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v.  持续; 贯穿; 包括(广大地区); 涵盖(多项内容); 横跨; 跨越
span的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 间隔;期间
  Aspanis the period of time between two dates or events during which something exists, functions, or happens.
  1. The batteries had a life span of six hours...
     这些电池的寿命为 6 小时。
  2. Gradually the time span between sessions will increase.
     会议之间的间隔将逐渐延长。
• N-COUNT (注意力的)持续时间
  Your concentrationspanor your attentionspanis the length of time you are able to concentrate on something or be interested in it.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• VERB 持续;跨越;贯穿
  If somethingspansa long period of time, it lasts throughout that period of time or relates to that whole period of time.
  1. His professional career spanned 16 years...
     他的职业生涯持续了 16 年。
  2. 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。
  3. 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。
• VERB 包括;遍及
  If somethingspansa range of things, all those things are included in it.
  1. 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。
  2. ...a remarkable man whose interests spanned almost every aspect of nature.
     一个兴趣广泛、几乎涉猎了自然学科所有领域的杰出男性
• N-COUNT 宽度;宽幅
  Thespanof something that extends or is spread out sideways is the total width of it from one end to the other.
  1. 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。
  2. It may be that you are unaware of where your hip joint is; it is not at the waist but a good hand span below it.
     这也许是因为你并不晓得髋关节的位置，它不在腰部，而是位于腰部以下一手拃宽处。
• VERB (桥等建筑物)横跨，跨越
  A bridge or other structure thatspanssomething such as a river or a valley stretches right across it.
  1. 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。
  2. ...the humped iron bridge spanning the railway...
     横越铁路的铁拱桥
  3. 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。
• See also:spick and span

双语例句

• The first agricultural phase spanned over a few thousand years.
  第一个农业经济阶段几乎超越了几千年。
• Once, the copyright term spanned a single generation.
  以前，著作权保护期只跨越一代。
• 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。
• The idea was that a union that spanned 27 nations was large enough to protect a unique European social model from the uncertainties of globalisation.
  言下之意是，一个涵盖了27个国家的联盟，规模足以保护一种独特的欧洲社会模式，免受全球化不确定性的影响。
• Her medical career spanned half a century.
  她从医生涯长达半个世纪。
• Mr. Sharon's career spanned the history of Israel from its establishment in 1948.
  沙龙的职业生涯跨越了自1948年以色列建国以来的历史。
• The number of columns spanned by the child control.
  子控件跨的列数。
• The web of activity spanned the globe, taking in traders in Japan and the US, brokers in London and elsewhere and rate submitters based in London and Switzerland.
  这些活动遍及全球，涉及日本和美国的交易员、伦敦和其他地区的经纪商以及伦敦和瑞士的利率提交者。
• Planning for this upgrade was quite involved and spanned a few months.
  本次升级的规划还是很复杂的，横跨了几个月。
• Your career spanned historic disruptions – in the kinds of enemies we face, in the way governments interact ( internally and abroad), and in technology.
  你的职业生涯见证了历史性的变革：我们面临的敌人的类型、政府（在内部和海外）互动的方式以及高科技变革。