词组 | space |
释义 | space /speɪs/ noun 1. an empty placeadjectivesa small space There was only a small space between the car and the wall.a narrow space Rats can squeeze through very narrow spaces.an empty space There was an empty space where the TV used to be.a blank space (=on a page, wall etc) Write your name in the blank space below.verbsclear/make a space Jack cleared a space for his newspaper on the table.leave a space Leave a space for the title at the top of the page.prepositionsa space between sth and sth There was a big space between her two front teeth.2. an area that is available to useadjectives/nouns + spaceenough space There is enough space for three people in the back of the car.ample space/plenty of space (=more than enough) There is ample space for a large breakfast table.limited space They live in a small apartment and space is limited.a confined/enclosed space (=small and enclosed) He dislikes being in confined spaces such as lifts.storage space (=for storing things) Our house has very little storage space.living space (=areas such as rooms, for living in) We had two children and we needed more living space.floor space I need a desk that takes up less floor space.office space The building offers plenty of office space.disk space (=available memory on a computer disk) I’m running out of disk space on the c drive.a parking space (=a place where you can park your car) I managed to find a parking space near the entrance.a public space (=an outdoor area such as a public park) It is a beautiful city with very attractive public spaces.verbssave space (=provide extra space) You could save space by storing things under the bed.waste space By having a circular table, we’re wasting a lot of space.take up space also fill/occupy space (=use it by being in it) The bed takes up most of the space in the room.lack space also be short of space A bigger desk would be nice but I’m very short of space.fit in/into a space Decide what kind of furniture will fit best into the space.squeeze sth into a space (=fit it into a small space) They’ve managed to squeeze a lot of furniture into the space.3. the area beyond the Earth where the stars and planets areadjectivesouter space (=areas a long way from the Earth) Our planet is struck regularly by objects from outer space.deep space (=areas a very long way from the Earth) The rocket will continue its journey into deep space.space + nounsspace travel What will space travel be like in the future?space exploration They are developing robots that can be used for space exploration.space research The institute is a world leader in space research.space flight One day there will be commercial space flights to the moon.a space programme BrE a space program AmE This technology was originally developed by the US space program.a space station (=a place in space where people can live and work) The research lab will form part of a space station.a space shuttle (=a vehicle that goes into space and then comes back to land on Earth like an aeroplane) He was the captain of the first NASA space shuttle.Spaceman, spacewoman, spacecraft, spaceship, and spacesuit are usually written as one word.prepositionsin space A Russian man was the first person in space.into space NASA has sent dozens of people into space.phrasesthe far/furthest reaches of space (=the areas of space that are very far from the Earth) Light takes time to travel from the far reaches of space.the vast reaches of space (=the very large areas that exist in space) They are designing vehicles that will be able to explore the vast reaches of space. |
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