1. | [t] ~ sth (out) (on/over sth) 展开；打开to open sth that has been folded so that it covers a larger area than before |
to spread a cloth on a table 在桌上铺桌布 | |
Sue spread the map out on the floor. 休在地板上摊开地图。 | |
The bird spread its wings. 鸟展开翅膀。 |
2. | [t] ~ sth (out) (on/over sth) 摊开；使散开to arrange objects so that they cover a large area and can be seen easily |
Papers had been spread out on the desk. 各种报纸摊在书桌上。 |
3. | [t] ~ sth (out) 张开；伸开to move your arms, legs, fingers, etc. far apart from each other |
She spread her arms and the child ran towards her. 她张开双臂，孩子向她跑来。 |
4. | [i][t] 传播；散布；（使）流传to affect or make sth affect, be known by, or used by more and more people |
The disease spreads easily. 这种疾病容易传播。 | |
Within weeks, his confidence had spread throughout the team. 短短几个星期，他的信心感染了全体队员。 | |
Use of computers spread rapidly during that period. 在那个时期，计算机的应用迅速普及开来。 | |
to spread rumours/lies about sb 散布关于某人的谣言╱谎言 | |
The disease is spread by mosquitoes. 这种疾病通过蚊子传播。 |
5. | [i][t] （使）蔓延，扩散，散开to cover, or to make sth cover, a larger and larger area |
The fire rapidly spread to adjoining buildings. 大火迅速蔓延到了邻近的建筑物。 | |
Water began to spread across the floor. 水开始漫过地板。 | |
A smile spread slowly across her face. 微笑慢慢在她脸上绽开。 | |
Using too much water could spread the stain. 用水太多可能使污迹扩散。 |
6. | [t] ~ sb/sth 使分散；使分布to cause sb/sth to be in a number of different places |
Seeds and pollen are spread by the wind. 种子和花粉是随风传播的。 | |
We have 10 000 members spread all over the country. 我们有 1 万名成员分布在全国各地。 |
7. | [i] ~ (out) + adv./prep. 延伸；伸展；扩张to cover a large area |
The valley spread out beneath us. 山谷在我们下方延伸。 |
8. | [t][i] 涂；敷to put a layer of a substance onto the surface of sth; to be able to be put onto a surface |
to spread butter on pieces of toast 在烤面包片上抹黄油 | |
pieces of toast spread with butter 抹了黄油的烤面包片 | |
If the paint is too thick, it will not spread evenly. 油漆如果太稠就涂不均匀。 |
9. | [t] 分（若干次）进行；由（若干人）分摊to separate sth into parts and divide them between different times or different people |
Why not pay monthly and spread the cost of your car insurance? 你为什么不把汽车保险费按月分期支付呢？ | |
A series of five interviews will be spread over two days. 一共五次面谈，分两天进行。 | |
We attempted to spread the workload between the departments. 我们试图把工作分摊给各部门。 |
They have spread their net far and wide in the search for a new team coach. 他们撒开网四处物色新的球队教练。 |
They have spread their net far and wide in the search for a new team coach. 他们撒开网四处物色新的球队教练。 |
1. | [u] 传播；散布；扩展；蔓延an increase in the amount or number of sth that there is, or in the area that is affected by sth |
to prevent the spread of disease 防止疾病的传播 | |
to encourage the spread of information 促进信息的传播 | |
the spread of a city into the surrounding areas 城市向周边地区的扩展 |
2. | [c][ususing] 广泛；多样a range or variety of people or things |
a broad spread of opinions 各种各样的意见 |
3. | [c][u] 抹在面包上的东西a soft food that you put on bread |
Use a low-fat spread instead of butter. 不要抹黄油，抹点低脂肪的东西吧。 | |
cheese spread 奶酪酱 |
4. | [c][ususing] ~ (of sth) 涉及区域；活动范围the area that sth exists in or happens in |
The company has a good geographical spread of hotels in this country. 该公司在这个国家开设的饭店地理分布相当广。 |
5. | [c][ususing] ~ (of sth) 宽度；面积；翼展how wide sth is or the area that sth covers |
The bird's wings have a spread of nearly a metre. 这只鸟翼展近一米。 |
6. | [c] （尤指横贯两版的）文章，广告an article or advertisement in a newspaper or magazine, especially one that covers two opposite pages |
The story continued with a double-page spread on the inside pages. 这篇报道在报纸的内页有横贯两版的后续部分。 |
7. | [c] (informal) 丰盛的餐食a large meal, especially one that is prepared for a special occasion |
They had laid on a huge spread for the party. 他们为聚会安排了丰盛的食物。 |
8. | [c][ususing] ~ (of sth) 区域；一大片an area of land or water |
a vast spread of water 浩瀚的水域 | |
They have a huge spread in California(= a large farm or ranch ) . 他们在加利福尼亚拥有大片的土地。 |
9. | [u] （两种价格或比率的）差额，差幅the difference between two rates or prices |
