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- n.跨度，范围;跨距，宽度;<空>翼展;<南非口>很，非常;全长;持续时间;持续时间，时间阶段;拉紧，张紧;指距，一拃宽;一群，一伙;小范围，短距离;<海>跨绳;<数>生成空间;(桥或拱的)墩距;缚住，扎牢;套上（马等）—段时间（尤指人的一生），短促的时间;共轭马;包括的种类;极差;共轭骡;共轭牛
- vt.跨越，横跨;持续，包括;包括(广大地区);<数>生成，张成;测量;持续;涵盖（多项内容）;贯穿;在…上架桥;<美> 尺蠖般蠕动;用手环绕（或围绕）
- adv.完全地
复数： spans 过去式： spanned 现在分词： spanning 过去分词： spanned 第三人称单数： spans
spannoun
持续时间
the length of time that sth lasts or is able to continue
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。
范围；包括的种类
a range or variety of sth
Managers have a wide span of control.
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。
（桥或拱的）墩距，跨距，跨度
the part of a bridge or an arch between one vertical support and another
The bridge crosses the river in a single span.
河上的桥为单跨桥。
宽度；翼展
the width of sth from one side to the other
The kite has a span of 1.5 metres.
风筝宽1.5米。
verb
持续；贯穿
to last all through a period of time or to cover the whole of it
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。
包括（广大地区）；涵盖（多项内容）
to include a large area or a lot of things
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。
横跨；跨越
to stretch right across sth, from one side to the other
a series of bridges spanning the river
架在河上的一系列桥梁
adj.
neat and clean
他们家总是收拾得清清爽爽。
Their house is always spick and span.
span
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N-COUNT 间隔;期间
A span is the period of time between two dates or events during which something exists, functions, or happens.The batteries had a life span of six hours...
这些电池的寿命为 6 小时。
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N-COUNT (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.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。
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VERB 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.His professional career spanned 16 years...
他的职业生涯持续了 16 年。
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VERB 包括;遍及
If something spans a range of things, all those things are included in it.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。
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N-COUNT 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.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。
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VERB (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.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。
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See also:spick and span
noun
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- the act of sitting or standing astride
- Synonym: straddle
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- a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
- Synonym: bridge
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- the distance or interval between two points
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- a unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand (usually taken as 9 inches)
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- two items of the same kind
- Synonym: couple pair twosome twain brace yoke couplet distich duo duet dyad duad
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- the complete duration of something
- the job was finished in the span of an hour
verb
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- to cover or extend over an area or time period
- Rivers traverse the valley floor", "The parking lot spans 3 acres
- The novel spans three centuries
- Synonym: cross traverse sweep
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That arch has a span of 70 metres .
那个拱的跨度为70米。
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The time span of one human life covers at most a hundred years .
人生的跨度充其量百年而已。
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The project must be completed within a specific time span .
这项工程必须在规定期限内完成。
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These changes have occurred over a long time span .
这些变化经过了很长一段时间才形成。
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Small children have a very short attention span .
幼儿的注意力持续时间很短。
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I worked with him over a span of six years .
我和他共事达六年之久。
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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。
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Family photos spanning five generations were stolen .
一家五代人的照片失窃了。
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These forests cover a broad span of latitudes .
这些森林绵延在多个纬度上。
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His acting career spanned 55 years .
他的演艺生涯长达55年。
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The kite has a span of 1.5 metres .
风筝宽1.5米。
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Orbison 's vocal range spanned three octaves .
奥毕森的音域跨越三个八度。
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They have extended the potential life span of humanity everywhere .
世界各地人类的预期寿命均有所延长。
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Gradually the time span between sessions will increase .
会议之间的间隔将逐渐延长。
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The batteries had a life span of six hours
这些电池的寿命为6小时。
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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。
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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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He had a chequered political career spanning nearly forty years
他的政治生涯将近40年，其间起起伏伏。
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His professional career spanned 16 years
他的职业生涯持续了16年。
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Harrison had a glorious career spanning more than six decades
哈里森辉煌的职业生涯长达60多年。
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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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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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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。
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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。
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His career spanned some 50 years and encompassed both abstract and figurative painting .
他的职业生涯延续了大约50年，作品既有抽象画也有写实画。
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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。
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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。
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Stan Getz 's musical career spanned five decades
斯坦·盖兹的音乐生涯跨越50个春秋。
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When the bird lifts off into flight , its wings unfold to an impressive six-foot span .
这种鸟起飞时，翼展可达6英尺，很惊人。
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The apartment was spick and span .
公寓非常整洁。
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