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【释义】：

n．❶ 空间，宇宙：time and space 时间与空间．a space rocket宇宙火箭．We have had remarkable achievements in space technology in recent years．近年来在空间技术方面我们取得了显著的成就．❷ 距离，间隔：a space between lines行距．separated by a space of ten feet相距十呎．I can’t think of the right word for the moment，so I’ll leave a space for it．我一时想不起适当的词，所以留一个空儿．❸ 空地，余地，空旷的地方：open spaces空地．There isn’t enough space in the classroom for thirty desks．这个教室摆不下三十张桌子．That，I am afraid，will take up too much space．恐怕那东西占地方太多了．❹ (只用sing．)(一段)时间，一会儿．a space of three days三天的时间．in the short space of life在短短的一生中．Let’s rest a space．让我们休息一会儿．

－vt．间隔，留距离：space out the trees five metres apart使树与树之间相距五米．