spreader
noun[C]
uk/ˈspred.ər/us/ˈspred.ɚ/spreadernoun[C](EQUIPMENT)
avehicleorpieceofmachineryforspreadingsomethingsomewhere:
播撒机Tractorspullingmanurespreadersdrovethroughtown.拉着撒肥机的拖拉机驶过小镇。
Peoplewalkedback andforthacrosstheirlawnsbehindfertilizerspreaders.草坪上人们在施肥机后面的来回走动。
anobjectused forspreadingasubstanceon asurface:
For thetilingyou will needgroutand aflexiblespreader.
The lessexpensiveitemson theweddinglistincludedacheeseknife, and abutterspreader.
atoolforspreadingtwopartsor thingsapart:
Surgeons would make alongincisionbetween theribsandexpandtheopeningwith aribspreader.
Farm vehicles & equipment
- all-terrain vehicle
- ATV
- binder
- Caterpillar tractor
- combine
- goad
- harrow
- harvester
- milking machine
- planter
- plough
- ploughshare
- reaper
- scarecrow
- seeder
- sifter
- sorter
- tractor
- yoke
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Gardening tools
Kitchen utensils
Tools in general
Medical treatment: surgery
spreadernoun[C](PERSON)
someone whoinfectsotherpeoplewith avirus,bacterium, etc.:
（病毒、细菌等的）传播者Children arenotoriousgermspreaders.儿童是出了名的病菌传播者。
Somepeoplerecoverfrom theinitialillnessbutremaincarriersand spreaders of thediseasefor therestoftheirlives.有些人在最初得病后康复了，但是以后一直是疾病的载体和传播者。
See also
super-spreader
Passing on illness & causing disease
- aerosolize
- catching
- community transmission
- contact tracer
- contact tracing
- disseminator
- epidemic
- harbour
- infected
- insalubrious
- noncarrier
- noncontagious
- pass on
- percent positive
- pestilential
- transmit
- transmittable
- unhygienic
- verminous
- virally