1The area of variation between upper and lower limits on a particular scale.

人们认为每日费用为100万至500万美元。

这超出了我的价格幅度。

1. 1.1 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。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Since then, she has gained a vast range of knowledge in all things equine.
   • ‘My experience suggests that the ranges and medians of scientific intelligence and ability are comparable in men and women,’ he says.
   • The acting also showed that the cast has range beyond their usual witty quips and fight scenes.
   • Both started out with a narrowly defined fictional territory, and both have tried to extend their range.
   • Few scientists can match the range, depth and scope of his biodiversity knowledge.
   • The play shows her range and ability as a serious actor.
   • By doing these films back-to-back, Spielberg emphasizes his range as a director.
   • In range and scope and significance we are not likely to see another like her.
   • Like most artists he has had to learn his craft, extend his range and gradually arrive at a mature understanding of his own gifts.

   Synonyms

   scope, latitude, liberty, licence, freedom, indulgence, free rein, release
2. 1.2 The compass of a person's voice or a musical instrument.
   知识面，能力范围
   she was gifted with an incredible vocal range

   她天生音域出奇的宽阔。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Her deep, powerful voice has quite a range and she knows how to sell a song.
   • Her voice has a tremendous range, yet never managed to coincide with the note she was trying to hit.
   • The source of this parallel intoning of liturgical melody may be traced to the natural range of the human voice.
   • Moreover, the range of these scores almost always exceeds that of the pianist's hand.
   • It is agile yet able to be easily heard over the entire orchestra, with secure pitch and an incredible range.
   • The majority of the tunes have a range of one octave plus an extension of a third or a fourth.
   • She opened on acoustic guitar with a beautiful ballad, showing the full range of her warm voice.
   • They should perform a song that best shows their range of voice and must bring sheet music or their own backing track.
   • She has a good vocal range, but her voice lacks passion and has a nasal quality that grates after a while.
   • He has what is possibly one of the best male voices and ranges in the pop music world at the moment.
   • The last movement is a brilliant virtuoso movement that uses the whole range of the keyboard.
   • It's scored for four tenors and two basses - which confines the vocal range of the work to a mere two octaves.
   • He does a superb job of showing off his vocal range as well as the softer side of his voice.
   • Her voice is attractive and even throughout its range, and she has tremendous agility and control.
   • The range of your voice and the emotion you can express is really astounding.
   • Its musical range spans about four octaves, and the sound has some similarities to that of a Western violin.
   • For the most part, the vocal ranges are narrow and would be suitable for all voice parts.
   • All of her songs lacked harmonies in the higher voice ranges, and I spent much of the concert wondering why anyone ever really played these songs on the radio in the first place.
   • The best singers started their song at a low pitch to suit the range with which their voices are able to cope, and did not try songs which required them to reach high notes.
   • Benny and Bjorn were amazing songwriters and the girls had wonderful voices with great ranges.
3. 1.3 The period of time covered by something such as a forecast.
   （预报等的）有效时段。参见LONG-RANGE，SHORT-RANGE
   Example sentencesExamples

   • The economy had reached a turning point, and during the forecast's range, it would end up in an economic recovery phase.
   • The accuracy of the method varies within reasonable limits depending on the time range of the forecast for different conditions.
4. 1.4 The area covered by or included in something.
   范围，程度
   a 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。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • The range of Walker's mathematical research was quite impressive.
   • Between them, these two stories give an indication of the range in which his creative genius worked.
   • If she appears restless today, it's because the 44-year-old is on a mission to extend the range of work she takes on.
   • Some doctors seek to widen their professional remit to cover the entire range of human experience.
   • The range of discourse and debate in news media, though woefully constricted, is still meaningful.
   • Many of these changes take a long time to complete and may never cover the entire range of a ‘language’.
   • He takes pains to limit the range and reach of his case against censorship.
5. 1.5Mathematics The set of values that a given function can take as its argument varies.
   〔数〕值域
   Example sentencesExamples

   • We ran multiple simulations of the model using parameter values sampled randomly from ranges defined by available information.
   • The graph window automatically sizes itself to fit the ranges of values of x and f that occur.
   • It varies in a rather simple way with the length of the sequence of primes in the selected range of whole numbers.
   • The following commands are useful in understanding the ranges of values of p for which a given strategy is best.
   • You also have to assign the core terms numerical values or ranges.

