space
UK/speis/US
NGSL 1kIELTSA2
Definitions
n.
An empty or available area; room to do or put something.
空间；余地
n.
The vast region beyond Earth's atmosphere; outer space.
太空，外层空间
n.
A blank or gap between things.
空隙，间距
v.
To arrange things with gaps between them.
把……按间隔隔开
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedFrom Latin spatium (a stretch, distance, room). One word covering the whole scale: a parking space, the gap between words, and outer space — all 'a measured extent or room.'
Root space still carries 6 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.parking space停车位
- 2.outer space外层空间
- 3.storage space储物空间
- 4.personal space私人空间
Example Sentences
- 1.
There isn't enough space in the car for all the bags.
- 2.
The rocket carried two astronauts into space.
- 3.
Leave a space between each paragraph.
- 4.
Space the chairs evenly around the table.