spaced

An adjective used in American English to describe a person who is distracted, dazed, or not fully aware of their surroundings, often due to fatigue or substances.

• 🇨🇳形容词，用于美式英语，形容人因疲劳或药物影响而心不在焉、反应迟钝、恍惚，或未完全意识到周围发生的事情。

1. Distributed with gaps B1 formal

   Arranged or positioned with intervals or gaps between items.

   • The chairs were evenly spaced in the auditorium.
   • The trees are spaced five meters apart.
   • The text is double-spaced for easier reading.

   🇨🇳间隔分布的

   同义词: dispersedscatteredseparatedspread out

   反义词: continuouscrowdeddensepackeduninterrupted

2. Distracted or dazed B2 informal american

   In a state of being mentally unfocused, dreamy, or not fully aware of one's surroundings.

   • He looked totally spaced after staying up all night.
   • She was spaced out during the lecture and missed the important points.
   • I feel a bit spaced from the medication.

   🇨🇳心不在焉或恍惚

   同义词: absentmindedbewildereddazeddistracteddreamyspaceyunfocusedvacant

   反义词: alertattentiveawarefocusedsharp

• more spaced comparative form
• most spaced superlative form

A verb meaning to arrange or position with spaces between items, or to divide into intervals.

• 🇨🇳按间隔排列物品或在事物之间留出空隙；也指把…分隔开。

1. Arrange with intervals B1 formal

   To position or arrange things with spaces between them.

   • Space the plants about 30 cm apart in the garden.
   • The teacher asked us to space our words evenly when writing.
   • They spaced the chairs evenly around the table.

   🇨🇳间隔排列

   同义词: distributeintersperseseparatespread

   反义词: compresscondensecrowdpack

2. Informal: Leave space B2 informal

   To make room or leave space for something or someone.

   • Space out the paragraphs in your essay.
   • Can you space me in for the meeting?
   • He spaced his appointments to avoid rushing.

   🇨🇳留出空间

   同义词: clearmove overvacate

• spaced past participle
• spaced past simple
• spacing present participle
• spaces third person singular