(1)(发挥能力等的)机会，余地(opportunity or chance offered for sth)[U][N (for)，N+to-inf]：(sth) give～to sb's genius/imagination(某事)使某人发挥才能/想象力;give sb's abilities and talents/a child's creativity wide～广泛发挥某人的能力与天才/孩子的创造力;have (afford) full/free/fine/splendid/ample/a lot of～(for sth/sb)(使/为某事/某人)有了(提供了)充分/自由/很好/极好/充分/大量的机会;some～for a boy who wants to get on一个想进步的男孩的一些机会;some～for courage and quick thinking发挥人的勇敢和机敏的一些机会;no～for selling coal in tropical countries 在热带国家没有卖煤的可能性;The work gives～for his abilities. 这项工作为他提供了施展才能的机会。need～to air one's views/take instant discussion/show one's ability 需要发表自己观点/立即进行讨论/展示自己能力的机会;a car/house with～for improvement 有改进余地的汽车/房子;〖同〗 room，margin，field;

(2)范围(畴)(area or extent of an activity，piece of work)[U]：within the～of new theory在这一新理论范围内;beyond (outside) the～of the book/a trade union's activity 超出本书/工会活动的范围;within (beyond/outside) the～of a child's mind/imagination/understanding 一个孩子所能(不能/不能)理解/想象/理解的范围;beyond sb's～超出某人的能力(活动)范围;a man of limited/wide～见识狭窄/广博的人;limit/narrow/enlarge/broaden/extend the～of sb's duties 限制/缩小/扩大/拓宽/扩展某人的职责范围;broaden one's～by reading 通过读书开拓自己的视野;The～of his property is enormous. 他的不动产数量很大。〖同〗range;

【辨异】scope与range的区别见RANGE。