Verb Master 動詞達人

【一天精通一單字】Space
Space(空間)，最具特色的詞是Space Out，恍神、想出神，今天恍神主角是楚門的世界金凱瑞~

封面故事
Truman Spacing Out Again
(楚門又恍神了)

喜劇之王金凱瑞經典之作楚門的世界(The Truman Show)，楚門從一出生就活在一個虛假的世界，身邊的人全都是演員，包括他的初戀情人蘿拉，蘿拉忍不住要告訴楚門真相前被人帶走，大聲告訴楚門她要去斐濟，從此十多年，楚門常常恍神，想去斐濟、想初戀情人蘿拉。

【動詞的Space】
動詞的Space，分隔開、畫分開，常常搭配介係詞Apart、Into或Out：
Taipei is spaced into 12 different districts.
(台北市劃分為12個區)
The lights were spaced 10 feet apart.
(每盞燈的間距10呎)
They spaced out the prisoners.
(他們把犯人之間分開)
Women with eyes spaced apart are considered desirable.
(女人兩眼分開一點比較好看)

超常用片語：Space Out，恍神、想出神
* 主動式space out和被動式 be spaced out互通，都是恍神
* 被動式spaced out可以當形容詞來用，如spaced out face, spaced out eyes
Fiona stared out the window and spaced out for a while.
(Fiona看著窗外恍神了好一會兒)
Fiona’s messages spaced me out for one hour.
(Fiona的短訊讓我恍神一小時)
I was totally spaced out.
(我完全恍神)

動名詞：Spacing，間隔
∂ Teeth Spacing, 牙齒間隔
∂ Birth Spacing, 懷孕間隔
∂ Word Spacing, 字距
∂ Line Spacing, 行距(Single/Double)

【名詞的Space】
名詞Space，空間

∂ 佔太多空間：Take up too much space
This guy took up too much space.
(這老兄佔用太多空間)

∂ 騰出空間：Free up some space
The flight attendant made an effort to free up space in overhead bins.
(空服員努力騰出置物箱空間)

常用詞：Parking Space，停車位
This parking space has been reserved.
(這個停車位被保留)

常用詞：Open Space，空地、開放空間
Keep this area as an open space.
(保留此區為開放空間，不蓋任何建築)

常用詞：in the space of minutes/days/years…
間隔某段時間
They threatened to kill one hostage in the space of 10 minutes.
(他們威脅每十分鐘殺一名人質)

常用詞：Personal Space，個人空間
Give me some personal space.
(給我一點個人空間)

常用詞：Breathing Space，喘息空間
The money shall give us some breathing space.
(這些錢應該可以給我們一點喘息空間)

專用詞：Ad Space，廣告版面
= Advertisement/Advertising Space
Buy some ad space in a newspaper.
(買一些報紙廣告版面)

專門詞：Outer Space，外太空

專門詞：Space Shuttle，太空梭