SPACEa space that is available to use1 space2 to provide space for something3 ways of saying how much space there is somewhere4 when there is not a lot of spacea space between two things5 a space between two thingsRELATED WORDSsee alsoAREA1 space 空间space /speɪs/ [countable/uncountable noun]an empty area that can be used or filled by things or people 〔物或人可以使用或占满的〕空间，空地方 I wish we had more space in our office. 我希望我们的办公室地方更大一点。 There's a space on the form where you write the name of your school. 表格上有个地方你可以写上你们学校的名字。space for We don't have enough space for all our furniture. 我们地方不够大，放不下所有的家具。space to do something Could you find me a space to store these boxes in? 你给我找个地方把这些盒子放进去，好吗?storage/closet/disk etc space Our apartment is small, and doesn't have much storage space. 我们的公寓很小，储藏空间不大。living/parking space Tens of thousands of acres of farmland are swallowed up each year by developers seeking living space for the city's fast-growing population. 城市人口快速增长，每年都有许许多多的农田被寻找居住空间的开发商所侵吞。office space We help corporations to relocate, and give them advice on how to maximize office space. 我们帮助公司搬迁，并为他们如何最有效地利用办公室空间提供咨询。empty space Where Marion's photo had once been was now an empty space. 曾经摆放玛丽昂照片的地方，如今空空如也。greenspace where there are grass and trees 绿地 The city would be unbearable in the summer without its green spaces. 要不是有点绿地，夏天城里就会热得受不了。open spacespace where there are no buildings 空地 London's parks and open spaces 伦敦的公园和空地 the wide open spaces of the American West 美国西部宽旷的原野room /ruːm, rʊm/ [uncountable noun]enough space available to put things in, or to use for a particular purpose 〔可以放东西或作某一用途的〕空间，空地方 We can't sit there, there's not enough room. 我们不能坐那儿，地方不够。have room for Do you have room for this in your bag? 你的袋子里可以放得下这个吗？leave room formake sure there is enough room for 给…留出地方 Leave room for people to get by. 留个地方让人家通过。room to do something He didn't think he had room to pass the car in front. 他觉得要超过前面那辆车空间不够。room to sparesome room available 有地方 They had no room to spare in their car, so we had to take a taxi. 他们车上没有空位了，所以我们只得坐出租车。leg room /ˈleg ruːm/ [uncountable noun]space for your legs, especially in a vehicle 〔尤指交通工具上〕供伸腿的地方，腿部空间 I enjoy flying Air Canada, because they give you plenty of leg room. 我喜欢乘加拿大航空公司的飞机，因为他们的飞机座位有宽舒的腿部空间。elbow room /ˈelbəʊ ruːm/ [uncountable noun]informalspace to move or work easily 【非正式】转身的余地，充足的活动空间 They stood in the crowd, fighting for elbow room. 他们站在人群里，推挤着找转身的余地。 In October the museums and art galleries are less crowded, and there's more elbow room in restaurants. 到了10月份，博物馆和画廊里不那么拥挤了，餐厅里的活动空间也宽余了。floorspacealsofloor space /ˈflɔːʳspeɪs/ [uncountable noun]the area of the floor of a room, especially the area that can be used 地板面积；〔尤指〕实用面积 The workshop is quite big but there's not much floorspace. 车间很大，但实用面积不多。 There was just enough floor space for a desk, a chair, and a filing cabinet. 建筑面积仅够放一张桌子、一把椅子和一个文件柜。2 to provide space for something 为某物提供空间make room /ˌmeɪk ˈruːm/ [verb phrase]to remove or move someone or something in order to provide space for another person or thing 〔为某人或某物〕腾出地方make room for The theater was torn down in the early '80s, to make room for the Horton Plaza Shopping Center. 剧院于80年代初拆毁，腾出地方建造了霍顿广场购物中心。 The campers made room for us around the fire. 野营的人在篝火边给我们让出了些地方。 There are two more people coming -- can you make room for them to sit down? 还有两个人要来—你能腾个地方给他们坐吗？clear a space /ˌklɪər ə ˈspeɪs/ [verb phrase]to move things, especially things that were untidy, to provide a space for something 清理出一个地方〔尤指清理凌乱的东西〕 She cleared a space on her desk to put her computer. 她在书桌上腾出个地方放电脑。 The gardener was clearing a space so he could plant the young seedlings. 园艺工正在清理出一个地方来种植幼苗。