in a newspaper, magazine etc that is used for a particular subject
→ advertising space → print space
2[countableC, uncountableU]PROPERTY land or an area of land that has not been built upon
It has an attractive town centre with lots of open spaces.
→ incubator space
Origin space1
(1200-1300) Old French espace, from Latin spatium “area, room, length of space or time”
space1 noun →n GRAMMAR1 →COLLOCATIONS1
→n COLLOCATIONS2space2 verb
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IELTS BNC: 715 COCA: 521
space

noun¹

 1empty area空處ADJECTIVE | ... OF SPACE | VERB + SPACE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤large, vast, wide-open大片空白；廣闊的空間◇She left a large space empty at the bottom of the page.她在頁腳留下了大片空白。◇He loved the wide-open spaces of Australia.他喜歡澳大利亞的廣袤與空曠。➤adequate, ample, enough, sufficient足夠的空間；充裕的空間◇The new house has ample living space.這座新房子的居住空間很充裕。➤limited, little, small, tiny有限的空間；狹小的空間▸➤narrow狹窄的空間◇the narrow space between the sofa and the wall沙發與牆之間狹窄的空間➤open空地▸➤confined, enclosed密閉的／封閉的空間◇Avoid using the cleaner in a confined space.避免在密閉的空間使用這種去污劑。➤available, free, vacant可利用的／空閒的／閒置的空間◇The exhibition takes up most of the available space in the gallery.展覽佔用了畫廊大部份的可用空間。◇I was looking for a free parking space.我正在找免費停車位。➤blank, empty, white空白處◇Fill in the blank spaces in the table.填寫表格的空白處。◇The page layout included plenty of white space.頁面設計有大量留白。➤storage貯藏空間▸➤floor, roof, shelf, wall, etc.地面、屋頂、架子、牆壁等空間➤crawl (NAmE) （天花板上或地板下可使工人進入維修管道、電線等設備的）爬行空隙◇the crawl space under my house我的房子下面低矮的設備層➤living居住空間➤office, work (usually workspace) 辦公／工作空間◇an open-plan workspace開敞式工作區➤interior內部空間▸➤parking停車位▸➤personal, private個人／私人空間◇She moved out of the house because she wanted her own personal space.她從家裏搬了出來，因為她需要擁有自己的個人空間。➤physical物理空間➤sacred神聖的空間▸➤public, social公共／社會空間▸➤green綠地◇The inner residential areas don't have many green spaces.市內住宅區沒有多少綠地。➤urban都市空間▸➤air (usually airspace) 領空◇The plane strayed into French airspace.飛機偏離航道，進入了法國領空。➤disk磁盤空間▸➤ad (informal) , advertising廣告版面◇The magazine is struggling to fill all its advertising space.該雜誌正竭力想辦法售出所有的廣告版面。➤commercial, retail商用／零售空間▸➤exhibition, gallery展覽空間；展位... OF SPACE➤amount空間佔用量◇a large amount of space很大的空間佔用VERB + SPACE➤occupy佔用／佔據空間▸➤make use of, take up, use利用／佔用／使用空間◇The potted plants take up too much space.這些盆栽佔據了太多空間。➤share分享空間◇He was sharing office space with a lawyer.他和一位律師共用一間辦公室。➤create, make, provide創建／騰出／提供空間◇They moved the sofa to make space for the piano.他們把沙發搬走了，好給鋼琴騰出地方。➤waste浪費空間▸➤save節約空間▸➤clear清理空間◇We'd better clear a space for the new computer.我們最好清出個地方放新電腦。➤fill, fill in填充空間▸➤compete for, fight for, jostle for爭奪空間；擠佔空間◇A motley collection of ornaments jostled for space on the crowded shelf.一堆五花八門的裝飾品佔滿了擁擠的架子。➤stare into, stare off into茫然直視◇She sat there motionless, staring into space.她呆呆地坐在那兒一動不動。PREPOSITION➤space between⋯之間的空間◇the space between the bookshelves書架間的空間PHRASES➤be short of space, run short of space缺少空間◇I'm running short of disk space.我的磁盤沒有空間了。➤time and space時間和空間◇The writer lacked the time and space to develop his idea fully.這個作家缺少時間和空間來充實他的構想。➤a waste of space (often figurative) 無用之人◇You are a pathetic waste of space!你就是個廢物！
space

