一、名词
1、 外层空间；太空 ，为不可数名词：（高考，四六级等考试常考）
They attempted to put a satellite into space ,but the rocket failed.(高二教材，人教版)
他们试图把一颗卫星送入太空，但火箭失败了。
The satellite has been in space for a year.
这颗卫星已在太空中运行了一年。
The six astronauts on board will spend ten days in space.
飞船上的6名宇航员将在太空度过10天。
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A satellite is an object ,either natural or man-made ,which travels in an orbit round another object in space.卫星（天然的或人造的）是围绕太空中另一物体的轨道运行的物体。
Beyond the stars, the astronauts saw nothing but space.
除了星星以外，宇航员看见的只有太空。（高考真题）
The idea of travelling through space to other planets interests many people today.(专业四级考试真题)
the first woman in space
第一位进入太空的女性
the possibility of visitors from outer space
出现外层空间来客的可能性
a space flight/mission
太空飞行；太空飞行任务
2. （可利用的）空间、地方；为不可数名词,此时与room(空间)同义互换使用：
floor/office/shelf, etc. space
楼面面积、办公室里的空间、搁架上的空当等
We must make good use of the available space.
我们必须充分利用现有空间。
That desk takes up too much space .
那张桌子占的地方太大。
There is very little storage space in the department.
这个部门存放东西的地方很小。
Can we make space for an extra chair?
我们能不能腾个空再放一把椅子？
How much disk space will it take up?
这会占用多少磁盘空间？
Perhaps we need to clear away these books to make room(space)for our new student. 也许我们需要把这些书清理掉，为我们的新学生腾出空间。
3. [可数名词, 也可是不可数名词] （无建筑物的）大片空地，开阔地 、广袤空间
a large area of land that has no buildings on it
the wide open spaces of the Canadian prairies
加拿大一片片广袤的草原
It's a city with fine buildings and plenty of open space .
这座城市既有漂亮的建筑又有开阔的空地。
Under the plan, bits of open space — fields, golf-course borders and small parks — will bepreserved.
在这份规划里，一些开放空间——运动场、高尔夫球场边缘以及小公园——将得以保留。
When we talk about the universe, we mean the earth, the sun ,the moon and the stars, and the space between them.
当我们谈论宇宙时，我们指的是地球、太阳、月亮和星星，以及它们之间的空间。(可数名词)
The space underneath could be used as a storage area
底下的空间可用作储藏区。
The bird was enclosed in such a small space that it could not turn without bending its tail
小鸟被关在这么狭小的空间里，不弯一下尾巴的话，都转不过身来。
The Women's Gym is a women-only space dedicated to women of all ages, shapes and sizes.
女子健身馆对各种年龄层次、体型和个头的女性开放。
They found a parking space close to the museum.他们在博物馆附近找到了找到了一个停车的地方。
Finding a parking space in the summer months is still a virtual impossibility
在夏季，几乎还是不可能找到一个停车位。
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4. 空白；空行；空格 ；可数名词, 也可是不可数名词：
Don't waste space by leaving a wide margin.
页边不要留太宽浪费版面。
There was not enough space to print all the letters we received.
版面有限，无法悉数刊载我们收到的所有来信。
Leave a space after the comma.
逗号后面要留一个空格。
We can't promise to publish a reply as space is limited.
由于版面有限，我们不能保证把回复登载出来。
List in the spaces below the specific changes you have made.
在下面空白处列出你所作的具体改动。
5.一段时间内，期间；可数名词：
Forty-four people died in the space of five days.
五天里死了四十四个人。
They had achieved a lot in a short space of time .
他们在短时间内取得了很大的成绩。
Leave a space of two weeks between appointments.
每次约见要间隔两个星期。
You need space to think everything over
你需要时间把一切好好地考虑清楚。
6. 自我支配的自由；属于自己的空间 ; 空间 ; 此时多指的可以支配那种空间即是自由、时间、空间、方便、间隙、闲暇等的意思；当然也可以指空虚无聊的闲暇时光；为不可数名词,
She was upset and needed space .
她心境不佳，需要一片自己的天地。
You have to give teenagers plenty of space .
必须给青少年充足的自由空间。
It is quite possible that space and time are finite.
很有可能空间和时间是有限的。
She felt herself transcending time and space .
她感到自己正在穿越时空。
I had plenty of space to write and sew .
我有足够的空间进行写作和缝纫。
The sense of space and emptiness is overwhelming.
巨大的空虚感汹涌袭来。
We will give each other space to develop.
我们会给彼此留出发展的空间。
二、动词, vt.把…分隔开，留间隔于…之间
vi.以一定间隔排列:
Space the posts about a metre apart.
这些杆子之间要间隔一米左右。
Women once again are having fewer children and spacing them further apart
女人再次减少了生孩子的数量，而且生育之间相隔的时间也更长了。
His voice was angry and he spaced the words for emphasis.
他的声音里透着愤怒，为了强调，他一字一顿。
Space the chairs so that there is room for people to walk between them.
把椅子间隔摆放,以便人们从中走过.
The houses are spaced out in this area of town.
在城市的这一地区，房屋坐落稀疏。
The houses are well spaced out, each on its own plot of ground and mat of coarse grass
房屋稀稀疏疏地坐落着，每栋都有自己的一片地和粗草坪。
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