| 释义 |
space /speɪs/► SEE ALLin the space of a minute, an hour, a morning, etc.look/stare/gaze into spacea breathing spacea waste of spacewatch this space
●in the space of a ˈminute, an ˈhour, a ˈmorning, etc.during the period of a minute, an hour, etc. 在一段时间内；在…期间◆I went from Glasgow to Edinburgh twelve times in the space of a few days.
几天之内我从格拉斯哥到爱丁堡去了十二趟。●look/stare/gaze into ˈspacelook straight in front of you without looking at a particular thing, usually because you are thinking about sth 若有所思地望着前方；茫然直视◆I asked her twice if she was ready to leave but she just sat there staring into space.
我问了她两遍是否准备离开，可是她只是坐在那里，呆呆地注视着前方。●a ˈbreathing spacea time for resting between two periods of effort; pause 喘息之机；短暂的休息；停顿◆This holiday will give me a bit of breathing space before I start my new job.这个假期可以让我在开始新工作前喘口气。●a waste of ˈspace (spoken) a person who is useless or no good at anything 无用的人；干什么都不行的人；废物◆What did you have to ask him along for? He’s a complete waste of space!你叫他跟来干什么？他一点忙都帮不上！●watch this ˈspace (informal) used in orders, to tell sb to wait for more news about sth to be announced （用于命令）等待即将发布的消息，关注事态的发展◆I can’t tell you any more right now, but watch this space.我现在只能告诉你这么多，你就等着听消息吧。 |