1 VERB 摊开;铺开 If you spread something somewhere, you open it out or arrange it over a place or surface, so that all of it can be seen or used easily. 摊开;铺开
SYN open (out), extend, stretch, unfold
Spread out means the same as
spread .
spread out 同 spread -
He extracted several glossy prints and spread them out on a low coffee table.
他掏出几张光面照片，将它们摆在一张矮茶几上。
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In his room, Tom was spreading out a map of Scandinavia on the bed.
房间里，汤姆正将一张斯堪的纳维亚地图在床上铺开。
2 VERB 伸出，张开,叉开(手臂、双手、手指、双腿等) If you spread your arms, hands, fingers, or legs, you stretch them out until they are far apart. 伸出，张开,叉开(手臂、双手、手指、双腿等) [Also VERB n]
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Sitting on the floor, spread your legs as far as they will go without overstretching. [VERB noun adv.]
坐在地板上，在不要拉伤的前提下将双腿尽量分开。
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He stepped back and spread his hands wide. 'You are most welcome to our home.' [VERB noun adj.ive]
他往后退了一步，伸开双手。“非常欢迎你到我们家来。”
SYN extend, open, stretch
Spread out means the same as
spread .
spread out 同 spread -
David made a gesture, spreading out his hands as if he were showing that he had no explanation to make.
戴维做了个手势，摊开双手，好像在说他没有什么可解释的。
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You need a bed that's large enough to let you spread yourself out.
你需要一张能让自己舒展四肢躺着的大床。
3 VERB 涂;抹;敷 If you spread a substance on a surface or spread the surface with the substance, you put a thin layer of the substance over the surface. 涂;抹;敷
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Spread the mixture in the cake tin and bake for 30 minutes. [VERB noun prep.]
将混合物抹在蛋糕烤盘里，烘烤 30 分钟。
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A thick layer of wax was spread over the surface. [VERB noun prep.]
表面涂上了厚厚的一层蜡。
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Spread the bread with the cheese. [VERB noun + with]
在面包上抹奶酪。
SYN coat, cover, butter, smear
4 N-MASS 涂抹在面包上的酱 Spread is a soft food which is put on bread. 涂抹在面包上的酱
5 V-ERG (使)传播;(使)散布;(使)扩散 If something spreads or is spread by people, it gradually reaches or affects a larger and larger area or more and more people. (使)传播;(使)散布;(使)扩散
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The industrial revolution which started a couple of hundred years ago in Europe is now spreading across the world. [VERB prep./adv.]
两百多年前始于欧洲的工业革命目前正在向全世界传播。
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...the sense of fear spreading in residential neighborhoods. [VERB]
在住宅小区中蔓延的恐惧感
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He was fed-up with the lies being spread about him. [be VERB-ed]
关于自己的流言蜚语满天乱飞，他实在受够了。
SYN grow, increase, develop, expand
Spread is also a noun.
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The greatest hope for reform is the gradual spread of information.
对改革的最大希望是信息能得以逐渐传播。
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Thanks to the spread of modern technology, trained workers are now more vital than ever.
由于现代技术的普及，现在受过培训的工人的作用比以往任何时候都更为重要。
6 V-ERG (使)扩散;(使)散开;(使)蔓延 If something such as a liquid, gas, or smoke spreads or is spread, it moves outwards in all directions so that it covers a larger area. (使)扩散;(使)散开;(使)蔓延
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Fire spread rapidly after a chemical truck exploded. [VERB]
一辆装有化学品的卡车爆炸后，火势迅速蔓延。
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A dark red stain was spreading across his shirt. [VERB prep.]
一块深红色的污渍正在他的衬衫上渗开。
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In Northern California, a wildfire has spread a haze of smoke over 200 miles. [VERB noun prep.]
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。
7 VERB 将…分散(在一段时间内);分期做 If you spread something over a period of time, it takes place regularly or continuously over that period, rather than happening at one time. 将…分散(在一段时间内);分期做
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There seems to be little difference whether you eat all your calorie allowance in one go, or spread it over the day. [V n + over]
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。
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The course is spread over a five week period. [V n over n]
这门课将持续 5 周时间。
SYN space out, stagger
8 VERB 分摊;均摊 If you spread something such as wealth or work, you distribute it evenly or equally. 分摊;均摊
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...policies that spread the state's wealth more evenly. [VERB noun]
更加平均地分配国家财富的政策
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The loss of jobs has been far more evenly spread across the regions than it was during the early 1980s. [VERB noun prep.]
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。
9 N-SING (想法、兴趣等的)广泛，多样 A spread of ideas, interests, or other things is a wide variety of them. (想法、兴趣等的)广泛，多样
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A topic-based approach can be hard to assess in primary schools with a typical spread of ability. [+ of]
因为学生的能力通常差异很大，基于话题的教学方法在小学里评估起来可能很难。
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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。
SYN range, variety, selection, assortment
10 N-COUNT (尤指为某一特殊场合准备的)丰盛饭菜，盛宴 A spread is a large meal, especially one that has been prepared for a special occasion. (尤指为某一特殊场合准备的)丰盛饭菜，盛宴
11 N-COUNT (书籍、杂志、报纸中)横贯两版的篇幅 A spread is two pages of a book, magazine, or newspaper that are opposite each other when you open it at a particular place. (书籍、杂志、报纸中)横贯两版的篇幅
SYN feature, report, story, piece
12 N-SING (股票的)价差 Spread is used to refer to the difference between the price that a seller wants someone to pay for a particular stock or share and the price that the buyer is willing to pay. (股票的)价差 [business]
13 to spread your wings→see: wing
Phrasal verbs: - spread out
ThesaurusWord Partnership
| Thesaurus | spread Also look up: |
| VERB. | arrange, disperse, prepare 1 |
| N. | range, variety 9 |
| Word Partnership | Use spread with: |
| ADV. | spread quickly, spread rapidly, spread widely 1 3 5 6 spread evenly 1 3 5 7 8 |
| N. | spread an epidemic, spread fear, fires spread, spread an infection, spread a message, spread news, spread rumours, spread technology, spread a virus 5 |
| VERB. | continue to spread, prevent/stop the spread of something 5 6 |
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