make way /ˌmeɪk ˈweɪ/ [intransitive phrasal verb]if a crowdmakes way for someone or something, it divides to make a space for that person or thing to pass 〔人群为某人或某物〕让路 If you can all make way please, so we can get through. 请大家让开，让我们过去。make way for The onlookers stepped back to make way for the ambulance to pass. 旁观的人往后退了退，让救护车开过去。3 ways of saying how much space there is somewhere 表示某处有多大空间的说法hold /həʊld/ [transitive verb]if a container or roomholds a particular number or amount, there is space for that number or amount 〔容器或房间〕可容纳，能装下 This jug holds about a pint. 这壶可以装一品脱左右。 The hotel dining room can hold up to 50 people. 宾馆的餐厅可容纳多达50人。 The gas tank on a small car should hold at least six gallons. 小汽车上的油箱应该至少能装6加仑汽油。take /teɪk/ [transitive verb not in progressive or passive]to only have enough space to contain a particular number of things, people etc or a particular amount of something 能容下，能装下〔指只能装某个数量的东西或人等〕 My car can only take five people. 我的车只能坐五个人。 The freezer will take about 50 litres of ice cream. 这个冰柜可以放50升冰淇淋。 I'll have to throw out some clothes - the closet can't take any more. 我得扔掉一些衣服—衣橱里再也装不下了。seat /siːt/ [transitive verb]if a vehicle, room, or tableseats a particular number of people, there is enough space for that number of people to sit 〔交通工具、房间或桌子〕可以坐〔多少人〕 The auditorium seats 500 people. 这个大礼堂可以坐500人。 The Boeing 747 seats 400-425 passengers. 波音747可以乘坐400到425名乘客。sleep /sliːp/ [transitive verb]if a house or roomsleeps a particular number of people, there is enough space for that number of people tosleep there 〔房子或房间〕可以睡〔多少人〕 You can rent a country cottage that sleeps six from as little as £300 a week. 你可以租一栋可睡六人的乡间小屋，租金可低至300英镑一星期。4 when there is not a lot of space 没有很多空间a tight squeeze /ə ˌtaɪt ˈskwiːz/ [noun phrase]when there is only just enough space for things or people to fit 塞满，拥挤 It was a tight squeeze, but everything eventually fitted into my suitcase. 我的旅行箱已经塞得很满了，但最后还是全部都装进去了。 Put the spare bed in here - it will be a tight squeeze but it's only temporary. 把备用床放这儿，地方很挤，但这只是暂时的。tight /taɪt/ [adjective]if space istight, there is not a lot of it 空间密集的，狭小的 We sell furniture specially designed for homes where space is tight. 我们经销专为空间密集的居所设计的家具。 I've never been very good at reversing into tight parking spaces. 我一向都不大会倒车停进狭小的车位。cramped /kræmpt/ [adjective]if a room or building iscramped, there is not enough space to be able to move around it comfortably 〔房间或大楼〕狭窄的，拥挤的 Conditions on board ship were extremely cramped and uncomfortable. 船上的活动空间非常局促，令人不舒服。 I couldn't wait to move out of my cramped apartment. 我迫不及待地想从我那个狭小的公寓房里搬出去。5 a space between two things 两个物体之间的空隙space /speɪs/ [countable noun] Plant cells contain liquid in spaces called vacuoles. 植物细胞在被称作液泡的地方含有液体。space between The children hid in the space between the wall and the sofa. 孩子们躲在墙壁和沙发之间的空隙里。 The space between the old building and the Morgan mansion has been converted into a marble-paved court, with plantings and a fountain. 旧楼和摩根大厦之间的那块地方已经被改建成了一个庭院，地面上铺着大理石，有花草树木，有喷泉。gap /gæp/ [countable noun]a space between two objects or surfaces from which there is something missing 〔两个物体或表面之间的〕空隙，裂口，缺口gap in Freddie managed to squeeze through a gap in the fence and run away. 弗雷迪设法从篱笆的一个缺口挤出去逃走了。gap between Melanie's dentist says that as she gets older the gap between her two front teeth will disappear. 梅拉妮的牙医说，她长大之后两颗门牙之间的缺口会消失的。fill/fill in a gap Melianthus is a good plant for filling in gaps in flower borders. 蜜花树这种植物很适合用来填补花坛中的空隙。opening /ˈəʊpənɪŋ/ [countable noun]a space through which something can pass or through which you can see 缺口；洞，孔 Now there is just a gap where the buildings used to stand. 曾经高楼耸立的地方，现在只剩一个缺口了。opening in ‘It's only Fred,’ said Joyce, looking through an opening in the curtains. “只是弗雷德。”乔伊斯通过窗帘的一个小孔看了看说。 The dog darted through an opening in the hedge, chasing a rabbit. 那条狗从树篱的一个缺口里冲出来，追着一只兔子。