2A set of different things of the same general type.

该地区为游客提供各种各样的活动。

3The distance within which a person can see or hear.

有点什么东西就潜藏在她的视野之外。

1. 3.1 The maximum distance to which a gun will shoot or over which a missile will travel.
   射程
   these rockets have a range of 30 to 40 miles

   这些火箭射程为30-40英里不等。

   a duck came within range

   一只鸭子进入了射程。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Recovered guns and cannons had ranges of up to a mile.
   • The ammunition used will also affect the maximum range.
   • The test of what is believed to have been a short-range missile took place Sunday.
   • The missile has a range of 700 km.
   • The maximum range of a long bow was 400 metres but at this distance, it was far less effective.
   • The drop-ship was now in range of the missile and began to lower for the cruiser.
   • Correspondents say this is a substantial addition to the previously announced range of the country's missiles.
   • This second generation missile improved both range and reaction time.
   • It was therefore within the two kilometre range of these rockets.
   • He was too far out of range for the shots to be effective.
   • They were developing ground-to-ground missiles with a range of thousands of kilometres.
   • It seemed only moments before the natives withdrew to just outside rifle shot range.
   • The maximum range of those rockets was just over five miles.
   • No further details, including the range of the missile's new version, were provided.
   • The missile has a range of 27 km with an effective ceiling of 15 km, the sources said.
   • Ten percent of the facilities are within the range of non-strategic ballistic missiles.
   • The rate of fire was below average, but it had very good range and each shot was quite powerful.
   • The maximum effective range of the main tank gun is less than two miles.
   • The minimum and maximum ranges of the missile are 5km and 130 km.
2. 3.2 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。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • He was almost in radio range, but he decided to take a break at the Hangman's Pit.
   • The receiving range is determined largely by site noise and interference factors.
   • The coastguard remains unaware of their plight because the boat radio has a working range of 6ft.
   • Often truck convoys and support units were out of range of each other's radios.
   • You will also need to activate the infrared service on the telephone and place it within range of the receiver on the Notebook.
   • About 60 per cent of Europe's population already lives within range of a mobile phone transmitter.
   • Look for us calling in once we get back into radio range in a few days.
   • Wi-Fi's strength as a broadband access technology has always been offset by its poor range.
   • This is an impressive range for a VHF radio network, and is remarkable technology.
   • Sometimes two different logging roads are close enough to be within radio range.
   • Sligo Community Radio has a transmission range of approximately 17 miles radius of Sligo town.
   • Each system has a base unit which enables you to page the handset of a user, so long as they are in range.
   • They were able to bounce radio waves off an aircraft out to a range of seven miles.
   • Range drops with battery power too, so you might go past the edge of radio range without expecting to.
3. 3.3 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。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Triton has a top speed of 20 knots and a maximum range of 3000 nautical miles at a speed of 12 knots.
   • The truck's range is great, with the fuel light coming on at around 360 miles.
   • The more limited range of electric vehicles is less problematic when most trips are within the urban area.
   • The Gazelle could carry a maximum of four people, and had a top speed of 168 knots with a range of 300 nautical miles.
   • This prototype car has a range of 500 kilometers.
   • As any pilot knows, flying trips to the limits of an airplane's range requires precise calculations.
   • They warned that by 1948 increased enemy aircraft ranges would permit the extension of these attacks.
   • The new lifeboat will have a range of 250 nautical miles and will carry a crew of six.
   • The vehicle has a range of 214 miles with a maximum speed of 40mph.
4. 3.4 The distance between a camera and the subject to be photographed.
   （照相机与景物之间的）距离
   handheld shots taken at extreme telephoto ranges can be pretty wobbly affairs

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Don't go past the camera's optical zoom range, or you'll be sorry!
   • Matters are not helped by the fact that the cameras have a range of only 20 yards.
   • I was almost in range for the shot I wanted when my over-enthusiastic buddy stormed in above me and scared the fish away.
   • Its cameras tend to have the highest optical zoom ranges.
   • I tried a few photos just for the record, but at 500m range it wasn't that great.
   • Characters are shot at longer range, and with a less intimate, less confrontational lens.

