[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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spanspansspannedspanningnoun1the 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
2span(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。3the 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。4the 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-)1spansth 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。2spansth 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。3spansth 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adjectiveIDIOMsee
spick
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span1
span2 noun
span3 verb
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
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