space
Từ điển Collocation
space noun
1 empty area
ADJ. large, vast, wide She left a large space empty at the bottom of the page. He liked the wide open spaces of the Australian countryside. | adequate, ample, enough, sufficient The new flat has ample living space. | limited, small, tiny | narrow the narrow space between the sofa and the wall | open | confined, enclosed Avoid using the cleaner in a confined space. | awkward This chisel is useful for getting into awkward spaces. | available, free, vacant The exhibition takes up most of the available space in the gallery. looking for a free parking space | blank, empty, white Fill in the blank spaces in the table. The page layout included plenty of white space. | living | storage | floor, roof, shelf, wall, etc. | office | parking | personal She moved out of the house because she wanted her own personal space. | private | public | green The inner residential areas don't have many green spaces. | air The plane strayed into French air space. | disk | advertising The magazine is struggling to fill all its advertising space. | exhibition, gallery
VERB + SPACE make use of, take up, use The potted plants take up too much space. | create, make They moved the sofa to make space for the piano. | waste | save | clear We'd better clear a space for the new computer. | fill (in) | jostle for A motley collection of ornaments jostled for space on the crowded shelf. | stare into She sat there motionless, staring into space.
PREP. ~ between the space between the bookshelves
PHRASES be/run short of space I'm running short of disk space. | time and space The writer lacked the time and space to develop his idea fully.
2 vast area containing planets, stars, etc.
ADJ. deep | outer
VERB + SPACE go into
SPACE + NOUN exploration, programme, research, science | flight, travel | capsule, probe, rocket, ship (also spaceship), shuttle, station
PREP. in ~ the first man in space
3 period of time
ADJ. long | brief, short | 2-second, 10-minute, etc. The recording includes a 5-second space between tracks. | breathing The extension of the deadline gives us a breathing space.
PREP. for the ~ of The job holder will be on probation for the space of six months. | in/within the ~ of He fell asleep in the space of a few minutes. | ~ of She returned to top-class tennis after a space of two years.
PHRASES a space of time They have achieved a great deal in a short space of time.
Từ điển WordNet
n.
- the unlimited expanse in which everything is located; infinite
they tested his ability to locate objects in space
the boundless regions of the infinite
- an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things)
the architect left space in front of the building
they stopped at an open space in the jungle
the space between his teeth
- an area reserved for some particular purpose
the laboratory's floor space
- a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing; blank
he said the space is the most important character in the alphabet
- the interval between two times; distance
the distance from birth to death
it all happened in the space of 10 minutes
- a blank area; blank space, place
write your name in the space provided
- one of the areas between or below or above the lines of a musical staff
the spaces are the notes F-A-C-E
- (printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for spacing between words; quad
English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary
spaces|spaced|spacing
syn.: area dimension expanse extent measure
ant.: time
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