4A line or series of mountains or hills.

1. 4.1rangesAustralian, NZ Mountainous or hilly country.
   〈澳／新西兰〉山区
   no one would know if he had survived to live out his life in the ranges back from the river country

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Because walkers can enter and exit the track at numerous locations, including the many gaps and gorges along the ranges, it isn't necessary to complete the whole walk to experience the trail's magic.
   • Toward central Australia, the land rises more steeply into a higher plateau and rocky ranges, where a number of peaks exceed 1500 m elevation.
   • Our economy is dependant on the tourists and the tourists want to see the landscape, the ranges and the mountains.
   • The ride in the six-wheel drive vehicle high into the ranges is an exhilarating experience and great fun.
   • Railways made it possible for people living in the ranges to attend race meetings in nearby towns, visit a nearby doctor or a hospital or even make a trip to Port Augusta or Adelaide.

5A large area of open land for grazing or hunting.

1. 5.1 An area of land or sea used as a testing ground for military equipment.
   （武器）试射场
   the cost of dealing with unexploded shells and bombs on former military ranges

   Example sentencesExamples

   • In their civilian jobs, they work for a contractor clearing weapons ranges of unexploded munitions.
   • Scattered on ranges throughout the desert in the U.S. Central Command region for the past two weeks, the Marines refined their battle skills at the small unit level.
   • A Tory MP has demanded an urgent inquiry after a leaked document revealed radioactive materials were tested at Shoebury's military ranges in the 1940s and 1950s.
   • The U.S. military left firing ranges in the Panama Canal Zone littered with thousands of unexploded rounds.
   • In Arizona, a large bombing and aerial gunnery range was located between Yuma and Gila Bend.
   • The days of sitting in a prepared foxhole on a range and shooting targets at known distances is over.
   • Poland, for example, has large training grounds and ranges not subject to the civilian encroachment or heavy regulations that have bedeviled U.S. forces in Germany.
   • Soldiers can still take care of firing ranges and training areas, but the rest can be farmed out.
   • Both on the ranges and in the classroom, the Special Forces Soldiers learned from the Service Rifle Team how to read and correct for the wind, range estimation and reading the mirage.
   • Commanders have finite time, money, fuel, ammunition, and access to ranges and training areas needed to train units.
   • All the U.S. military services use the range at one time or another for a variety of training needs.
   • To this day locals need permission to go to the missile test range.
   • They awoke from a short nap and upon hearing dull thuds, attributed the noise to a nearby naval gunnery range.
   • The experiment has been carried out since July on the vast military firing range at Dundrennan.
   • At many U.S. military target ranges, petroleum products and heavy metals used in bombs and bullets contaminate the soil and groundwater.
   • The Defence Minister said that there was no movement of missile components to the test range.
   • Although tungsten bullets are more expensive to manufacture, it is believed that the extra cost will be more than saved in cleanup costs for Army training and testing ranges.
   • A range was opened near Le Havre on the Normandy coast to test long-range guns, and more workshops were built nearby.
   • Sentries are posted well before any serial start time to ensure there are no members of the public on the range.
2. 5.2 An open or enclosed area with targets for shooting practice.
   靶场，射击场
   he went down to the ranges to practise shooting

