space

noun

空间 empty area

1. （可利用的）空地，空间
   an amount of an area or of a place that is empty or that is available for use
   1. floor/office/shelf, etc. space
      楼面面积、办公室里的空间、搁架上的空当等
   2. We must make good use of the available space.
      我们必须充分利用现有空间。
   3. That desk takes up too much space .
      那张桌子占的地方太大。
   4. There is very little storage space in the department.
      这个部门存放东西的地方很小。
   5. Can we make space for an extra chair?
      我们能不能腾个空再放一把椅子？
   6. How much disk space will it take up (= on a computer) ?
      这会占用多少磁盘空间？
2. 空；空隙；空子；空当
   an area or a place that is empty
   1. a large/small/narrow/wide space
      大 / 小 / 窄 / 宽的空当
   2. a space two metres by three metres
      长三米宽两米的空间
   3. a parking space
      停车的空地
   4. crowded together in a confined space
      一起挤在狭小的空间
   5. I'll clear a space for your books.
      我来腾出一块地方好放你的书。
   6. Put it in the space between the table and the wall.
      桌子和墙中间有个空，把它放那儿去。
3. 宽敞；空旷；开阔
   the quality of being large and empty, allowing you to move freely
   1. The room has been furnished and decorated to give a feeling of space.
      这么一装潢，一布置，这间屋子就给人一种宽敞的感觉。
4. （无建筑物的）大片空地，开阔地
   a large area of land that has no buildings on it
   1. the wide open spaces of the Canadian prairies
      加拿大一片片广袤的草原
   2. It's a city with fine buildings and plenty of open space .
      这座城市既有漂亮的建筑又有开阔的空地。

地球大气以外 outside earth's atmosphere

5. 外层空间；太空
   the area outside the earth's atmosphere where all the other planets and stars are
   1. the first woman in space
      第一位进入太空的女性
   2. the possibility of visitors from outer space
      出现外层空间来客的可能性
   3. a space flight/mission
      太空飞行；太空飞行任务

一段时间 period of time

6. 一段时间；期间
   a period of time
   1. Forty-four people died in the space of five days.
      五天里死了四十四个人。
   2. They had achieved a lot in a short space of time .
      他们在短时间内取得了很大的成绩。
   3. Leave a space of two weeks between appointments.
      每次约见要间隔两个星期。

书写；印刷 in writing/printing

7. 空白；空行；空格
   the part of a line, page or document that is empty
   1. Don't waste space by leaving a wide margin.
      页边不要留太宽浪费版面。
   2. There was not enough space to print all the letters we received.
      版面有限，无法悉数刊载我们收到的所有来信。
   3. Leave a space after the comma.
      逗号后面要留一个空格。

自由 freedom

8. 自我支配的自由；属于自己的空间
   the freedom and the time to think or do what you want to
   1. She was upset and needed space .
      她心境不佳，需要一片自己的天地。
   2. You have to give teenagers plenty of space .
      必须给青少年充足的自由空间。

空间 where things exist/move

9. 空间
   the whole area in which all things exist and move
   1. It is quite possible that space and time are finite.
      很有可能空间和时间是有限的。

verb

1. 以一定间隔排列
   to arrange things so that they have regular spaces between them
   1. evenly spaced plants
      间隔均匀的秧苗
   2. a row of closely spaced dots
      一行排列紧密的小点
   3. Space the posts about a metre apart.
      这些杆子之间要间隔一米左右。

1. N-VAR 空间;(空余的)地方
   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 .
   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 use space or room to refer to an open or empty area. You do not use place as an uncount noun in this sense. Room is 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)。

2. N-VAR (活动或储藏用的)空间，场所，面积
   A particular kind of space is 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。
3. N-UNCOUNT 开阔;空旷
   If a place gives a feeling of space, 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。
4. N-UNCOUNT (思考问题、个人成长所需的)时间，余地，空间
   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.
   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。
5. N-UNCOUNT (文件中用于讨论某个话题的)版面，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.
   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
6. N-SING 一段(时间);期间
   A space of time 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。
7. N-UNCOUNT 太空;外层空间
   Space is 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
8. N-UNCOUNT 宇宙空间
   Space is 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。
9. VERB 分隔;使有间隔
   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.
   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 out means the same as space .
      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。
10. See also: spacing airspace breathing space outer space personal space
11. PHRASE 直瞪瞪;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.
    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。
12. PHRASE 废物;无用之人
    If you describe someone or something as a waste 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。
13. 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。

