英语单词

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spread

英[spred] |美[sprɛd]
    vt.& vi.伸开;展开;(使)传播;(使)散布
    n.范围;连续的一段时间
    vt.涂;把…覆盖在…上(over);把…敲平;散发(气、烟等)
    vi.(景色、景致)展现;传开;(人群)散开;软化
    adj.张开的;[语言学]双唇展开的;(宝石)扁薄发光的;(文章、照片等)跨两栏(或多栏)的
日语:広める 法语:propagé 德语:verbreiten 韩语:확산 俄语:desparramar

牛津词典

verb

    展开;铺开 open/arrange

  1. 展开;打开
    to open sth that has been folded so that it covers a larger area than before
    1. to spread a cloth on a table
      在桌上铺桌布
    2. Sue spread the map out on the floor.
      休在地板上摊开地图。
    3. The bird spread its wings.
      鸟展开翅膀。
  2. 摊开;使散开
    to arrange objects so that they cover a large area and can be seen easily
    1. Papers had been spread out on the desk.
      各种报纸摊在书桌上。
  3. 双臂;双腿 arms/legs

  4. 张开;伸开
    to move your arms, legs, fingers, etc. far apart from each other
    1. She spread her arms and the child ran towards her.
      她张开双臂,孩子向她跑来。
  5. 在人们中间 among people

  6. 传播;散布;(使)流传
    to affect or make sth affect, be known by, or used by more and more people
    1. The disease spreads easily.
      这种疾病容易传播。
    2. 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。
    3. Use of computers spread rapidly during that period.
      在那个时期,计算机的应用迅速流传开来。
    4. to spread rumours/lies about sb
      散布关于某人的谣言 / 谎言
    5. The disease is spread by mosquitoes.
      这种疾病通过蚊子传播。
  7. 覆盖大面积 cover large area

  8. (使)蔓延,扩散,散开
    to cover, or to make sth cover, a larger and larger area
    1. The fire rapidly spread to adjoining buildings.
      大火迅速蔓延到了邻近的建筑物。
    2. Water began to spread across the floor.
      水开始漫过地板。
    3. A smile spread slowly across her face.
      微笑慢慢在她脸上绽开。
    4. Using too much water could spread the stain.
      用水太多可能使污迹扩散。
  9. 使分散;使分布
    to cause sb/sth to be in a number of different places
    1. Seeds and pollen are spread by the wind.
      种子和花粉是随风传播的。
    2. 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。
  10. 延伸;伸展;扩张
    to cover a large area
    1. The valley spread out beneath us.
      山谷在我们下方延伸。
  11. 稀软的层面 soft layer

  12. 涂;敷
    to put a layer of a substance onto the surface of sth; to be able to be put onto a surface
    1. to spread butter on pieces of toast
      在烤面包片上抹黄油
    2. pieces of toast spread with butter
      抹了黄油的烤面包片
    3. If the paint is too thick, it will not spread evenly.
      油漆如果太稠就涂不均匀。
  13. 划分;分摊 divide/share

  14. 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
    1. A series of five interviews will be spread over two days.
      一共五次面谈,分两天进行。
    2. 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?
    3. We attempted to spread the workload between the departments.
      我们试图把工作分摊给各部门。

noun

    扩大 increase

  1. 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
    1. to prevent the spread of disease
      防止疾病的传播
    2. to encourage the spread of information
      促进信息的传播
    3. the spread of a city into the surrounding areas
      城市向周边地区的扩展
  2. 广泛;多样 range/variety

  3. 广泛;多样
    a range or variety of people or things
    1. a broad spread of opinions
      各种各样的意见
  4. 面包 on bread

  5. 抹在面包上的东西
    a soft food that you put on bread
    1. Use a low-fat spread instead of butter.
      不要抹黄油,抹点低脂肪的东西吧。
    2. cheese spread
      奶酪酱
  6. 所占区域 area covered

  7. 涉及区域;活动范围
    the area that sth exists in or happens in
    1. 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。
  8. 宽度;面积;翼展
    how wide sth is or the area that sth covers
    1. The bird's wings have a spread of nearly a metre.
      这只鸟翼展近一米。
  9. 报刊 in newspaper/magazine

  10. (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
    1. 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。
  11. 餐食 meal

