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

• 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。
• 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。
• You were the type ( of person) to value your own personal space.
  你是那种特别看重个人空间的人。
• Take a step back to gain some personal space and say, Im not going to answer that question.
  回避一步以获得些个人空间，然后说，我不打算回答那个问题。
• 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。
• 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。
• Click "My space" to link and enter your personal space.
  点击天皇网站的“我的空间”链接后进入您的个人空间。
• 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。
• I can find some personal space, only in the little room.
  只有在那里，我可以找到私人空间。
• As well as the sharing of personal space, you realize eventually that you and your little sister have barely gone a day without sharing something: sharing a bathroom, shampoo, hairbrushes, cosmetics and clothes.
  和分享你的个人空间一样，最终你会发现你和你的小妹妹几乎没有一天不会共用点什么：共用浴室，洗发水，毛刷，化妆品，衣服。