personal space

英 [ˌpɜːsənl ˈspeɪs]

美 [ˌpɜːrsənl ˈspeɪs]

n.  个人空间(站立或坐着时与他人保持的距离范围)

牛津词典

noun

• 个人空间（站立或坐着时与他人保持的距离范围）
  the space directly around where you are standing or sitting
  1. He leaned towards her and she stiffened at this invasion of her personal space.
     他向她俯过身去，这种侵犯她个人空间的举动让她绷紧了身子。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 个人空间
  If someone invades yourpersonal space, they stand or lean too close to you, so that you feel uncomfortable.
  1. I felt my body involuntarily stiffen against her invasion of my personal space.
     随着她不断侵入我的个人空间，我感觉全身都不由自主地紧绷起来。
• N-UNCOUNT 私人空间
  If you need yourpersonal space, you need time on your own, with the freedom to do something that you want to do or to think about something.
  1. Self-confidence means being relaxed enough to allow your lover their personal space.
     自信就是放宽心，给爱人足够的私人空间。

双语例句

• Tell him that I need a little personal space right now.
  跟他说现在我需要私人空间。
• The definition of personal space must be different between China and many other developed countries.
  与其他发达国家相比，中国人对于个人空间的理解一定非常不同。
• Business Space provides a set of widgets for each product that you can use to customize your own personal space.
  业务空间提供了一组用于每个产品的小部件，您可以使用这些小部件自定义自己的个人空间。
• Everyone will get twice as much personal space as in flats on land.
  每个人都将得到陆上公寓两倍的个人空间。
• The third contained triple-bunks, which in our opinion didn't provide reasonable personal space.
  第三间宿舍包括三层床位，我们的意见是不适合提供给人居住。
• Let her have some personal space and she'll respect you more.
  让她有更多的私人空间，这样她会更尊重你。
• It was very uncomfortable to be so close to other people with no personal space.
  和别人靠得那么近，没有任何私人空间，让我很不舒服。
• Objective: To investigate the effects of personal space demand in the emotional and physical function to the preschool children with lymphomas.
  目的：探讨个人空间需求对学龄前淋巴瘤患儿情绪和生理功能的影响。
• Giving me a little personal space can if my memory came amiss.
  给我一点个人空间可以吗如果我的记忆没有出错的话。
• For us fans of personal space, these are difficult times.
  对我们这些喜欢保持一定距离的人来说，这种时候就比较难熬。