Ranging
“Ranging” 常见含义包括:数值“在某一范围内变化”,如 prices ranging from $10 to $50;也可表示“排列、分布”,如 mountains ranging along the coast;或“测距、瞄准”,如 ranging the target。
- “Ticket prices are ranging from twenty to eighty dollars.” (票价在二十到八十美元之间浮动。)
- “Shops ranging along the street attract many tourists.” (沿街排列的商店吸引了很多游客。)
- “The discussion topics ranged from climate policy to local schools.” (讨论话题从气候政策到本地学校,范围很广。)
“Ranging” 来自古法语 “range”(排列、行),与 rank(行列)同源,核心义是“排成一行或处于某一区间”。
“-ing” 表示进行时或动名词;词干 “range” 本身无独立前缀。
在数据报告和新闻中,“ranging from … to …” 是描述区间的高频结构,用来概括变化范围而不列举全部数值。
- 固定搭配: “ranging from … to …” (从……到……不等), “wide-ranging” (广泛的)
- 原形: range
- 名词: range
“range + ing”:正在某个范围内变动或排列,就是 ranging。
“Temperatures were ranging widely this week, so people ranging from hikers to farmers watched the forecast closely.” (本周气温波动很大,从徒步者到农民都在密切关注预报。)