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| 1 | the amount of time that something lasts 持续的时间 | Nearly 100 witnesses testified over a span of 20 days. 在20天内有近100名证人出庭作证。 | | attention/concentration span (=the period for which you can concentrate) Kids these days have a very limited attention span. 注意力集中的时间 | |
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| 2 | the width of something 宽度 | With a span of one mile, it’ s the region’ s longest bridge. 桥的跨度有1英里，是这个地区最长的桥。 | | The spider has a 3-inch leg span. 蜘蛛脚伸开有3英寸长。 | |
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| 3 | technical the differences included in something you are considering or calculating 数值范围 |
| See also | | - spick and span | |
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