| 单词 | range |
| 释义 | range (reɪndʒ ) Word forms: ranges , ranging , ranged 1. countable noun B1 A range of things is a number of different things of the same general kind. A wide range of colours and patterns are available. [+ of] The two men discussed a range of issues. [+ of] The range includes chests of drawers, tables and wardrobes. Synonyms: series, variety, selection, assortment 2. countable noun [oft noun NOUN] B2 A range is the complete group that is included between two points on a scale of measurement or quality. The average age range is between 35 and 55. ...properties available in the price range they are looking for. ...top-of-the-range products for which people are prepared to pay a little bit more. Synonyms: limits, reach, distance, sweep 3. countable noun B2 The range of something is the maximum area in which it can reach things or detect things. The 120mm mortar has a range of 18,000 yards. [+ of] The trees on the mountains within my range of vision had all been felled. Tactical nuclear weapons have shorter ranges. Synonyms: scope, area, field, bounds 4. verb B2 If things range between two points or range from one point to another, they vary within these points on a scale of measurement or quality. They range in price from $3 to $15. [VERB from noun to noun] ...offering merchandise ranging from the everyday to the esoteric. [VERB from noun to noun] ...temperatures ranging between 5°C and 20°C. [V + between] Synonyms: vary, run, reach [informal], extend 5. verb If a piece of writing or speech ranges over a group of topics, it includes all those topics. The discussion in this chapter has ranged over a number of matters. [V over n] 6. verb [usually passive] If people or things are ranged somewhere, they are arranged in a row or in lines. [formal] Some 300 trees have been ranged along the perimeter hedge. [be VERB-ed preposition] More than 1,500 police and troops are ranged against them. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: arrange, order, line up, sequence 7. verb If animals or people range somewhere, they move around in a place without having a particular destination in mind. Feeding is not a problem because the birds range over such a large area. [VERB preposition/adverb] They range widely in search of carrion. [VERB preposition/adverb] Synonyms: roam, explore, wander, rove 8. countable noun B2 A range of mountains or hills is a line of them. ...the massive mountain ranges to the north. ...an impressive range of hills topped with trees. Synonyms: row, series, line, file 9. countable noun [usually the NOUN] B2 A range is a large area of open land, especially land in the United States where cattle are kept. [US] 10. countable noun A rifle range or a shooting range is a place where people can practise shooting at targets. It reminds me of my days on the rifle range preparing for duty in Vietnam. ...an Army firing range. 11. countable noun A range or kitchen range is an old-fashioned metal cooker. [British] 12. countable noun A2 A range or kitchen range is a large metal device for cooking food using gas or electricity. A range consists of a grill, an oven, and some gas or electric rings. [US] regional note: in BRIT, usually use cooker13. See also free-range 14. within range, out of range phrase If something is in range or within range, it is near enough to be reached or detected. If it is out of range, it is too far away to be reached or detected. Cars are driven through the mess, splashing everyone in range. ...a base within range of enemy missiles. ...out of range of their rockets. The fish stayed 50 yards offshore, well out of range. 15. at close range phrase If you see or hit something at close range or from close range, you are very close to it when you see it or hit it. If you do something at a range of half a mile, for example, you are half a mile away from it when you do it. He was shot in the head at close range. McCoist knocked the ball in from close range. ...photographing wild animals from close range. The enemy opened fire at a range of only 20 yards. Collocations: range of styles The dimmers can be installed in the room or hidden away, and faceplates come in a range of styles to match most decors. Times, Sunday Times Your new album encompasses such a wide range of styles. The Sun Hip-hop blankets a range of styles, most with thrilling acrobatic appeal, but sometimes aiming at a social message. Times, Sunday Times He's kept us waiting seven years for an album of all-new material but this unflagging comeback covers his full range of styles and then some. The Sun Another revelation, less impressive, was their limited range of styles. Times, Sunday Times We discussed a broad range of topics, including a long look at their marketing department. Christianity Today The 24 daily seminars were well attended, with speakers giving advice on a range of topics from time management to how to handle difficult people. Times, Sunday Times A tutor delivered an excellent workshop that covered a broad range of topics, including manipulating serendipity, paradox management and how to get lucky. Times, Sunday Times The pair covered a huge range of topics. The Sun They began to publish non-fiction books on a wide range of topics, and concentrated on promoting their writers, even though, invariably, they were quite unknown. Times, Sunday Times Although seldom encountered by recreational divers, they range widely throughout the tropics. Times, Sunday Times Examples range widely from healthcare (lab work) to education (exam-marking). Times, Sunday Times His observations are deep and range widely, like a mind freed by a walk in solitude. The Times Literary Supplement The theoretical chapters of the book range widely. The Times Literary Supplement Although they range widely over time and space, from the sixteenth to the present century, and across all continents, there are ample opportunities for cross-referencing, as certain themes recur. The Times Literary Supplement The normal human heart rate ranges from 60-100 bpm. Times, Sunday Times The rate ranges from 7.65% and 34% depending on the size of the gift and your relationship with the person from whom you are inheriting the money. Times, Sunday Times The case fatality rate ranges between 10 and 20 per cent. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The convergence rate ranges from 75 mm/yr in the north to 83 mm/yr at the southern end. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The scale ranges from a very low amount of egg reserves (0 to 2.2), low fertility (2.2 to 15.7), satisfactory (15 to 7-28.6) to optimal (28.6 to 48.5). The Sun The scale ranges from 1 to 10, with 1 indicating the best handling characteristics and 10 the worst. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Depending upon the manufacturer (or country), the scale ranges from 1:148 to 1:160. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The scale ranges from category 4, the easiest, to hors catgorie, the hardest. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The scale ranges from 1 to 24 and corresponds to the first 24 critical bands of hearing. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Flower size ranges from truly tiny to sunflowers as big as plates and the enormous cactus blooms of show dahlias. Times, Sunday Times It specialises in budget fashion in plus size ranges. The Sun Investment size ranges from $5 million and $20 million in companies with revenue between $5 million and $50 million. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Group size ranges from 13-36 individuals, and sometimes combining to form aggregations of 50 to 60 individuals. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Potato starch contains typical large oval spherical granules; their size ranges between 5 and 100 m. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There's so much choice it was hard to draw up a shortlist for testing, but we've tried to span the range. Times, Sunday Times The pieces hanging on the wall would nicely span the range of skills present in an amateur art class. Times, Sunday Times There are, of course, scientific uncertainties, so projections of future trends span a range rather than being fully pinned down. Times, Sunday Times Politically, our neighbours span the range. Times, Sunday Times Pay growth would span a range of sectors except crisis-hit construction, the bank's agents said. The Sun Its broad spectrum ranges from classical antiquity to present-day coins. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The corpus spectrum ranges from mediaeval times to 1559. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The research spectrum ranges from formal theoretical questions to experimental activities. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The subjects range from 18-year-old identical twins to a 76-year-old grandmother, all exhibited anonymously. Times, Sunday Times The subjects range in age from 7 to 70, and all stand in front of walls. Times, Sunday Times His subjects range from portraits to still lifes. Times, Sunday Times Degree subjects range from adventure education to humanistic counselling, fine art and theology. Times, Sunday Times Subjects range from new materials and systems or environmental sustainability in planning and developing through to government policies and best business practice. Times, Sunday Times The group's average production last year was just over 4 million bpd, short of the 4.1 million bpd to 4.2 million bpd target range. Times, Sunday Times This fell within the target range of three to six percent. Mail and Guardian They found that blood sugar was within the target range 52.6 per cent of the time, compared with 39.1 per cent during a control period. Times, Sunday Times It has stayed at a target range between zero and 0.25 per cent since 2008. The Sun It could have borrowed more instead, but that would have lifted gearing above its relatively modest long-run target range. Times, Sunday Times Forty years ago he created a class of remarkable compounds called cyanobiphenyls, which form stable liquid crystals over a wide temperature range, including room temperature. Times, Sunday Times Almost any food can make you ill if kept for too long within the warm temperature range in which the spores of bacteria germinate. Times, Sunday Times That, however, can limit the upper temperature range. Globe and Mail Manufacturers were found to be using software to switch off emissions controls outside a narrow temperature range but officials accepted their claim that they did so to protect the engine. Times, Sunday Times Research focuses on improving energy density, reducing internal resistance, expanding temperature range, increasing lifetimes and reducing costs. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As our graph shows, they are approaching the top end of their erratic trading range and are on about 22 times' this year's earnings. Times, Sunday Times The shares, up 38p at 16.15, are close to the top of their trading range. Times, Sunday Times Others saw the gain as more to do with shortcovering as the sugar refiner's shares tested the lower reaches of their 18-month trading range. Times, Sunday Times The share price, 123½p last night, therefore trades at a 5 per cent premium to this, about the middle of the normal trading range. Times, Sunday Times This leaves its shares at the top end of their trading range, up 33½p at 10.30½p yesterday and on about 13 times' this year's earnings. Times, Sunday Times Oil-based paints can contain a vast range of toxic substances. canada.com (2008) He has a vast range from which to choose: will it be an evangelical or charismatic church, or one with a mixed congregation? Times, Sunday Times (2008) The introduction of comprehensive schools left teachers with the impossible job of teaching a vast range of abilities in the same class. Times, Sunday Times (2013) The part is scored for counter-tenor, but requires the use of both chest and head voice to present the widest possible vocal range. The Times Literary Supplement (2011) Check out her vocal range - and dodgy barnet - on my website. The Sun (2010) This loss also affects vocal range, tone quality and stability. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The house captain had serious doubts about my acting ability and my vocal range. Seminary Boy (2006) When did you discover your great vocal range? The Sun (2010) Their strategy brought together architecture, art, craft, applied arts, manufacturing, regeneration, consultation and a whole range of other skills. Times, Sunday Times (2016) And there's a whole range of other winter activities to experience, from sleigh rides and ski tours, to ice-climbing and stargazing. Times, Sunday Times (2018) Coming soon from British breeders are a whole range of compact tomatoes easy to grow on the windowsill. The Sun (2009) We keep them in education for longer - they continue studying on day release - and make sure they get a whole range of skills. Times, Sunday Times (2014) We have included all the main establishments providing degrees across a wide range of subjects. Times, Sunday Times Eating five daily portions of fruit and vegetables ensures that you get a wide range of vitamins and minerals. Times, Sunday Times Garden centres nowadays have a wide range of veg plants, be it tomatoes or a tray of humble lettuce seedlings. Times, Sunday Times The open evenings for industry, where they could meet representatives from a wide range of companies, were her brainchild. Times, Sunday Times They present a wide range of health problems, often undiagnosed and almost certainly not being treated. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 射程, 山脉, 排列 Japanese: 範囲 limits, 山脈 mountains, 変化する |
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