noun²

 2vast area containing planets, stars, etc.太空ADJECTIVE | VERB + SPACE | SPACE + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤deep遙遠的太空▸➤outer外層空間VERB + SPACE➤go into進入太空SPACE + NOUN➤exploration, programme/program, research, science太空探索；太空計劃；太空研究；空間科學▸➤flight, tourism, travel太空飛行；太空之旅▸➤agency航天局▸➤mission航天任務◇They intend to begin manned space missions next year.他們打算明年開始執行載人航天任務。➤capsule, probe, rocket, ship (usually spaceship) , shuttle, station航天艙；空間探測器；空間火箭；宇宙飛船；航天飛機；空間站PREPOSITION➤in space在太空◇the first man in space進入太空的第一人PHRASES➤the depths of space, the edge of space太空深處／邊緣◇these wonderful pictures from the edge of space這些來自太空邊緣的精彩圖片➤space and time空間和時間◇the fabric of space and time空間與時間的交織➤the vacuum of space空間真空➤the vastness of space廣闊太空
space

noun³

 3period of time一段時間ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤long很長一段時間▸➤brief, short短暫的時間▸➤two-second, ten-minute, etc. * 2 秒鐘、10 分鐘等的時間◇The recording includes a five-second space between tracks.唱片上每兩首歌之間有 5 秒的間隔。➤breathing (figurative) 喘息的時間◇The extension of the deadline gives us a breathing space.截止時間的放寬給了我們喘息的時間。PREPOSITION➤for the space of為時⋯◇The job holder will be on probation for the space of six months.受雇者將有 6 個月的試用期。➤in the space of, within the space of在⋯時間之內◇He fell asleep in the space of a few minutes.沒幾分鐘他就睡着了。➤space of⋯的時間◇She returned to top-class tennis after a space of two years.兩年後，她又重返網球頂尖賽事。PHRASES➤a space of time一段時間◇They have achieved a great deal in a short space of time.他們在短時間內取得了纍纍碩果。
space

verb

ADVERB | PREPOSITION ADVERB➤at intervals, equally, evenly, regularly以一定距離間隔開；均勻分隔開◇The nails should be spaced at regular intervals.釘子應均勻間隔開。◇Make sure the posts are spaced evenly apart.確保各哨崗之間距離相等。➤irregularly分隔不均▸➤closely分隔緊密▸➤well, widely分隔寬▸➤apart, out分隔開◇The fruits should be well spaced out so that they are not touching each other.水果應該放得開一些，這樣就不會相互碰撞了。PREPOSITION➤along沿⋯分隔開
IELTS BNC: 715 COCA: 521
space noun
⇨ space 1 (floor/office space) ⇨ space 2 (the first woman in space) ⇨ hole 1 (a parking space) ⇨ land 2 (wide open spaces)space1