  12. 丰盛的餐食
    a large meal, especially one that is prepared for a special occasion
    1. They had laid on a huge spread for the party.
      他们为聚会安排了丰盛的食物。
  13. 陆地;水域 of land/water

  14. 区域;一大片
    an area of land or water
    1. a vast spread of water
      浩瀚的水域
    2. 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。
  15. 金融 finance

  16. (两种价格或比率的)差额,差幅
    the difference between two rates or prices
    1. 床 on bed

      床 on bed



    词形变化

    过去分词:spread 原型:spread 过去式:spread 现在分词:spreading 第三人称单数:spreads 名词复数形式:spreads



    中文词源

    spread 展开,张开,传播,蔓延

    来自古英语 spraedan,张开,展开,来自 Proto-Germanic*spreit,展开,散开,来自 PIE*sper, 播撒,散播,词源同 spark,sprawl.引申诸相关词义。



    双语例句

    1. Sex education is also expected to help check the spread of AIDS.
      人们还希望性教育有助于控制艾滋病的蔓延。
    2. The move follows growing public concern over the spread of the disease
      针对公众对该疾病的不断蔓延日益担忧,从而出台了这一举措。
    3. One of the biggest tasks will be to control the spread of malaria.
      最大的任务之一就是控制疟疾的蔓延。
    4. The clouds had spread and nearly covered the entire sky
      云彩扩散开来,几乎遮住了整个天空。
    5. Spread some of the filling over each pancake.
      在每个薄煎饼上摊上一些馅。
    6. Will global warming mean the spread of tropical parasitic diseases?
      全球变暖是否意味着热带寄生虫病会蔓延呢?
    7. He campaigned for peace and against the spread of nuclear weapons.
      他为裁军运动和反对核武器扩散而奔走。
    8. She spread a towel on the sand and lay on it
      她在沙滩上铺了一条毛巾,躺在上面。
    9. His coat was spread over the bed.
      他的外套摊在床上。
    10. Sitting on the floor, spread your legs as far as they will go without overstretching
      坐在地板上,在不要拉伤的前提下将双腿尽量分开。
    11. He stepped back and spread his hands wide. 'You are most welcome to our home.'
      他往后退了一步,伸开双手。“非常欢迎你到我们家来。”
    12. Spread the mixture in the cake tin and bake for 30 minutes
      将混合物抹在蛋糕烤盘里,烘烤30分钟。
    13. A thick layer of wax was spread over the surface
      表面涂上了厚厚的一层蜡。
    14. Spread the bread with the cheese.
      在面包上抹奶酪。
    15. The industrial revolution which started a couple of hundred years ago in Europe is now spreading across the world.
      两百多年前始于欧洲的工业革命目前正在向全世界传播。
    16. He was fed-up with the lies being spread about him.
      关于自己的流言蜚语满天乱飞,他实在受够了。
    17. Fire spread rapidly after a chemical truck exploded
      一辆装有化学品的卡车爆炸后,火势迅速蔓延。
    18. A dark red stain was spreading across his shirt
      一块深红色的污渍正在他的衬衫上渗开。
    19. In Northern California, a wildfire has spread a haze of smoke over 200 miles.
      在加利福尼亚州北部,一场野火产生的烟雾已扩散了200多英里。
    20. There seems to be little difference whether you eat all your calorie allowance in one go, or spread it over the day
      不管你是一次性摄入全天的卡路里限量,还是在一天内分次摄入,结果好像没有多大差别。
    21. The loss of jobs has been far more evenly spread across the regions than it was during the early 1980s.
      失业数字在各地区之间的分布要比20世纪80年代初均衡多了。
    22. We have an enormous spread of industries, mainly in the Home Counties and East Anglia.
      我们拥有种类繁多的工业,主要位于伦敦周围各郡和东英吉利地区。
    23. There was a double-page spread of a dinner for 46 people.
      有一张横贯两版的、由46人参加的宴席的照片。
    24. Market makers earn their livings from the spread between buying and selling prices.
      做市商靠赚取买卖价差生存。
    25. The news spread quickly.; The news soon got around.
      消息很快传开了。
    26. A wide stretch of land spread in front of us.
      一片广阔的土地伸展在我们面前。
    27. He spread some butter on his bread.
      他在面包上涂了些黄油。
    28. The alarm spread rapidly.
      警报迅速传开。


    语源

    Old English -sprædan(used in combinations), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch spreidenand German spreiten


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