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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 6903 COCA: 5718

span

1 span /ˈspæn/ noun
plural spans
1 span
/ˈspæn/
noun
plural spans
Learner's definition of SPAN
[count]
: the period of time between two dates or events时间跨度;一段时间
often + of
see also attention span, life span
: the part of a bridge or other structure that goes across a space from one support to another(桥或拱的)墩距,跨距
: the width of something from one side to the other宽度;翼展often + of
see also wingspan
see also spic-and-span
2 span /ˈspæn/ verb
spans; spanned; spanning
2 span
/ˈspæn/
verb
spans; spanned; spanning
Learner's definition of SPAN
[+ object]
: to continue throughout (a period of time)持续(一段时间)
: to cover or include (a wide area, a large number of things, etc.)包括,涵盖(广大地区、大量事物等)
: to cross over (something)横跨
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 6903 COCA: 5718

span

1 of 4

archaic past tense of spin

span

2 of 4

noun (1)

1
: the distance from the end of the thumb to the end of the little finger of a spread hand
also : an English unit of length equal to nine inches (22.9 centimeters)
2
: an extent, stretch, reach, or spread between two limits: such as
a
: a limited space (as of time)
especially : an individual's lifetime
b
: the spread or extent between abutments or supports (as of a bridge)
also : a portion thus supported
c
: the maximum distance laterally from tip to tip of an airplane

span

3 of 4

verb

spanned; spanning

transitive verb

1
a
: to measure by or as if by the hand with fingers and thumb extended
b
2
a
: to extend across
a career that spanned four decades
b
: to form an arch over
a small bridge spanned the pond
c
: to place or construct a span over
3
: to be capable of expressing any element of under given operations
a set of vectors that spans a vector space

span

4 of 4

noun

: a pair of animals (such as mules) usually matched in appearance and action and driven together

Synonyms

Example Sentences

Verb His career as a singer spanned three decades. Their empire once spanned several continents. Her academic interests span a wide variety of topics. A bridge spans the river.

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English, from Old English spann; akin to Old High German spanna span, Middle Dutch spannen to stretch, hitch up

Noun

Dutch, from Middle Dutch, from spannen to hitch up

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1560, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun

1769, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of span was before the 12th century
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 6903 COCA: 5718
span

noun¹

1length長度ADJECTIVEfull全長broad, wide範圍廣泛a broad span of interests興趣廣泛clear淨跨徑The bridge has a clear span of 120 feet.這座橋淨跨徑為 120 英尺。15-foot, 500-metre/500-meter, etc. * 15 英尺、500 米等跨距wing (usually wingspan) 翼幅The bird has a three-foot wingspan.這隻鳥的翼幅為 3 英尺。
span

noun²

2length of time時間ADJECTIVE | VERB + SPAN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVElong長時間brief, short短時間ten-day, two-week, etc. * 10 天、兩週等時間entire整個時間allotted分配的時間The speech continued well beyond its allotted span.這個講話大大超過了原定的時間。natural (especially BrE) 自然壽命to prolong life beyond its natural span延年益壽time時間長度life (usually lifespan) 壽命The average lifespan of an American is 75 years.美國人的平均壽命是 75 歲。the expected life span for boys born in the US在美國出生的男孩的預期壽命attention, concentration, memory注意力持續時間;記憶保持時間He has a short attention span.他注意力集中的時間很短。a limited attention span有限的注意力持續時間VERB + SPANcover跨越時間段The book covers the entire span of Arab history.這本書跨越了整個阿拉伯的歷史。PREPOSITIONover a/the span歷時⋯Developments were monitored over a span of two years.對開發的監控持續兩年。PHRASESa span of time, a span of years時間的/年份的跨度

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