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►                 PERIOD OF TIME — 段肘间 6 [C，usually sing.] a period of time —段时间；期间：Forty-/our peop〖e died m the space 0/月ve days•五关里死了四十四个乂。◊ rhg had achieve) a Zot m a short space 0/ time.他们在::短时间 内取得 了_很大的成绩。◊ leave a space 〇/ two weeks between appointments.每次约见要间隔两个星期。

►                 IN WRITING/PRINTING 书写：印刷 7 [U, C] the part of a line, page or document that is empty 空自；空行；与 格：DorCt waste space by leaving a wide margin.

要.留太宽浪费版ffi。◊『here was noj enough space to print aH the fetters we received.版面有限，无法悉数刊载 我们收到的所有来信。◊ leave a space ajter the comma. 逗号后面要留一个空格。

►                 FREEDOM 自■:由 8.[W] the freedom and the time to think or do what you want to自‘我支配的自由；属于自己的空 间：She was upset and needed space.她心境不彳圭，需要 一片自己的天;HL ◊ Vou have .to give teenagers plenty 〇/ space.必须给會少年充足的自由空间。一see also

BREATHING SPACE

►                 WHERE THINGS EXIST/MOVE 空间 9 [U] the whole area in which all things exist and move‘空间.：It is quite possfbZe that space and time are/inite.很有可能空间和时

间是有限的。

IT»!^1 look/stare/gaze into 'space to look straight in front of you without looking at a particular thing, usually because you are thinking about sth 若有所思

地望i前方；出神地凝视前方一more at waste/•?•，

WATCH V.

• verb [VN, usually +adv./prep.] [often passive] to arrange tilings so that they have regular spaces between them 以'一‘定间隔排列：eveniy spaced ppnts间隔均匀的秧苗 0 a row of closely spaced dots .一 行排列索密的小点◊ Space the posts about a metre apart•会些幹子;£间要间 癌一米左右。, space 'out (informal, especially NAm£) to take no notice of what is happening around you，especially as a result of taking drugs 精神恍惚，神 志迷糊（常因兩毒）一see also spaced out .space sth— 'out to arrange things with a wide space between them 使拉开间距；使隔开：The houses are spaced out fn this area o/town.在;^市的这一地区，房屋坐落稀疏。 'space-age adj. [usually before r\oonY[informal) (especially of design or technology 尤指样式▲舍术）very modern and advanced太空时ft的；非常先进的：a space-age fcftdten太空时代的厨房

'space bar noun a bar on the keyboard of a computer or typewriter that you press to make spaces between words (计算机或打字机的）空格键 'space cadet noun [slang) a person who behaves strangely and often forgets things, as though he or she is using drugs行为异常的人；精神恍惚的人/ space-craft /'speiskraift; NAmE -kraeft/ noun {pi. space- craft) a vehicle that travels in space 航夫器；宇宙飞船 .spaced ‘out (also spacey) adj. [informal) not com­pletely conscious of what is happening around you, often because of taking drugs精神恍惚的，神志迷糊的 (常指因吸食毒品）

'space heater noun (NAm£) an eleGtric device for heating a room小型取暖器

space-man /'speismaen/ noun {pi. -men /-men/) 1 {infor- ma/) a man who travels into space; an astronaut 幸航 员；航天员 2 (in stories} a creature that visits the earth from another planet i (小说中的 _厂外星人 HTl alien —see also spacewoman 'space probe noun = probe n.(2) the 'space race noun competition between the US and the Soviet Union in the 1950s and 60s to be the first to explore space 太空竞赛（20 世纪 50 和 60 年 代美国和苏联之间为取得宇宙探索领先地位而进行的 竞争）

space-ship /'speisjip/ noun a vehicle that travels in space, carrying people 宇宙飞船 'space shot noun the process of sending a spacecraft into and through space 宇宙飞船发射 'space shuttle (also shuttle) noun a spacecraft de­signed to be used, for example, for travelling between the earth and a space station 航天飞机

space station noun a large structure that is sent into space and remains above the earth as a base for people working and travelling in space 太空站；航天站；宇宙

