spectrum
noun
ˈspektrəm
noun
1
a
complete
range
of
opinions,
people,
situations
etc,
going
from
one
extreme
to
its
opposite
〔观点、人、情况等的〕范围，幅度
[+
of
]
the
ethnic
spectrum
of
America
美国的各种族
across
the
spectrum
The
bill
drew
support
from
across
the
political
spectrum.
这项议案得到了各个政治派别的支持。
broad/wide/full
etc
spectrum
a
broad
spectrum
of
environmental
groups
各式各样的环境保护团体
The
two
articles
here
represent
opposite
ends
of
the
spectrum
.
这里的两篇文章代表了两个极端的观点。
2
the
set
of
bands
of
coloured
light
into
which
a
beam
of
light
separates
when
it
is
passed
through
a
PRISM
光谱
3
a
complete
range
of
radio,
sound
etc
waves
频谱
the
electromagnetic
spectrum
电磁（波）谱