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Shooters are taking these fine old guns out to the range for a shot or two just to try to absorb a little of the gun's history.
   • Learn the mechanics of one-hand shooting, and do a few drills when range time permits.
   • The gun club has some of the best target ranges in the world but has been forced to use a wartime prefab as an office and clubhouse.
   • Reliability in the field or on the range can be improved by maintaining a clean shotgun.
   • None of these tiny revolvers are going to win medals at the target range.
   • He was at the archery range.
   • Too often these days, I see shooters at the range practicing with their hunting rifles from a bench rest.
   • I took a good buddy of mine to the local range to shoot my new Smith & Wesson revolver.
   • Every gun was proof tested and sent to the range for at least a dozen rounds of tuning before being sent out.
   • They allow the student to hear range commands over the gunfire of other students.
   • Their benefit is that we can carry on a normal conversation or hear range commands but still preserve our hearing.
   • Belt holsters worn on the range for practice are easy to access, but there is often a lack of concealment or security.
   • I want to buy a shotgun and start going to the range.
   • Nathan was sitting and thinking over a cup of tea, while Sean was blasting targets in the range.
   • Three new target greens have been added to the range, which is covered so that players can practice in all weathers.
   • He was out on the firing range and after 275 shots at the target, he hadn't hit it.
   • The wind is ripping away at the netting that covers the range, making sure unshot clays don't smash into us.
   • He had once gone down to the practice ranges to mock her archery skills when she'd first begun to learn.
   • This person has the title of ‘Field Captain’ and controls the shooting on the range.
   • However, time spent on known distance ranges will give the individual shooter an understanding of where his shots fly, something ignored by most until now.
3. 5.3 The area over which a plant or animal is distributed.
   （尤指动植物）生长区，分布区
   the chimpanzee extensively overlaps the gorilla in its forest range

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Panda range once extended from eastern and southern China into North Vietnam and Myanmar.
   • Another option is to look at creating corridors between protected lands as a way of expanding the animals' ranges.
   • With the clearing of forests and the spread of farming, the cowbird's range expanded north and east.
   • They leave northern breeding areas for winter ranges farther south or at lower elevations.
   • As a result, their breeding ranges have spread until several of them overlap.
   • There are currently thought to be 19 species, their range extending from France to the Caucasus.
   • The pine barrens of New Jersey is the northernmost range of 109 southern plant species.
   • Males are found in the northern end of the range and migrate south for breeding.
   • There are 16 subspecies whose range spreads from India as far as southern China and the Philippines.
   • A glance at a thrush distribution map reveals that summer range extends as far north as the birch scrub zone on the Kola peninsular.
   • Most Spruce Grouse do not migrate, but some do move short distances between separate summer and winter ranges.
   • Its range extends from Portugal to China, with the largest numbers found in Spain and Russia.
   • On both sides of the mountains, the winter range varies with food sources.
   • They do shift and adapt their breeding range to take advantage of new habitat.
   • Washington is at the extreme northern edge of the breeding range of the Acorn Woodpecker.
   • With dying lawns in the south and new plants extending their ranges northwards it sounds as though our gardens will be looking rather different in years to come.
   • These routes used by migratory birds for passage between wintering and breeding ranges are called flyways.
   • Why the natural ranges of plants differ and what has led each species to its current distribution pattern have always been focal questions in biogeography.
   • Most populations of White-throated Sparrows are migratory, although there is some overlap of breeding and wintering ranges.
   • All populations of Lincoln's Sparrows are migratory, although some summer and winter ranges overlap in New Mexico and Northern California.

6A large cooking stove with burners or hotplates and one or more ovens, all of which are kept continually hot.

1. 6.1North American An electric or gas cooker.
   〈北美〉电灶；煤气灶
   Example sentencesExamples

   • During the Depression in 1931 the company began manufacturing the well-known Atlas electric ranges.
   • If you are a chef who wants gas burners and an electric oven, dual ranges are available, but they are expensive.
   • Then we had to furnish the house, picking out sofas, kitchen ranges, and iceboxes, the likes of which we saw only in the houses of our city cousins.
   • Electric ranges and cooktops are slower to heat and cool than gas ones.
   • They use much less energy than electric ranges.
   • With both types of electric ranges, the dials on the back can be in the way when you try to put a very large pot on a rear burner.
   • He keeps the larger condiments such as cooking oil and vinegars in a wall cabinet opposite the cooking range.

7A row of buildings.

1. 7.1 A continuous stretch of a building.
   Example sentencesExamples

   • The south range, with a prospect over the sea, was probably the principal residence, though now inaccessible to archaeology.
   • A second parallel range, on the north side, was added a little later in brick, creating a central courtyard.
   • Restoration work on the hall and south range began in June last year.

8archaic mass noun The direction or position in which something lies.

山峦与峡谷基本上呈南北走向。

(of a person or their lifestyle) orderly; settled.

