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[ˈspæniŋ] 生词本

adj.

  • 柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典

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1. N-COUNT 间隔;期间 A span is the period of time between two dates or events during which something exists, functions, or happens. 

  • The batteries had a life span of six hours...

    这些电池的寿命为 6 小时。

  • Gradually the time span between sessions will increase.

    会议之间的间隔将逐渐延长。

2. N-COUNT (注意力的)持续时间 Your concentration span or your attention span is the length of time you are able to concentrate on something or be interested in it. 

  • His ability to absorb information was astonishing, but his concentration span was short...

    他吸收信息的能力令人吃惊，但是他的注意力持续时间很短。

  • Young children have a limited attention span and can't concentrate on one activity for very long.

    小孩子的注意力持续时间十分有限，不能长时间地专注于一个活动。

3. VERB 持续;跨越;贯穿 If something spans a long period of time, it lasts throughout that period of time or relates to that whole period of time. 

  • His professional career spanned 16 years...

    他的职业生涯持续了 16 年。

  • The film, spanning almost a quarter-century, tells the story of Henry Hill...

    这部时间跨度将近四分之一世纪的影片讲述的是亨利·希尔的故事。

  • Lining a corridor is a wall of photographs spanning his rugby days.

    走廊的一面墙上贴满了他橄榄球生涯里各个时期的照片。

4. VERB 包括;遍及 If something spans a range of things, all those things are included in it. 

  • Bernstein's compositions spanned all aspects of music, from symphonies to musicals.

    伯恩斯坦创作的乐曲涉及了从交响乐到音乐剧等音乐的各个方面。

  • ...a remarkable man whose interests spanned almost every aspect of nature.

    一个兴趣广泛、几乎涉猎了自然学科所有领域的杰出男性

5. N-COUNT 宽度;宽幅 The span of something that extends or is spread out sideways is the total width of it from one end to the other. 

  • It is a very pretty butterfly, with a 2 inch wing span...

    这是一只非常美丽的蝴蝶，翼展 2 英寸。

  • It may be that you are unaware of where your hip joint is; it is not at the waist but a good hand span below it.

    这也许是因为你并不晓得髋关节的位置，它不在腰部，而是位于腰部以下一手拃宽处。

6. VERB (桥等建筑物)横跨，跨越 A bridge or other structure that spans something such as a river or a valley stretches right across it. 

  • Travellers get from one side to the other by walking across a footbridge that spans a little stream.

    游客通过一座横跨小溪的步行桥从一边来到另一边。

  • ...the humped iron bridge spanning the railway...

    横越铁路的铁拱桥

  • Architects tell their clients that floors can span 100 metres without any visible means of support.

    建筑师告诉他们的客户，在没有任何有形支撑物的情况下，楼板可以延伸 100 米。

7. See also: spick and span;  

计算机

  • 1.生成；跨越