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room SPACErU:m, rJmn [U]the amount of space that someone or something needs地盘，空间That sofa would take up too much room in the flat.那张沙发会占据房间太多的空间。How much room will the new desk take up?新书桌会占据多大的空间？He's fainted! Don't crowd him -- give him room.他昏倒了！别紧围住他----给他空间。Is there (enough/any) room for me in the car?汽车里有我的地方吗？There's plenty of room in the car.汽车里有足够的空间。James took the books off the little table to make room for the television.詹姆斯将书从小桌子上拿开，给电视机腾出地方。There were so many people in the lift that there wasn't room to move. [+ to infinitive]电梯中有这么多的人，以致于没有移动的空间。(fig.) I feel the company has little room for manoeuvre (= only a few possible plans of action to choose from).我觉得公司只有很小的策略选择余地。(saying) 'There's no/not (enough) room to swing a cat'means that a particular place or space is very small.“无立锥之地”(fig.) In a small company like this, there is no room for (= no possibility of having) lazy staff.在像这样的小公司中，不可能有懒惰职员的地方。There is little room for (= little possibility of) doubt about what happened.对于所发生的事情几乎没有怀疑的余地。Her writing has improved but there is still room for improvement (= the possibility or hope that it will get better).她的写作提高了，但仍有改进的余地。[HEADROOM, LEGROOM]
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