span
English → Chinese
verb//spæn//
(物理/跨越) 跨越:指(桥梁、建筑等)从一端延伸到另一端;覆盖
The new Golden Gate Bridge spans the entrance to the San Francisco Bay.
(Chinese) 新的金门大桥横跨旧金山湾的人口处。
His career as a doctor spanned more than forty years and three different countries.
(Chinese) 他的医生职业生涯跨越了四十多年,涉及三个不同的国家。
The vast forest spans across the entire northern border of the province.
(Chinese) 这片广阔的森林横跨了该省的整个北部边界。
noun//spæn//
(时间/范围) 一段时间:指事物持续或发生的特定时间跨度
Young children often have a very short attention span and need frequent breaks.
(Chinese) 幼儿的注意力持续时间通常很短,需要频繁休息。
In the span of just two weeks, the small startup became a multi-million dollar company.
(Chinese) 在短短两周的时间里,这家初创公司就变成了一家资产数百万美元的公司。
Entry ID: en:zh:span · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary