n.

1. 空間[U]
   The table takes up a lot of space.

   這張桌子很佔地方。

2. 宇宙，太空，外層空間[U][E]
   We witnessed a missile being launched into outer space.

   我們目睹一枚飛彈向外太空發射。

3. 場所，空地；【建】生活空間；房間[C][U]
   That's a beautiful space.

   這個空間美極了！

   This house has ten rooms with a floor space of 200 square meters.

   這棟房子有十間房間，樓面面積為二百平方公尺。

4. 空白，餘地；篇幅[C][U]
5. 間隔，距離[C][U]
   Keep some space between your car and the truck ahead.

   在你的汽車與前面的卡車之間保持一些距離。

6. 持續時間[U][C]
   He had twelve phone calls in the space of an hour.

   他在一小時內接了十二通電話。

7. 【印】字或行間的空白，間隔[C]
8. 【音】（五線譜的）線間[C]
9. 【美】（火車等的）座位，舖位[U]
10. 精神上的空間

vt.

1. 在……留出間隔；隔開
   The lampposts are spaced out ten feet apart.

   路燈柱與路燈柱之間相距十英尺。

2. 使昏昏沉沉[H]

vi.

1. 留間隔

n.

1. a continuous area or expanse which is free or unoccupied.
   ▸a gap between printed or written words or characters.
   ▸pages in a newspaper, or time between broadcast programmes, available for advertising.
2. the dimensions of height, depth, and width within which all things exist and move.
   ▸ (also outer space) the physical universe beyond the earth's atmosphere.
   ▸the near-vacuum extending between the planets and stars.
3. an interval of time (indicating that the time is short):
   both cars were stolen in the space of a few hours.
4. the freedom and scope to live and develop as one wishes.
5. Mathematics  a mathematical concept generally regarded as a set of points having some specified structure.
6. Telecommunications  one of two possible states of a signal in certain systems. The opposite of mark¹.

v.

1. position (items) at a distance from one another.
   ▸(in printing or writing) insert spaces between.
2. (be spaced out or chiefly N. Amer. space out) informal be or become euphoric or disorientated, especially from taking drugs.