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[N-COUNT 可数名词]间隔;期间 A span is the period of time between two dates or events during which something exists, functions, or happens.
  [usu supp N]
  • 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。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词](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.
  [usu supp N]
  • 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。

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[VERB 动词]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.
  [V n]
  [no passive]
  • 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。

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[VERB 动词]包括;遍及 If something spans a range of things, all those things are included in it.
  [V n]
  [no passive]
  • 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

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]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.
  [usu with supp]
  • 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。

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[VERB 动词](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.
  [V n]
  • 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。

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spick and span

    Oxford span / spæn ; NAmE spæn /
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    span spans spanned spanning
    noun 1 the length of time that sth lasts or is able to continue 持续时间 I worked with him over a span of six years. 我和他共事达六年之久。 The project must be completed within a specific time span. 这项工程必须在规定期限内完成。 Small children have a short attention span. 幼儿注意力持续时间短。 see also
    lifespan
    2 span(of sth) a range or variety of sth 范围;包括的种类 Managers have a wide span ofcontrol. 经理的职权范围很大。 These forests cover a broad span of latitudes. 这些森林绵延在多个纬度上。 3 the part of a bridge or an archbetween one vertical support and another (桥或拱的)墩距,跨距,跨度 The bridge crosses the river in a single span. 河上的桥为单跨桥。 4 the width of sth from one side to the other 宽度;翼展 The kite has a span of 1.5 metres. 风筝宽 1.5 米。 see also
    wingspan
    verb ( -nn- ) 1 spansth to last all through a period of time or to cover the whole of it 持续;贯穿 His acting career spanned 55 years. 他的演艺生涯长达 55 年。 Family photos spanning five generations were stolen. 一家五代人的照片失窃了。 2 spansth to include a large area or a lot of things 包括(广大地区);涵盖(多项内容) The operation, which spanned nine countries, resulted in 200 arrests. 这次行动涉及九个国家,逮捕了 200 人。 3 spansth to stretch right across sth, from one side to the other 横跨;跨越 SYN
    cross
    a series of bridges spanning the river 架在河上的一系列桥梁
    adjective IDIOMsee
    spick
    span / spæn ; NAmE spæn /
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    span1
    span2 noun
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    spanspan1 /spæn/
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    a past tense of spin1
    span1
    span2 noun
    span3 verb
    spanspan2 noun [countable]
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    1a period of time between two dates or eventsover/within/in a span of something Over a span of ten years, the company has made great progress. It’ll be difficult to hire that many new staff in such a short time span.2the length of time over which someone’s life, ability to pay attention to something etc continuesattention/concentration span Most two-year-olds have a very short attention span. Captivity vastly reduces the life span of whales.3the part of a bridge, arch etc that goes across from one support to another4the distance from one side of something to the other:  a bird with a large wing span
    span1
    span2 noun
    span3 verb
    spanspan3 verb (past tense and past participle spanned, present participle spanning) [transitive]
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    1to include all of a period of time:  a career which spanned nearly 60 years2to include all of a particular space or area:  The Mongol Empire spanned much of Central Asia.3if a bridge spans an area of water, especially a river, it goes from one side to the other
    WDF

    span

    [spæn]spanned, spanning, spans

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    跨度(75%),横跨(12%),弥补(3%),间距(2%),贯穿(2%),遍及(2%),时期(2%),延续(1%),动词spin的过去式形式.(1%)
    n.跨度,跨距;范围
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    n.(Span)人名;(捷)斯潘

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