1no object, with adverbial Vary or extend between specified limits.

2with object and adverbial Place or arrange in a row or rows or in a specified manner.

周围排有12把椅子的桌子。

1. 2.1no object, 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。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • A curvy center corridor links the public rooms that range along Apollon Deck.
   • The lines of people ranged all the way down the long hallway.
   • The buildings, ranged along a street, are simple stone structures with only one room.
   • Generally, stinging mechanisms found around the mouth parts of marine creatures are used offensively, while stinging parts ranged along the back and tail are defensive in origin.
   • Time to stop a moment here, maybe, and reflect that you are who you are only in relation to the people ranged around you.
   • Mellow lights appeared in the old white villas ranged along the beach.

   Synonyms

   extend, stretch, reach, continue, go
2. 2.2British Printing (with reference to type) align or be aligned, especially at the ends of successive lines.
   〔印刷〕〈英〉把（活字字行）在终端排齐
   Example sentencesExamples

   • The all-lowercase type is ranged both left and right on the vertical axis.
   • With columns this narrow, it is better to range the type left.
   • The type, ranged left, is aligned to the right of this axis.

3range someone against" or "be ranged againstPlace oneself or be placed in opposition to (a person or group)

日本与欧洲国家形成对立面。

4no object, with adverbial of direction (of a person or animal) travel or wander over a wide area.

巡逻队深入敌后数千英里搜索。

在狂风劲吹的西伯利亚大草原一带活动的游牧部落。

1. 4.1 (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。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • A group of people are outside - but before my eyes can range over their faces, one of them steps forwards.
   • My eyes range over the familiar faces and I receive nods and smiles from every direction.
   • She noticed his eyes ranging over her body.
   • The supervisor was often located above the workshop floor, sometimes with a small porthole window to allow his eyes to range over his charges.
   • He let his eyes range freely up and down her body, lingering particularly on her legs.
2. 4.2 (of something written or spoken) cover 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。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • His writings were many and ranged over such subjects as diverse as slaty cleavage, metamorphic rocks, plutons, and Pleistocene glaciation in the Isle of Skye.
   • After the meal, they had sat in the front room and the conversation had ranged over a wide variety of topics.
   • Also, the conversations with my workmates, which ranged over all areas of philosophy, science, religion and politics, were wonderful.
   • The discussions ranged over a wide variety of subjects, but it was the philosophy of medicine that attracted the largest numbers.
   • She meandered through an interminable speech ranging through topics from sick children and warfare to the superficiality of film.
   • Many of the lecturers ranged over very broad canvases.
   • The discussion has ranged over a number of subjects and viewpoints.
   • As we walked, the conversation ranged over ground provisions and market life, and then as we passed through steep fields of bushes with shiny, crinkled, dark green leaves, it turned to coffee.
   • In his wide ranging address, the chairman ranged over the activities of 2003.
   • As usual, the conversation at the Sunday lunch table ranged over a variety of disparate subjects.
   • This book, containing a large number of mostly short essays ranging over the entire breadth of the oeuvre, centers on the multiple roles of language within it.
   • His four books, which ranged over local lore, geology and topography, became standard reading for lovers of the Lake District.
   • His remarks were by no means limited to military matters, but ranged over every major issue of domestic and foreign policy.
   • The hour's conversation ranged over a number of political persons and topics, culminating in the statement, ‘Peggy, never trust a man.’
   • The debate ranged over many emotive ethical issues and in doing so lost sight of what was of benefit to the area as required by the statute.
   • Our discussion ranged over a huge array of topics.

5no object 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.

似乎正在对我们护航队进行测距的雷达类发射波。

1. 5.1with adverbial (of a projectile) cover a specified distance.
   （射弹）达到特定距离
   Example sentencesExamples

   • Prithvi II is the air force version and Prithvi III the naval version of the missile ranging up to 250 and 750 km respectively.
   • The missiles are capable of ranging over 8000 meters.
2. 5.2with adverbial (of a gun) send a projectile over a specified distance.
   （射弹）达到特定距离
   Example sentencesExamples

   • The gun can range to about 23km.
   • A 12" gun can range past 30000 yards.