spaces

英 [ˈspeɪsɪz]

美 [ˈspeɪsɪz]

n.  (可利用的)空地，空间; 空; 空隙; 空子; 空当; 宽敞; 空旷; 开阔
v.  以一定间隔排列
space的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 空间;(空余的)地方
  You usespaceto 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 openspaceor to a small area between two objects as a smallspace.
  1. Under the plan, bits of open space — fields, golf-course borders and small parks — will be preserved.
     在这份规划里，一些开放空间——运动场、高尔夫球场边缘以及小公园——将得以保留。
  2. ...cutting down yet more trees to make space for houses...
     砍掉更多的树，腾出空间来盖房子
  3. I had plenty of space to write and sew...
     我有足够的空间进行写作和缝纫。
  4. The space underneath could be used as a storage area...
     底下的空间可用作储藏区。
  5. He looked cautiously through a half-inch space between the curtains and saw an empty bedroom...
     他小心翼翼地透过窗帘上的一条半英寸的缝隙望去，看见了一个空荡荡的卧室。
  6. The bird was enclosed in such a small space that it could not turn without bending its tail...
     小鸟被关在这么狭小的空间里，不弯一下尾巴的话，都转不过身来。
  7. List in the spaces below the specific changes you have made.
     在下面空白处列出你所作的具体改动。

You should usespaceorroomto refer to an open or empty area. You do not useplaceas an uncount noun in this sense.Roomis more likely to be used when you are talking about space inside an enclosed area.There's not enough room in the bathroom for both of us... Leave plenty of space between you and the car in front.
space 或 room 可以指一片开阔的区域或一片空地，place 不能作为不可数名词用于该义项。room 多指封闭的空间，例如：There's not enough room in the bathroom for both of us (浴室里容不下我们两个人)，Leave plenty of space between you and the car in front (和前面的汽车保持足够的距离)。

• N-VAR (活动或储藏用的)空间，场所，面积
  A particular kind ofspaceis the area that is available for a particular activity or for putting a particular kind of thing in.
  1. ...the high cost of office space...
     办公场所的高额成本
  2. You don't want your living space to look like a bedroom...
     你可不希望自己居住的地方看上去像个卧室。
  3. Finding a parking space in the summer months is still a virtual impossibility...
     在夏季，几乎还是不可能找到一个停车位。
  4. The Women's Gym is a women-only space dedicated to women of all ages, shapes and sizes.
     女子健身馆对各种年龄层次、体型和个头的女性开放。
• N-UNCOUNT 开阔;空旷
  If a place gives a feeling ofspace, it gives an impression of being large and open.
  1. Large paintings can enhance the feeling of space in small rooms...
     大型油画可以增加小房间的宽敞感。
  2. The sense of space and emptiness is overwhelming.
     巨大的空虚感汹涌袭来。
• N-UNCOUNT (思考问题、个人成长所需的)时间，余地，空间
  If you give someonespaceto think about something or to develop as a person, you allow them the time and freedom to do this.
  1. You need space to think everything over...
     你需要时间把一切好好地考虑清楚。
  2. We will give each other space to develop.
     我们会给彼此留出发展的空间。
• N-UNCOUNT (文件中用于讨论某个话题的)版面，篇幅
  The amount ofspacefor a topic to be discussed in a document is the number of pages available to discuss the topic.
  1. We can't promise to publish a reply as space is limited.
     由于版面有限，我们不能保证把回复登载出来。
  2. ...some work which we couldn't include because of lack of space in this issue.
     由于这期篇幅有限，我们无法收纳进来的一些文章
• N-SING 一段(时间);期间
  Aspace oftime is a period of time.
  1. They've come a long way in a short space of time...
     他们在很短的时间之内就大老远地赶了过来。
  2. I have known dramatic changes occur in the space of a few minutes with this method.
     我知道用这种方法短短几分钟之内就能够产生急剧的变化。
• N-UNCOUNT 太空;外层空间
  Spaceis the area beyond the Earth's atmosphere, where the stars and planets are.
  1. The six astronauts on board will spend ten days in space.
     飞船上的6名宇航员将在太空度过 10 天。
  2. ...launching satellites into space.
     发射人造卫星进入外层空间
  3. ...developments in space technology.
     太空技术的发展
  4. ...outer space.
     外层空间
• N-UNCOUNT 宇宙空间
  Spaceis the whole area within which everything exists.
  1. She felt herself transcending time and space...
     她感到自己正在穿越时空。
  2. The physical universe is finite in space and time.
     物质世界在时间和空间上是有限的。
• VERB 分隔;使有间隔
  If youspacea series of things, you arrange them so that they are not all together but have gaps or intervals of time between them.
  1. Women once again are having fewer children and spacing them further apart...
     女人再次减少了生孩子的数量，而且生育之间相隔的时间也更长了。
  2. His voice was angry and he spaced the words for emphasis.
     他的声音里透着愤怒，为了强调，他一字一顿。
  3. Space outmeans the same asspace.
     space out 同 space
  4. He talks quite slowly and spaces his words out...
     他说得很慢，每个词之间都有停顿。
  5. I was spacing out the seedlings into divided trays...
     我正在把那些小嫩苗分装进有分格的盘子里。
  6. They will have time to draw breath between matches, with their last four fixtures spaced out over three weeks.
     由于最后的 4 场比赛间隔分布在 3 个星期里，因此他们有时间在比赛的间隙稍作休息。
• See also:spacingairspacebreathing spaceouter spacepersonal space
• PHRASE 直瞪瞪;茫然(直视)
  If you are staringinto 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.
  1. He just sat in the dressing-room staring into space...
     他直愣愣地坐在化妆间里。
  2. Molly turned away and gazed off into space, a faraway look in her eyes.
     莫莉转过脸去茫然瞪视，眼神似已飘到了远方。
• PHRASE 废物;无用之人
  If you describe someone or something as awaste of space, you are indicating that you have a very low opinion of them.
  1. Even Sarah treated him as if he were a waste of space...
     连萨拉对他都像是在对待一个废物。
  2. Are we expected to believe those scribblings are art? This piece of trash was a waste of space.
     我们难道真要把那些乱涂乱画当作艺术吗？这种垃圾留着都占地方。
• PHRASE (新闻记者将进行后续报道时所说的话)请继续关注
  Journalists write 'Watch this space' in order to indicate in an informal way that they will be giving more information about something in the future.
  1. Watch this space for details of our next event.
     请继续关注我们对下一事件的详细报道。

双语例句

• Table spaces are classified on their usage and manageability.
  根据表空间的用途和管理方式将它们分类。
• This new system will allow more opportunities for residents and visitors to find parking spaces.
  这个新系统将允许更多的机会为居民和游客寻找车位。
• It also supports a variety of collision primitives ( such as sphere and plane) and several collision spaces.
  它还可以支持各种碰撞原语（例如球面碰撞和平面碰撞）和几个碰撞空间。
• All day long, you share public spaces with other people.
  一整天你都得和别人共用公共空间。
• You cannot include spaces or tabs in the directive definitions.
  指令定义中不能包含空格和制表符。
• Leave two blank spaces at the beginning of each paragraph.
  每段开头要空两格。
• You can find these spaces in the Explorer window.
  可以在资源管理器窗口中找到这些空间。
• A variety of buildings and open meeting spaces in the buildings of a campus.
  各种大楼和校园大楼中的开放会议空间。
• The music invoked the wide open spaces of the prairies.
  该音乐营造出了一幅大草原上宽广辽阔的景象。
• The Area parks are divided into two forms: the garage and parking spaces.
  我国小区停车场所分为两种形式：车库和停车位。