Смысл: aerospace

aerospace1. [ʹe(ə)rə(ʋ)speıs] n
<Í> 1. 1) воздушное и космическое пространство
2) изучение воздушно-космического пространства
2. промышленность, производящая самолёты и космические летательные аппараты, авиакосмическая промышленность

2. [ʹe(ə)rə(ʋ)speıs] a
<Í> авиационно-космический, аэрокосмический
aerospace industry - авиационно-космическая /аэрокосмическая/ промышленность
aerospace medicine - авиационно-космическая медицина
aerospace vehicle - авиационно-космический /аэрокосмический/ летательный аппарат
aerospace engineering - авиакосмическая промышленность; производство самолётов и космических летательных аппаратов

spa Идиома

brand new/ brand spanking new

not used at all, just off the assembly line Imagine a brand new Mercedes in an accident. What a shame!

call a spade a spade

"say it in plain language; the straight goods" Kris will report the facts. She's not afraid to call a spade a spade.

spaced out

feeling strange or unreal, stoned After falling, Jeff was spaced out. He looked dazed and limp.

spade work

first stage of the work, preparation for later work, pave the way Paul did the spade work for our food bank. He asked each of the merchants for a donation.

spare me

please do not tell me, do not bore me with Spare me the gross details of your love affairs. I'm not interested.

spic and span

very clean, very neat The house was spic and span when we returned from our holiday.

bit of spare

a sexually available person

cyberspace

the imaginary place that exists between computers and their users, particularly on the Internet and in virtual reality. The term was coined by the author William Gibson in the book Neuromancer

despair of

1．be without hope of 绝望；丧失信心
Don't despair of success；where there is a will，there is a way．别对成功悲观失望，有志者事竟成。
He despaired of winning the game．他丧失了赢得这场比赛的信心。
The patient's life was despaired of．这个病人没有救活的希望。
2．feel very anxious about 非常担忧
She despairs of her son．她为她儿子担心。

space out

place things apart from one another按一定间隔安排
Their four children were spaced out two years apart．他们家4个孩子之间都相差两岁。
The foresters spaced the seedlings out in rows．林务员把树苗一行行等距栽种。
Can I space out payments over five months？我可以分5个月偿还货款吗？

spark off

1． cause sth．to erupt or explode 点爆
Just one match sparked off a terrible forest fire．仅仅一根火柴就引起了一场可怕的森林火灾。
2． be the immediate cause of sth．violent or frightening导致；为…直接原因
I have no idea what sparked their quarrel off this time．我不知道这次又是什么引起了他们之间的争吵。
The management's attitude may spark off a series of strikes．厂方的态度可能会引起一系列的罢工。
His proposal sparked off a heated debate，他的建议引起了一场激烈的辩论。

throw one's hands up in despair

Idiom(s): throw one's hands up in despair

Theme: ENDINGS

to give up; to raise one's hands making a sign of giving up.
• John threw his hands up in despair because they wouldn't let him see his brother in the hospital.
• There was nothing I could do to help. I threw up my hands in despair and left.

take up space

Idiom(s): take up space AND take up room

Theme: SPACE

to fill or occupy space. (Note the variations in the examples.)
• The piano is taking up too much room in our living room.
• John, you're not being any help at all. You're just taking up space.

spick-and-span

Idiom(s): spick-and-span

Theme: CLEANING

very clean. (Informal. Fixed order.)
• I have to clean up the house and get it spick-and-span for the party Friday night.
• I love to have everything around me spick-and-span.

spaced-out

Idiom(s): spaced-out

Theme: SILLINESS

dopey; giddy. (Slang.)
• I don't see how Sally can accomplish anything. She's so spaced-out!
• She's not really spaced-out. She acts that way on purpose.

sink into despair

Idiom(s): sink into despair

Theme: DEPRESSION

[for someone] to grieve or become depressed.
• After losing all my money, I sank into despair.
• There is no need to sink into despair. Everything is going to be all right.

no trespassing

Idiom(s): no trespassing

Theme: EXCLUSION

do not enter. (Usually seen on a sign. Not usually spoken.)
• The sign on the tree said, "No Trespassing." So we didn't go in
• The angry farmer chased us out of the field shouting, "Get out! Don't you see the no trespassing sign?"

in one's spare time

Idiom(s): in one's spare time

Theme: TIME

in one's extra time; in the time not reserved for doing something else.
• I write novels in my spare time.
• I'll try to paint the house in my spare time.