noun

 floor/office space; a feeling of space 楼面面积；办公室的空间；宽敞的感觉the first woman in space 第一位进入太空的女性space ♦︎ room ♦︎ headroom ♦︎ legroomThese are all words for the amount of an area or place that is empty or that is available for you to use. 这些词均表示空间或可利用的地方。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆space / room for / between sth◆space / room to do sth◆enough / sufficient space / room / headroom◆limited / restricted space / headroom◆to leave / make / create / save / take up space / room■ space [uncountable] an amount of an area or place that is empty or available for use; the quality of being large and empty and allowing you to move freely （可利用的）空地，空间；宽敞；开阔◆office / floor / shelf / disk space办公室的空间；楼面面积；搁架上的空当；磁盘空间◆There's very little storage space in the department.这个部门存放东西的地方很小。◆That desk takes up too much space.那张桌子太占地方。◆Could you make space for another person?你能不能腾个空再让一个人进来？◆Light, bright colours help give a feeling of space.浅色、亮色有助于给人一种宽敞的感觉。■ room [uncountable] empty space that can be used for sth （可利用的）空间◆Is there enough room for the car?有足够空间停这辆车吗？◆There's room for one more at the table.这张桌子还可以多坐一个人。◆You'll have to make room for all those books.你得腾出地方来放那些书。NOTE 辨析 Space or room? Room is usually space that you have or need for some practical purpose; it is more frequent than space in most of these 'practical' examples, but is not usually used after another noun. * room通常指拥有或需要的实际空间，在这些关于实际用途的例证中比space更常用，但通常不用于另一名词之后◆office/floor/shelf/disk room Space can be sth that you have or need for some practical purpose, or it may be the feeling of space, that you enjoy for its own sake. * space可指拥有或需要的实际空间，或者指宜人的宽敞感觉◆Light, bright colours help give a feeling of room. ■ headroom ˈhedruːm, ˈhedrʊm [uncountable] the amount of space between the top of a vehicle and sth it drives under; the amount of space between the top of your head and the roof of a vehicle or a ceiling （车顶与其上方建筑之间的）净空；（车内或房间内的）头上空间◆The sign on the bridge said 'Maximum Headroom 2.5 metres.'桥上的牌子写着“最大净空2.5米”。◆The new model gives generous headroom for front and rear passengers.这款新车给前后排乘客留出了很大的头上空间。■ legroom ˈlegruːm, ˈlegrʊm [uncountable] the amount of space available for your legs when you are sitting in a vehicle, theatre, etc. （车辆、剧院等座位前的）供伸腿的空间，放腿处◆The seats are comfortable, but there's very little legroom.这些座位很舒适，但放腿处很小。space2

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 floor/office space; a feeling of space 楼面面积；办公室的空间；宽敞的感觉the first woman in space 第一位进入太空的女性space ♦︎ universe ♦︎ outer space ♦︎ the cosmosThese are all words for the area outside the earth's atmosphere. 这些词均表示外层空间、太空。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆through / in space / the universe / outer space / the cosmos◆the entire universe / cosmos◆to go into space / outer space■ space [uncountable] the area outside the earth's atmosphere where all the other planets and stars are 外层空间；太空◆Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman in space.瓦莲京娜•捷列什科娃是第一位进入太空的女性。◆The company plays a major role in the European space programme.该公司在欧洲太空计划中发挥了重要作用。■ universe [countable, usually singular] the whole of space and everything that exists in it 宇宙；天地万物；万象◆The Big Bang Theory is a widely accepted theory of how the universe began.大爆炸理论是人们广泛接受的宇宙起源理论。■ ˌouter ˈspace [uncountable] the area immediately outside the earth's atmosphere; the relatively empty area between stars and planets 外层空间；太空◆Radio astronomy works by gathering radio waves from outer space.射电天文学通过收集来自外层空间的无线电波来做研究。NOTE 辨析 Space or outer space?There is very little difference in the range and meaning of these words. Space is used in many compounds such as space station and space travel. Outer space is sometimes used to emphasize that the person is talking about an area either just outside or far outside the earth's atmosphere. 这两个词的使用范围和含义差别很小。space可用于许多复合词中，如space station（太空站）和space travel（航天旅行）。outer space有时用来强调所说的是靠近大气层的外太空或太空深处。■ the cosmos ˈkɒzmɒs; NAmE ˈkɑːzmoʊs, ˈkɑːzməs [singular] the universe, especially when it is thought of as an ordered system （尤指被视为有序体系时的）宇宙◆Galileo made possible a profound new understanding of the structure of the cosmos.伽利略使我们能够对宇宙的结构有深刻的新理解。
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