英汉词典

1. 机会;施展余地
    If there is scope for a particular kind of behaviour or activity, people have the opportunity to behave in this way or do that activity.

    e.g. He believed in giving his staff scope for initiative...
           他认为应给员工提供发挥主动性的机会。
    e.g. Banks had increased scope to develop new financial products.
           银行已为开发新的金融产品留出了更大余地。

2. (活动、话题或作品的)范围
    The scope of an activity, topic, or piece of work is the whole area which it deals with or includes.

    e.g. Mr Dobson promised to widen the organisation's scope of activity.
           多布森先生许诺拓宽该组织的活动范围。
    e.g. ...the scope of a novel.
           小说所涉及的范围