have to spare

Idiom(s): have sth to spare

Theme: ABUNDANCE

to have more than enough of something.
• Ask John for some firewood. He has firewood to spare.
• Do you have any candy to spare?

and to spare

Idiom(s): and something to spare AND with something to spare

Theme: ABUNDANCE

with extra left over; with more than is needed. (Something can be used literally.)
• I had as much flour as I needed with something to spare.
• Fred said he should have enough cash to last the week—with money to spare.

with sth to spare

build castles in Spain

Idiom(s): build castles in the air AND build castles in Spain

Theme: IMAGINATION

to daydream; to make plans that can never come true.
• Ann spends most of her time building castles in Spain.
• I really like to sit on the porch in the evening, just building castles in the air.

Spare the rod and spoil the child

If you don't punish a child when he does wrong, you will spoil his character.

Drive you spare

If someone or something drives you spare, it is extremely annoying.

Go spare

(UK) If you go spare, you lose your temper completely.

In spades

(UK) If you have something in spades, you have a lot of it.

Spanish practices

Unauthorized working methods that benefit those who follow them are Spanish practices.

Spanner in the works

(UK) If someone puts or throws a spanner in the works, they ruin a plan. In American English, 'wrench' is used instead of 'spanner'.

Spick and span

If a room is spick and span, it is very clean and tidy.

loose change|spare change

coins in your pocket: "Do you have any spare change for the parking meter?"

call a spade a spade|call|spade

v. phr. To call a person or thing a name that is true but not polite; speak bluntly; use the plainest language. A boy took some money from Dick's desk and said he borrowed it, but I told him he stole it; I believe in calling a spade a spade.

fence with|fence|spar|spar with

v. To talk with (someone) as if you were fighting like a swordsman or boxer; to give skillful answers or arguments against (someone). The governor was an expert at fencing with reporters at press conferences.

outer space|outer|space

n. What is outside of the earth's air. An astronaut cannot live without oxygen when he goes into outer space.

space probe|probe|space

n., Space English An unmanned spacecraft other than an Earth satellite fitted with instruments which gather and transmit information about other planets in the solar system (e.g., Venus, Mars, and Jupiter) on what are called fly-by missions, i.e., without the craft landing on any of these bodies. Both the U.S.A. and Russia have sent up many a space probe in the past decade.

spick-and-span|span|spick

adj. Sparkling clean; having a brand new look. She is such a good housekeeper that her kitchen is always spick-and-span.

breathing space

breathing space
1) Room or time in which to breathe, as in In that crowded hall, there was hardly any breathing space. Previously this term was put as breathing room. [Mid-1600s]
2) A rest or pause. For example, I can't work at this all day; I need some breathing space. This usage replaced the earlier breathing while. [Mid-1600s]

do the spadework

do the spadework
Make the preliminary preparations or do the preliminary research for something. For example, The department head did all the spadework for this agreement. This expression transfers the heavy spading required to prepare for planting to other kinds of preparation. [c. 1900]

make the sparks fly

make the sparks fly
Start a fight or argument, as in If Mary finds out he went to the races without her, that will make the sparks fly. In this idiom, the small particles of a fire called sparks are transferred to an inflammatory situation. [Early 1900s]

space

space
In addition to the idiom beginning with space, also see breathing space; take up space.

spade

spade
see call a spade a spade; do the spadework; in spades.

Spain

Spain
see castles in the air.

span

span
see spick and span.

Spanish

Spanish
the Spanish
the people of Spain

spar with

spar with
Argue or debate with, as in You'd never know they were happily married, because they're constantly sparring with each other. [Early 1600s]

spare

spare
In addition to the idioms beginning with spare, also see to spare.
* * *
- spare the rod and spoil the child
- spare tire

spare tire

spare tire
Fat around one's middle, as in He's determined to lose ten pounds and that spare tire he's acquired. This expression transfers the term for an extra tire carried in cars in case of a flat tire to excess fat around the waist. [Colloquial; mid-1900s]

spark

spark
see make the sparks fly.

sparring partner

sparring partner
An individual with whom one enjoys arguing, as in Jim's my best sparring partner. This expression alludes to boxing, where since about 1900 it has denoted the person one practices or trains with. [Mid-1900s] Also see spar with.

to spare

to spare
In addition to what is needed, extra, left over, as in We paid our bills and still had money to spare. This expression uses spare in the sense of “leftover” or “unused,” a usage dating from the late 1500s.