- the area of variation between upper and lower limits on a particular scale幅度; 范围：
the cost is thought to be in the range of $1-5 million a day
人们认为每日费用为100万至500万美元
it's outside my price range.
这超出了我的价格幅度。
- a set of different things of the same general type一系列：
the area offers a wide range of activities for the tourist.
该地区为游客提供各种各样的活动。
- the scope of a person's knowledge or abilities知识面, 能力范围：
in this film he gave some indication of his range.
他在该影片中显示出了自己的广度。
- the compass of a person's voice or a musical instrument音域：
she was gifted with an incredible vocal range.
她天生音域出奇的宽阔。
- the extent of time covered by something such as a forecast（预报等的）有效时段。参见LONG-RANGE, SHORT-RANGE.
- the area or extent covered by or included in something范围, 程度：
an introductory guide to the range of debate this issue has generated.
有关这一问题所引发的辩论范围的介绍。
- Mathematics the set of values that a given function can take as its argument varies【数】值域。
- mass noun the distance within which a person can see or hear（视听）范围：
something lurked just beyond her range of vision.
有点什么东西就潜藏在她的视野之外。
- the maximum distance at which a radio transmission can be effectively received（无线电波）发射距离：
planets within radio range of Earth.
地球的无线电波可到达的行星。
- count noun the distance that can be covered by a vehicle or aircraft without refuelling有效距离, 航程：
the vans have a range of 125 miles.
这些厢式车的运行距离为125英里。
- the maximum distance to which a gun will shoot or over which a missile will travel射程：
a duck came within range
一只鸭子进入了射程
count noun these rockets have a range of 30 to 40 miles.这些火箭射程为30-40英里不等。
- count noun the distance between a camera and the subject to be photographed（照相机与景物之间的）距离。
- a line or series of mountains or hills山脉：
the coastal ranges of the north-west USA.
美国西北部沿海山脉。
ranges
Austral./NZ mountainous or hilly country〈澳/新西兰〉山区。
- a row of buildings一排建筑物。
- a large area of open land for grazing or hunting放牧地, 牧场; 狩猎场。
- an area of land or sea used as a testing ground for military equipment（武器）试射场。
- an open or enclosed area with targets for shooting practice靶场, 射击场。
- the area over which a thing, especially a plant or animal, is distributed（尤指动植物）生长区, 分布区。
- a large cooking stove with burners or hotplates and one or more ovens, all of which are kept continually hot大型多眼灶台。
- N. Amer. an electric or gas cooker with several burners〈北美〉电灶; 煤气灶。
- mass noun archaic the direction or position in which something lies〈古〉方向; 走向：
the range of the hills and valleys is nearly from north to south.
山峦与峡谷基本上呈南北走向。
- no obj., with adverbial vary or extend between specified limits（在一定幅度或范围内）变动, 变化; 延伸：
patients whose ages ranged from 13 to 25 years.
年龄在13到25岁之间的病人。
- with obj. and adverbial（一般作be ranged）place or arrange in a row or rows or in a specified order or manner排成行; 按一定次序（或方式）排列：
a table with half a dozen chairs ranged around it.
周围排有12把椅子的桌子。
- （range someone against 或be ranged against）place oneself or be placed in opposition to (a particular person or group)使与（某人, 某一群体）作对：
Japan ranged herself against the European nations.
日本与欧洲国家形成对立面。
- no obj., with adverbial of direction run or extend in a line in a particular direction绵亘; 延伸：
he regularly came to the benches that ranged along the path.
他时常来到路边的长凳处。
- with obj. Printing, Brit. align (type), especially at the ends of successive lines【印刷】〈英〉把（活字字行）在终端排齐。
- no obj. Printing, Brit. (of type) be aligned, especially at the ends of successive lines【印刷】〈英〉（活字字行）在终端排齐。
- no obj., with adverbial of direction(of a person or animal) travel or wander over a wide area（人, 动物）漫游：
patrols ranged thousands of miles deep into enemy territory
巡逻队深入敌后数千英里搜索
with obj. nomadic tribesmen who ranged the windswept lands of the steppe.在狂风劲吹的西伯利亚大草原一带活动的游牧部落。
- (of a person's eyes) pass from one person or thing to another（人的双眼）扫视：
his eyes ranged over them.
他用双眼把他们扫视了一番。
- (of something written or spoken) cover or embrace a wide number of different topics（书面材料, 口语材料）涵盖大量不同题材：
tutorials ranged over a variety of subjects.
自学辅导材料涉及许多不同的课程。
- no obj. obtain the range of a target by adjustment after firing past it or short of it, or by the use of radar or laser equipment（枪、炮、射击后校准）测距; （用雷达或激光）测距：
radar-type transmissions which appeared to be ranging on our convoys.
似乎正在对我们护航队进行测距的雷达类发射波。
- with adverbial(of a projectile) cover a specified distance（射弹）达到特定距离。
- with adverbial(of a gun) send a projectile over a specified distance（枪, 炮）把射弹射到特定距离。
at a range of
- with a specified distance between one person or thing and another在指明的距离之内：
a bat can detect a moth at a range of less than 8 feet.
蝙蝠能察觉八英尺之内的飞蛾。