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1. Oxford Dictionary

   span

   • IPA[span]

   英式

   • n.
     the full extent of something from end to end; the amount of space that something covers；the wingspan of an aircraft or a bird
   • v.
     (of a bridge, arch, etc.) extend from side to side of；cover or enclose with the length of one's hand

   • verb: span, 3rd person present: spans, gerund or present participle: spanning, past tense: spanned, past participle: spanned

   • noun: span, plural noun: spans

2. • 釋義

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. the full extent of something from end to end; the amount of space that something covers a warehouse with a clear span of 28 feet 同義詞 (full) extent, length, width, reach, stretch, ... 更多spread, distance, compass, range
   • ▪ the wingspan of an aircraft or a bird the gannets had black-tipped wings with a six-foot span 同義詞 (full) extent, length, width, reach, stretch, ... 更多spread, distance, compass, range
   • ▪ an arch or part of a bridge between piers or supports a major setback was the collapse of one span of a flyover an eight-span bridge
   • ▪ the maximum distance between the tips of the thumb and little finger, taken as the basis of a measurement equal to 9 inches.
   • 2. the length of time for which something lasts a short concentration span 同義詞 period, space, time, duration, stretch, ... 更多course, interval, season, term
   • ▪ archaic a short distance or time.

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. (of a bridge, arch, etc.) extend from side to side of the stream was spanned by a narrow bridge 同義詞 bridge, cross, traverse, pass over, arch over, ... 更多vault over
   • ▪ cover or enclose with the length of one's hand her waist was slender enough for him to span with his hands
   • 2. extend across (a period of time or a range of subjects) their interests span almost all the conventional disciplines 同義詞 extend over, last, stretch across, spread over, cover, ... 更多range over, comprise, compass