
n.時(shí)期;跨度;間距
vt.延續(xù);橫跨;貫穿;遍及;彌補(bǔ)
動(dòng)詞spin的過去式形式.
Modern medicine has increased man's life span. 現(xiàn)代醫(yī)學(xué)延長(zhǎng)了人的壽命。
He has settled here for a long span of time. 他已經(jīng)在這兒定居很長(zhǎng)一段時(shí)間了。
The arch has a span of 60 meters. 拱門的跨度為60米。
The spider has a leg span of 3 inches. 這個(gè)蜘蛛的腿的長(zhǎng)度為3英寸。
The clear span of a bridge is the gap from the near edge of the next. 橋梁的凈跨,是自一個(gè)橋墩的近側(cè)邊到相鄰橋墩近側(cè)邊之間的間距。
用作及物動(dòng)詞 (vt.)The shipwrecks span nearly a century. 這些船只殘骸已有近百年歷史。
Little bridges span the canals. 小型的橋梁橫跨在運(yùn)河之上。
The gloom spans the whole novel. 陰郁的氣氛貫穿著整部小說。
His knowledge spans many different areas. 他的知識(shí)遍及許多領(lǐng)域。
Imagination will span the gaps in our knowledge. 想像力會(huì)彌補(bǔ)我們知識(shí)的不足。