space
英 [speɪs]
美[spes]
- n. 空间；太空；距离
- vi. 留间隔
- vt. 隔开
英英释意
- 1. the unlimited expanse in which everything is located;
- "they tested his ability to locate objects in space"
- 2. an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things);
- "the architect left space in front of the building"
- "they stopped at an open space in the jungle"
- "the space between his teeth"
- 3. an area reserved for some particular purpose;
- "the laboratory's floor space"
- 4. a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing;
- "he said the space is the most important character in the alphabet"
- 5. the interval between two times;
- "the distance from birth to death"
- "it all happened in the space of 10 minutes"
- 6. a blank area;
- "write your name in the space provided"
- 7. one of the areas between or below or above the lines of a musical staff;
- "the spaces are the notes F-A-C-E"
- 8. (printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for spacing between words