Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #6903
span
横跨；跨越；覆盖
To extend across or over a physical space, area, or distance.
- 1.
To extend across (a gap or space between two sides).
跨越(两侧之间的间隙或空间)
- 2.
To cover or extend over (an area or distance).
覆盖或延伸(某个区域或距离)
- 3.
To extend through (a period of time).
贯穿(某个时间段)
- 4.
To measure by the span of the hand with the fingers extended, or with the fingers encompassing the object.
用手指伸展的手宽度测量,或用手指围绕物体测量
- 5.
To generate an entire space by means of linear combinations.
通过线性组合生成整个空间
- 6.
To fetter, as a horse; to hobble.
束缚,如马；限制行动
持续；贯穿；张成；用指距测量；拴住；绊住；跨越(两侧之间的间隙或空间)
In use
The old stone bridge spans the river and connects the two villages.
A metal walkway spans the gap between the two buildings.
These cables span more than a kilometer across the valley.
span + noun (physical object)
The bridge spans the river.
这座桥跨越了河流。
span + time period
Her career spanned over thirty years.
她的职业生涯持续了三十多年。
span from...to... (range)
也可用于空间范围，如"span from one end to the other"。
The exhibition spans from ancient to modern art.
Connections
Collocations
- span the globe
- 覆盖全球
- The company's operations span the globe.该公司的业务遍布全球。
- span centuries
- 跨越数个世纪
- The cathedral's construction spanned centuries.这座大教堂的建造跨越了几个世纪。
- span the gap
- 弥合差距
- Education can span the gap between rich and poor.教育可以弥合贫富差距。
- span a range
- 涵盖一个范围
- His interests span a wide range of topics.他的兴趣涵盖广泛的话题。
- span a period
- 持续一段时间
- The project will span a period of two years.该项目将持续两年时间。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一座桥‘span’（跨越）河流，桥的跨度就像‘spandex’（氨纶）拉伸覆盖面积。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：地理的、时间的 作为动词时，通常用于描述桥梁、时间跨度等，语气中性。
Grammar Note
及物动词，用于表示覆盖或跨越时间或空间。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'span' (IPA /spæn/) because they share the same stressed vowel /æ/ and following consonant /n/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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