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词汇 space
释义
SPACE
open something up
to make something less congested.
They opened the yard up by cutting out a lot of old shrubbery.We opened up the room by taking the piano out.
take up space and take up room
to fill or occupy space. (Note the variations in the examples.)
The piano is taking up too much room in our living room.John, you're not being any help at all. You're just taking up space.

space out and space
Theme: SILLINESS
in. to become giddy; to become disoriented.
She is spacing again. She doesn't even know where she is.I spaced out after the long climb.
space
1. noun
1
a mental attitude or position UK, 1971.
2
a year, especially a year in prison US, 1950
2. verb
to daydream; to wander off mentally US, 1995
idiomspacea/some breathing spacepause a short time when you can stop doing something difficult or tiring, so that you can think about the situation you are in:The appointment of McCarie as manager will give Celtic's directors some breathing space to iron out their difficulties.We hope that visiting the center gives people with HIV and Aids a breathing space, and a chance to forget about their illness.watch this spaceused in order to tell people to expect more interesting news about the person, company, team etc that you are talking aboutused especially in newspapers, on television news etc:Casey's leather and gemstone coats are already being worn by a number of famous names. This designer is hot, so watch this space.Two more of the big six consultancy firms have announced their intention to merge. However, it will be a long time before anything is settled, so at the moment it's just a matter of watching this space.
phrasespace[spaced, spaced, spacing]
space out 1. be spaced out informal someone who is spaced out cannot think clearly, for example because they have been taking drugs, or they feel very tired: That Saturday I was fine until the afternoon. Then I began to feel totally spaced out. Dana Carvey and Mike Meyers play the two spaced-out hosts of "Wayne's World".2. be spaced out informal something that is spaced out seems very strange and unusual, like something that you might experience when you have been taking drugs: Some of the songs were really spaced out, and I couldn't make out any of the lyrics.3. space out sthspace sth out to arrange objects or events so that there is an equal amount of space or a period of time between them: Periods of practice should be spaced out with short rest periods in between. The trees were spaced out in a formal pattern. Horowitz had spoken quietly, the words spaced out.4. space out AmE informal to stop paying attention and just look at something without thinking, especially because you are tired or bored or have taken drugs: I totally spaced out during the meeting and didn't hear the details about our next project.5. space out sthspace sth out informal, especially AmE to forget something for a short time: Tina spaced out her doctor's appointment and had to ask for a new one.

space

verb
See space out
See:
  • a breathing space
  • a waste of space
  • be a waste of space
  • be pressed for money
  • be pressed for space
  • be pressed for time
  • be pressed/pushed for money, space, time, etc.
  • be pushed for money
  • be pushed for space
  • be pushed for time
  • breathing space
  • cap space
  • free space
  • free up cap space
  • gaze (off) into space
  • in the space of (an amount of time)
  • in the space of a minute, an hour, a morning, etc.
  • look (off) into space
  • look/stare/gaze into space
  • safe space
  • space
  • space cadet
  • space out
  • space someone out
  • stare (off) into space
  • take up space
  • waste of space
  • watch this space
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