span 音标拼音: [sp'æn]
n . 指距,全长,跨距,径距,广度
vt . 以手指测量,跨越,架设,弥补;
vt . [数]生成,张成
指距,全长,跨距,径距,广度以手指测量,跨越,架设,弥补;[数]生成,张成
span 跨距
span 跨距 张拓
span n 1 :
the complete duration of something ; "
the job was finished in the span of an hour "
2 :
the distance or interval between two points 3 :
two items of the same kind [
synonym : {
couple }, {
pair }, {
twosome },
{
twain }, {
brace }, {
span }, {
yoke }, {
couplet }, {
distich },
{
duo }, {
duet }, {
dyad }, {
duad }]
4 :
a unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand (
usually taken as 9 inches )
5 :
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc . [
synonym :
{
bridge }, {
span }]
6 :
the act of sitting or standing astride [
synonym : {
straddle },
{
span }]
v 1 :
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 }, {
span }, {
sweep }]
Span \
Span \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Spanned };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Spanning }.] [
AS .
pannan ;
akin to D . &
G .
spannen ,
OHG .
spannan ,
Sw .
sp [
aum ]
nna ,
Dan .
spaende ,
Icel .
spenna ,
and perh .
to Gr . ?
to draw ,
to drag ,
L .
spatium space . [
root ]
170 .
Cf . {
Spin },
v .
t ., {
Space }, {
Spasm }.]
1 .
To measure by the span of the hand with the fingers extended ,
or with the fingers encompassing the object ;
as ,
to span a space or distance ;
to span a cylinder .
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My right hand hath spanned the heavens . --
Isa .
xiviii .
13 .
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2 .
To reach from one side of to the order ;
to stretch over as an arch .
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The rivers were spanned by arches of solid masonry .
--
prescott .
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3 .
To fetter ,
as a horse ;
to hobble .
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Span \
Span \,
archaic imp . &
p .
p .
of {
Spin }.
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Span \
Span \,
n . [
AS .
spann ;
akin to D .
span ,
OHG .
spanna ,
G .
spanne ,
Icel .
sp ["
o ]
nn . [
root ]
170 .
See {
Span },
v .
t . ]
1 .
The space from the thumb to the end of the little finger when extended ;
nine inches ;
eighth of a fathom .
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2 .
Hence ,
a small space or a brief portion of time .
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Yet not to earth '
s contracted span Thy goodness let me bound . --
Pope .
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Life '
s but a span ;
I '
ll every inch enjoy .
--
Farquhar .
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3 .
The spread or extent of an arch between its abutments ,
or of a beam ,
girder ,
truss ,
roof ,
bridge ,
or the like ,
between its supports .
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4 . (
Naut .)
A rope having its ends made fast so that a purchase can be hooked to the bight ;
also ,
a rope made fast in the center so that both ends can be used .
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5 . [
Cf .
D .
span ,
Sw .
spann ,
Dan .
spaend ,
G .
gespann .
See {
Span },
v .
t . ]
A pair of horses or other animals driven together ;
usually ,
such a pair of horses when similar in color ,
form ,
and action .
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{
Span blocks } (
Naut .),
blocks at the topmast and topgallant -
mast heads ,
for the studding -
sail halyards .
{
Span counter },
an old English child '
s game ,
in which one throws a counter on the ground ,
and another tries to hit it with his counter ,
or to get his counter so near it that he can span the space between them ,
and touch both the counters . --
Halliwell . "
Henry V .,
in whose time boys went to span counter for French crowns ." --
Shak .
{
Span iron } (
Naut .),
a special kind of harpoon ,
usually secured just below the gunwale of a whaleboat .
{
Span roof },
a common roof ,
having two slopes and one ridge ,
with eaves on both sides . --
Gwilt .
{
Span shackle } (
Naut .),
a large bolt driven through the forecastle deck ,
with a triangular shackle in the head to receive the heel of the old -
fashioned fish davit . --
Ham .
Nav .
Encyc .
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Span \
Span \,
v .
i .
To be matched ,
as horses . [
U .
S .]
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Spin \
Spin \ (
sp [
i ^]
n ),
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Spun }(
Archaic imp .
{
Span });
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Spinning }.] [
AS .
spinnan ;
akin to D . &
G .
spinnen ,
Icel . &
Sw .
spinna ,
Dan .
spinde ,
Goth .
spinnan ,
and probably to E .
span . [
root ]
170 .
Cf . {
Span },
v .
t ., {
Spider }.]
1 .
To draw out ,
and twist into threads ,
either by the hand or machinery ;
as ,
to spin wool ,
cotton ,
or flax ;
to spin goat '
s hair ;
to produce by drawing out and twisting a fibrous material .
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All the yarn she [
Penelope ]
spun in Ulysses '
absence did but fill Ithaca full of moths . --
Shak .
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2 .
To draw out tediously ;
to form by a slow process ,
or by degrees ;
to extend to a great length ; --
with out ;
as ,
to spin out large volumes on a subject .
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Do you mean that story is tediously spun out ?
--
Sheridan .
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3 .
To protract ;
to spend by delays ;
as ,
to spin out the day in idleness .
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By one delay after another they spin out their whole lives . --
L '
Estrange .
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4 .
To cause to turn round rapidly ;
to whirl ;
to twirl ;
as ,
to spin a top .