空间站

space-suit /'speissu:t; BrE also -sju:t/ noun a special suit that covers the whole body and has a supply of air, allowing sb to survive and move around in space 航天 服士，航服

’space-time notm.[U].㈣ys/’cs 物）the universe con­sidered as a continuum with four measurements — length, width, depth and time—inside which any event or physical pbject is located 时空（:一体 space-walk /'speiswoik/ noun a period of time that an astronaut spends in space outside a spacecraft .太 空行走（宇航员在宇宙飞船外的活动） space-woman /'speiswuman/ noun {pi. -women /-wimin/) a woman who travels into space 女宇航员 spacey /'speisi/ adj. = spaced out spacial = spatial

spa-cing /'speisirj/ noun [U] 1 the amount of space that is left between things, especially between the words or lines printed on a page (空间）间隔； < 尤指）字距， 行距：single/double spacing (= with one or two lines left between lines of type)单彳音 / 双倍行距 2 the amount of time that is left between things happening (时间 > 间隔_

spa-cious /'speijas/ adj. (approving) (of a room or building 房间或—故物）large and with plenty of space for people to move around in ■宽敞的 Pnbl roomy ► spa-cious-ly adv. spa-cious ness noun |U] ： White walls can give a /eehng 〇/ spaciousness•白墙M给人一种宽敞的 感觉。

spade /speid/ noun 1 [C] a garden tool with a broad metal blade and a long handle, used for digging 锹； 伊：Turn the soiZ over with a spade..用锹把地翻一遍。◊ (Br£) The children took their buckets and spades to the beac/i.孩子们秦上自:己的桶和铲子到海滩去了。一pic­ture c> garden —compare shovel /7.(1) 2 spades [pi., U] one of the four sets of cards (called suits) in a pack/ deck of cards. The cards have a black design shaped like pointed leaves with short.stems.(纸牌中的）黑 桃：the ^ve/queen/ace 〇/ spades 黑桃五./王梟 / A —picture o playing card 3 [C] a card from the set of spades 黑桃牌：You must play a spade if you have one. 你如果有黑桃牌，就必须打出来。4[C](totoo，s/<?AJg)an offensive word for a black person 黑人；黑兔 in 'spades {informaf) in large amounts or to a great degree 大量；非常：He’d got his revenge now, andin spades.现 :,在他报T仇，養不留情地报了仇。一more at call v. spade*work /'speidw3：k; NAmE -W3：rk/ noun [U] the hard work that has to be done in order to prepare for sth艰苦的_前期准备工作.

spa-ghetti /spa'geti/ noun [U] pasta in the shape of long thin pieces that look like string when they are cooked

意大利细f条

spaghetti bolognese /spa.geti .bDla'neiz; NAmE ,ba:la-/ noun [U, C] a dish of spaghetti with a sauce of meat，tomatoes，etc.意大利波伦亚面条（用肉、番茄等

做浇头）

spa.ghetti 'western noun a film/movie about cow­boys, made in Europe by Italian companies (意大利公 司在欧洲制作的）意太利式西部片 spake /speik/ {old use) pt of speak spam /spaem/ noun [U] 1 Spam™ finely chopped cooked meat that has been pressed together in a container, usually sold in cans and served cold in slices',(斯帕 姆丰餐肉 2 (/>7/o/777fl/) advertising material sent by email to people who have not asked for it 滥发的电由p; 垃圾电邮 _ compare junk mail spanri-ming /'spaemiq/ noun [U] {informal) the practice of sending mail, especially advertising material, through the Internet to a large number of people, who have not asked for it大量发出垃圾邮件. span /spaen/ noun, verb, adj.

• noun 1 the length of time that sth lasts or is able to continue 持续时间：I worked with him over a span of six years. 和他知事达六年之久。：◊ rhe project must be