1. They have been visited by creatures from outer space.
   有外星人拜访了他们。
2. The mission for the crew of the space shuttle Endeavour is essentially over
   “奋进号”航天飞机上全体机组人员的任务基本上已经完成了。
3. Galactic surveys show that distant galaxies are not as evenly distributed in space as theory predicts.
   对银河系的研究表明，遥远星系在太空中的分布并不像理论所预言的那样均匀。
4. They have docked a robot module alongside the orbiting space station
   他们已经将一个自动操作舱与沿轨道运行的空间站并行对接上了。
5. 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。
6. I had plenty of space to write and sew
   我有足够的空间进行写作和缝纫。
7. The space underneath could be used as a storage area
   底下的空间可用作储藏区。
8. 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。
9. 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。
10. 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。
11. 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。
12. 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。
13. 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。
14. 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。
15. The sense of space and emptiness is overwhelming.
    巨大的空虚感汹涌袭来。
16. You need space to think everything over
    你需要时间把一切好好地考虑清楚。
17. We will give each other space to develop.
    我们会给彼此留出发展的空间。
18. 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。
19. 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。
20. 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。
21. 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。
22. She felt herself transcending time and space
    她感到自己正在穿越时空。
23. The physical universe is finite in space and time.
    物质世界在时间和空间上是有限的。
24. 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。
25. 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。
26. He just sat in the dressing-room staring into space
    他直愣愣地坐在化妆间里。
27. 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。
28. 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。
29. 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。
30. 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。

space out

1. 精神恍惚，神志迷糊（常因吸毒）
   to take no notice of what is happening around you, especially as a result of taking drugs

space sth↔out

1. 使拉开间距；使隔开
   to arrange things with a wide space between them
   1. a large/small/narrow/wide space
      大 / 小 / 窄 / 宽的空当
   2. a space two metres by three metres
      长三米宽两米的空间
   3. a parking space
      停车的空地
   4. crowded together in a confined space
      一起挤在狭小的空间
   5. I'll clear a space for your books.
      我来腾出一块地方好放你的书。
   6. Put it in the space between the table and the wall.
      桌子和墙中间有个空，把它放那儿去。

n.

look/stare/gaze into space

• 若有所思地望着前方；出神地凝视前方
  to look straight in front of you without looking at a particular thing, usually because you are thinking about sth

a waste of space

• 无用的人；干什么都不行的人；废物；饭桶
  a person who is useless or no good at anything

watch this space

• （用于命令）等待下面发表的消息
  used in orders, to tell sb to wait for more news about sth to be announced
  1. I can't tell you any more right now, but watch this space.
     目前我不能跟你多说，等着听下面发表的消息吧。

noun

1. the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
   1. they tested his ability to locate objects in space
   2. the boundless regions of the infinite

   Synonym:    infinite

2. (printing) a block of type without a raised letter

   Synonym:    quad

3. a blank area
   1. write your name in the space provided

   Synonym:    blank spaceplace

4. a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing
   1. he said the space is the most important character in the alphabet

   Synonym:    blank

5. one of the areas between or below or above the lines of a musical staff
   1. the spaces are the notes F-A-C-E

6. any location outside the Earth's atmosphere
   1. the astronauts walked in outer space without a tether
   2. the first major milestone in space exploration was in 1957, when the USSR's Sputnik 1 orbited the Earth

   Synonym:    outer space

7. an area reserved for some particular purpose
   1. the laboratory's floor space

8. an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things)
   1. the architect left space in front of the building
   2. they stopped at an open space in the jungle
   3. the space between his teeth

9. the interval between two times
   1. the distance from birth to death
   2. it all happened in the space of 10 minutes

   Synonym:    distance

verb

1. place at intervals
   1. Space the interviews so that you have some time between the different candidates