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5 .
To form (
a web ,
a cocoon ,
silk ,
or the like )
from threads produced by the extrusion of a viscid ,
transparent liquid ,
which hardens on coming into contact with the air ; --
said of the spider ,
the silkworm ,
etc .
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6 . (
Mech .)
To shape ,
as malleable sheet metal ,
into a hollow form ,
by bending or buckling it by pressing against it with a smooth hand tool or roller while the metal revolves ,
as in a lathe .
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{
To spin a yarn } (
Naut .),
to tell a story ,
esp .
a long or fabulous tale .
{
To spin hay } (
Mil .),
to twist it into ropes for convenient carriage on an expedition .
{
To spin street yarn },
to gad about gossiping . [
Collog .]
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306 Moby Thesaurus words for "
span ":
Bifrost ,
a breath ,
accouple ,
accumulate ,
ace ,
aesthetic distance ,
agglutinate ,
amass ,
amplitude ,
appraise ,
appreciate ,
apse ,
arcade ,
arcature ,
arch ,
arch over ,
arched roof ,
archway ,
articulate ,
assay ,
assemble ,
assess ,
associate ,
band ,
bascule bridge ,
bateau bridge ,
beam ,
bestraddle ,
bestride ,
bit ,
bond ,
both ,
bowshot ,
brace ,
bracket ,
breadth ,
bridge ,
bridge over ,
brief span ,
broadness ,
calculate ,
calibrate ,
caliper ,
camber ,
cantilever bridge ,
carry ,
catwalk ,
ceilinged roof ,
cement ,
chain ,
check a parameter ,
clap together ,
clearance ,
close quarters ,
close range ,
collect ,
combine ,
compass ,
comprise ,
compute ,
concameration ,
concatenate ,
concha ,
conglobulate ,
conjoin ,
conjugate ,
connect ,
copulate ,
couple ,
couple up ,
couplet ,
course ,
cove ,
cover ,
crack ,
cross ,
cupola ,
day ,
deep space ,
depths of space ,
dial ,
distance ,
distance across ,
distich ,
divergence ,
divide ,
dome ,
double harness ,
double -
harness ,
double -
team ,
doublet ,
drawbridge ,
duad ,
duet ,
duo ,
duration ,
dyad ,
earreach ,
earshot ,
embrace ,
encompass ,
environ ,
equipage ,
estimate ,
evaluate ,
expanse ,
extend ,
extend over ,
extension ,
extent ,
farness ,
fateful moment ,
fathom ,
floating bridge ,
flyover ,
footbridge ,
four -
in -
hand ,
fullness ,
gangboard ,
gangplank ,
gangway ,
gather ,
gauge ,
geodesic dome ,
glue ,
go ,
go out ,
go over ,
graduate ,
gunshot ,
hair ,
hair space ,
hairbreadth ,
hairsbreadth ,
hang over ,
hold ,
hour ,
igloo ,
imbricate ,
inch ,
include ,
infinity ,
instant ,
interval ,
join ,
juncture ,
jut ,
kairos ,
keystone ,
knot ,
lap ,
lap over ,
latitude ,
lay together ,
league ,
leeway ,
length ,
lengthiness ,
lie ,
lie over ,
lift bridge ,
light -
years ,
linear measures ,
link ,
little ,
little bit ,
little ways ,
little while ,
long time ,
longitude ,
longness ,
lump together ,
margin ,
marry ,
marshal ,
mass ,
match ,
mate ,
mates ,
measure ,
mensurate ,
merge ,
mete ,
meter ,
mileage ,
minute ,
mobilize ,
moment ,
moment of truth ,
no time ,
ogive ,
overall length ,
overarch ,
overbridge ,
overcrossing ,
overhang ,
overlap ,
overlie ,
overpass ,
override ,
pace ,
pair ,
pair of winks ,
pair off ,
parsecs ,
period ,
perpetuity ,
perspective ,
piece ,
piece together ,
pistol shot ,
plumb ,
point ,
pontoon bridge ,
pregnant moment ,
prize ,
probe ,
psychological moment ,
put together ,
quantify ,
quantize ,
randem ,
range ,
rate ,
reach ,
reach out ,
remoteness ,
rig ,
roll into one ,
rope bridge ,
run ,
season ,
separation ,
set of two ,
shingle ,
short distance ,
short piece ,
short spell ,
short time ,
short way ,
size ,
size up ,
skewback ,
small space ,
solder ,
sound ,
space ,
spell ,
spike ,
spike team ,
spitting distance ,
splice ,
spread ,
spurt ,
stage ,
step ,
stepping -
stone ,
stepstone ,
stick together ,
straddle ,
stretch ,
stretch out ,
stride ,
surround ,
survey ,
suspension bridge ,
sweep ,
swing bridge ,
take a reading ,
take in ,
tandem ,
tape ,
team ,
team up ,
term ,
the two ,
three -
up ,
thrust out ,
tie ,
time ,
time lag ,
toll bridge ,
triangulate ,
turnout ,
twain ,
two ,
two shakes ,
twosome ,
unicorn ,
unify ,
unite ,
valuate ,
value ,
vault ,
vaulting ,
viaduct ,
voussoir ,
way ,
ways ,
weigh ,
weld ,
while ,
wideness ,
width ,
yardage ,
yoke
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