n (1)空间(中)，天空(unlimited or indefinitely great expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur)[U]：time and～时间和空间;stare/look into～凝视/看着天空;fall out of the window into～掉到窗外空中去了;

(2)太空，外层空间(universe beyond the earth's atmosphere containing the rest of the universe)[U](outer space)(常构成合成词)：send a man into～把人送入太空;travel through～to the moon 穿越太空飞向月球;a rocket launched into～向外层空间发射的火箭;in outer～在外层空间;～travel/station/shuttle 太空旅行/太空站/航天飞机;

(3)空地(处)(area available for use;room)[U]：need more～to set up the equipment/for playing football 需要更多的空间安置设备/空地踢足球;The machine takes up/occupies too much～. 这机器占地方太大。Have you enough～to sleep in? 你睡觉的地方够吗?There isn't enough～here for twenty people/all the furniture. 这地方容不下20个人/所有的家具。Is there any～left for me? 还有我的地儿吗?There's～for one more person. 还有一个人的空儿。〖同〗room，area;〖反〗confinement;

(4)开阔地，空阔地(large area of land not built on)[U;C;常pl]：There's some open～near the center in the town. 镇中心有块空旷地。the～of the countryside 乡间的广阔田野;Are there any open～s for children to play on? 有儿童玩耍的空地吗?spend one's holiday in the wide open～s 在这开阔的空地上度假;

(5)间隔时间，期间(interval of time)[C，通常sing]：finish sth with(in) the～of an hour/ten years 在一小时/10年之内完成某事;the～between two meals 两餐之间的时间;after a considerable～of time 在相当长的一段时间以后;keep silent/rest for a (long)～(很长)一段时间保持沉默/休息;〖同〗period，interval，span，duration;

(6)间隔，空隙，距离，地方(gap;empty or unfilled place between two or more objects)[C]：have a wide～between sb's teeth 某人齿间有宽宽的豁缝;find a parking～for one's car 找个空儿停车;Keep some～between you and the car ahead. 你要和前面的汽车保持一定的距离。Write your name in the blank～. 在空白处填上你的姓名。〖同〗gap，blank;

(7)间(空)隔;(打字机上的)一个字母的宽度(distance left between written or printed words，etc;the width of a typed letter)[C]：Leave two～s after a full stop. 句号后空两格。The word takes five～s. 这个词占五个字母的宽度。

→′space-age adj 太空时代的;非常现代化的;′space-bar n(打字机上的)空格键;′spacecraft，′spaceship n 宇宙飞船;′space-man， ′spacewoman n(=astronaut)宇航员;′spacesuit n 宇航服;′spacewalk n 太空行走;太空行走时间;

vt 均匀分隔(隔开)(set (things) apart from one another with regular spaces between)[T+n，T+n+adv (out)]：～the rows of potatoes half a metre apart 土豆行距为半米;～words/paintings evenly on the wall 把字/画均匀地写(挂)在墙上;～the houses ten feet apart 让房子按10英尺的间距分布开;Please don't～the flowers out too evenly when you plant them;they look so much nicer in a natural-looking mass. 种花时不要把花排列得太均匀，自然地分布会更美。

【辨异】space 与 room、place 和 seat 的区别见PLACE。