vt. (spread) 1.伸开,伸长(手臂等),展开,张开(帆等),打开(地图等);铺开(毡子等),展宽,展延(金属等)。 2.撒,施,敷,涂,被覆;上胶。 3.散布;流传,传播;普及。 4.把…分期,使延长;拖延(时间)。 5.敲平,铆(钉子等)。 6.详细记载,纪录。 7.展出,展示。 8.布置,安排。 vi. 1. 伸开,伸长;扩大,扩张;(金属等)展延。 2. 传开,传播,蔓延开;拖延,继续。 3. (花、叶等)开放。 4. (墨水等)渗开,散开;展开。 短语和例子 spread the news 传播消息。 spread manure over a field 在田里撒粪肥。 spread butter on bread=spread bread with butter 在面包上涂奶油。 spread resolutions upon the minutes 把决议记录在记录(本)里。 spread the matter on the records 把情况记录下来。 spread tea on the table 把茶点摆在桌子上。 spread the table 摆饭桌准备吃饭;开饭。 It is time to spread for dinner. 是(摆桌子)开饭的时候了。 Coloured banners spread in the wind. 彩旗迎风招展。 This is a prescribed course which spreads over two semesters. 这是门两个学期学完的必修课。 A scene of rich harvest spread out before us. 一片丰收景象展现在我们面前。 spread oneself 〔口语〕舒展身体四肢(躺下);竭力去做,努力,奋发;做得过分,滔滔不绝地讲。 spread oneself thin 〔口语〕企图同时做很多事情而分散精力。 spread out 张开,伸开;铺开;扩大,扩张,展开,伸长。 spread to 传到,波及,蔓延到。 n. 1.伸展,扩展;扩展度[幅度],(金属的)展宽,延伸;跨距。 2.【机械工程】轮距。 3.传播,普及;蔓延,流行。 4.(一片)广阔的土地[水域];〔美国〕大牧场;范围。 5.扩散,扩张,展开;展度;(动植物的)分布。 6.展性;【数学】展形。 7.〔美国〕桌布;床单。 8.〔口语〕(丰盛的)酒席,宴会。 9.〔美国〕涂味品〔涂面包的奶油、果酱等〕。 10.(报上占大量篇幅或整版的)文章[广告];连占两版的大幅插图。 11.〔美商〕原价和卖价的差额,进销价差。 短语和例子 the spread of the great metropolis 大都市的扩展。 the gradual spread of higher education 高等教育的逐渐普及。 a spread of 100,000 acres 十万英亩的一大片土地。 the wide spread of his answer and yours 他的答案和你的答案的很大的距离。 give (sb.) a regular spread 请(某人)吃酒席。 no end of a spread 各种各样好吃的东西。 adj. 1.扩大的,伸展的,广大的;大幅的。 2.(宝石)薄而无光泽的。
distributed or spread over a considerable extent; "has ties with many widely dispersed friends"; "eleven million Jews are spread throughout Europe" 同义词:dispersed,
prepared or arranged for a meal; especially having food set out; "a table spread with food"
cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news" 同义词:circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, diffuse, disperse, pass around,
become widely known and passed on; "the rumor spread"; "the story went around in the office" 同义词:go around, circulate,
distribute or disperse widely; "The invaders spread their language all over the country" 同义词:distribute,
become distributed or widespread; "the infection spread"; "Optimism spread among the population" 同义词:propagate,
spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the map"; "spread your arms" 同义词:unfold, spread out, open,
distribute over a surface in a layer; "spread cheese on a piece of bread"
cover by spreading something over; "spread the bread with cheese"
move outward; "The soldiers fanned out" 同义词:diffuse, spread out, fan out,
strew or distribute over an area; "He spread fertilizer over the lawn"; "scatter cards across the table" 同义词:scatter, spread out,
spread across or over; "A big oil spot spread across the water" 同义词:overspread,
act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time 同义词:spreading,
decorative cover for a bed 同义词:bedspread, bedcover, bed cover, bed covering, counterpane,
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle) 同义词:ranch, cattle ranch, cattle farm,
a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures; "gap between income and outgo"; "the spread between lending and borrowing costs" 同义词:gap,
a haphazard distribution in all directions 同义词:scatter,
the expansion of a person''s girth (especially at middle age); "she exercised to avoid that middle-aged spread"
two facing pages of a book or other publication 同义词:spread head, spreadhead, facing pages,
process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space 同义词:spreading,
a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed; "a banquet for the graduating seniors"; "the Thanksgiving feast"; "they put out quite a spread" 同义词:banquet, feast,
a tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers or used in preparing other dishes 同义词:paste,
例句与用法
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He could feel the menace of the spreading . 他能感到这种膨胀的威胁。
2.
Repayments can be spread over two years . 偿还款项可分期于两年偿清。
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A look of misery spread over martha's face . 玛莎的脸上布满了愁云。
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Butter spreads more easily when it is softer . 黄油软一些就容易涂抹。
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Factory buildings spread out over the hillside . 厂房罗列在山坡上。
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The story soon spread through all the land . 这桩事很快就传遍了全国。
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The peacock spreads his splendid tail . 孔雀展开了它那灿烂夺目的尾巴。
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We retireds have to spread things out . 我们这些退休的人不能与世隔绝。
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Fear spread quickly through the village . 全村不多久便人心惶惶了。
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He is spreading this heresy everywhere . 他要把异端邪说到处传播。