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spread/spred/ v. & n.●v. (past and past part. spread) 1 tr. (often foll. by 常后跟 out)a open or extend the surface of 展开；张开；伸开 b cause to cover a larger surface 涂；敷 spread butter on bread 在面包上涂黄油 c display to the eye or the mind 陈列；展示 the view was spread out before us 风景展现在我们面前 2 intr. (often foll. by 常后跟 out) have a wide or specified or increasing extent 伸展，扩展 on every side spread a vast desert 茫茫沙漠向四周伸展； spreading trees 绵延的树木 3 intr. & tr. become or make widely known, felt, etc. 扩散，传播，蔓延 rumours are spreading 谣言四起； spread a little happiness 传播一点幸福 4 tr.a cover the surface of 涂，敷 spread the wall with paint 把墙刷上漆； a meadow spread with daisies 开满雏菊的草地 b lay (a table) 在(餐桌上)摆好饭菜 ●n. 1 the act or an instance of spreading 展开，伸展，张开 2 capability of expanding 伸展性 has a large spread 有很大的伸展性 3 diffusion 扩散，传播，普及 spread of learning 传播知识 4 breadth, compass 跨度，界限 arches of equal spread 相同跨度的拱门 5 an aircraft's wingspan (飞机的)翼展 6 increased bodily girth 发胖的腰身 middle-aged spread 中年发福 7 the difference between two rates, prices, etc. (比率、价格等的)差额，差距 8 colloq. an elaborate meal [口]丰盛的饭菜 9 a sweet or savoury paste for spreading on bread etc. 用来涂抹面包等的酱 10 a bedspread 床单，床罩 11 printed matter spread across two facing pages or across more than one column (报刊上的)跨两版(或数栏)的文章(或广告) 12 US a ranch with extensive land [美]大牧场，大农场 □ spread oneself be lavish or discursive 过分慷慨的；东拉西扯的 □ spread one's wings see 见 WING □ spreadable adj.□ spreader n.[Old English -sprœˉdan, from West Germanic] |