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| 1 | I to gradually affect or cover a larger area 扩展；蔓延 |
| UN leaders hope to prevent the fighting from spreading. 联合国领导人希望能阻止战争蔓延。 |
| Rain will spread from the west and reach all areas by evening. 雨水将从西部扩展，到傍晚时会遍布所有地区。 |
| Anti-globalization protests spread rapidly across the globe. 反全球化的抗议迅速在全球蔓延开来。 |
| Within less than an hour, the fire had spread to the fuel stores. 不到1小时，火势就蔓延到了燃料仓库。 |
| She heard a shot, then saw a dark-red stain spreading across his shirt. 她听到一声枪响，然后看到暗红色的血迹染透了他的衬衫。 |
| | 1a | if a smile or other expression spreads across or over your face , it becomes gradually bigger or more obvious （笑容等表情）渐渐变得更明显 | | He let a slow smile spread across his face. 笑容在他的脸上渐渐绽放。 | |
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| 2 | I/T if a disease spreads, or if something spreads it , it affects a lot of people as it is passed from one person to another （使）（疾病）蔓延；传染 |
| Cholera spread quickly through the refugee camp. 霍乱迅速传遍了整个难民营。 |
| Soldiers returning from the war soon spread the disease through most of the region. 从战场回来的士兵很快把这种疾病传播到了这个地区的大部分地方。 |
| a computer virus that spread rapidly through users’ email systems 通过用户电子邮件系统迅速传播的计算机病毒 |
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| 3 | spread T to open something that is folded so that it covers a surface 展开；打开；铺开 |
| spread sth on/over sth We spread the blanket on the grass and sat down on it. 我们在草地上铺开毯子，坐了下来。 |
| She looked at the map that was spread on the floor. 她看着展开铺放在地板上的地图。 |
| | 3a | I/T to cover a surface with a thin layer of a soft food 薄薄地涂上（一层柔软的食物） | | Butter spreads more easily when it hasn’ t been in the fridge. 没放在冰箱里的黄油更容易涂抹。 | | spread sth on sth Maureen spread jam on her toast. 莫林把果酱涂在烤面包片上。 | | spread sth with sth First, spread the bread with mayonnaise. 首先，在面包上涂上蛋黄酱。 | |
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| 4 | T to divide and share work or obligations among several people 分摊；分配 |
| We will bring in extra staff to spread the workload. 我们将会添加更多的人员分担这份工作任务。 |
| | 4a | T to divide an amount of money that you owe into parts, and pay it in several instalments instead of all at one time 分期还清（债务） | | spread sth over sth You can spread your payments over two, three, or five years. 你可以选择两年、三年或五年内分期付款。 | |
| | 4b | T to make something happen at several times during a long period , instead of all at once 分散；分布 | | Attacks of the illness were spread over a three-year period. 这种病3年间多次发作。 | |
| | 4c | T if you spread a risk , you invest in several different things so that if one fails you do not lose everything 分散（风险） | | Smythe spread his financial risk by investing in a wide range of businesses. 斯迈思通过广泛投资各种行业而分散金融风险。 | |
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| 5 | I/T be spread over/across sth usually passive to be present in many parts of a large area 绵延；广布 |
| There are 54 community colleges spread across California. 在加利福尼亚境内分布着54所社区大学。 |
| Indonesia is a nation of over 200 million people, spread over 17,000 islands. 印度尼西亚是一个拥有2亿人口的国家，分布在17,000多个岛屿上。 |
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| 6 | T to give information to many people 传播；散布 |
| Someone has been spreading nasty rumours about Stella’ s private life. 有人一直在散布关于斯特拉私人生活的恶意传闻。 |
| | 6a | I if information spreads, it becomes known by more people than before （消息）流传 | | +to News of the attack has already spread to the islands. 进攻的消息已经传到了这些岛屿。 | |
| | 6b | to tell a lot of people about an idea that you believe in 传播消息/教义/信息 | | They are spreading the word on the need for healthy eating. 他们正在宣传关于健康饮食的必要性的信息。 | | Campaigners worked tirelessly to spread the environmentalist message. 活动家们不知疲倦地工作，宣传环保信息。 | |
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| 7 | T to move your arms , legs , or hands so that they are far apart 伸展（四肢） |
| First, lie on the floor with your arms spread wide. 首先，伸开双臂躺在地板上。 |
| | 7a | to open something wide 展开；打开 | | The bird spread its wings and flew away. 那只鸟张开翅膀飞走了。 | |
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| 8 | T to cause a lot of people to have a particular feeling 使许多人产生（某种情感） |
| Smiling at people was Debra’ s way of spreading a little happiness. 对人微笑是黛布拉传递一丝快乐的方法。 |
| A gang of drug dealers was spreading terror in the neighbourhood. 一群毒贩正在附近散布恐怖情绪。 |
| PHRASAL VERBS |
| - | ˌspread ˈout |
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| 1 | I if people in a group spread out , they move away from one another so that they cover a large area （人员）散开 | Let’ s spread out more and search the whole field. 我们再散开些，把整个地方都搜一搜。 | |
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| 2 | T spread1 3 | We spread our papers out on the table. 我们把文件铺在桌子上。 | |
| | - | be spread out
| | to cover a large area of land that you can see | | 绵延 | | | | She gazed at the sprawling city spread out below her. 她凝视着脚下杂乱无章地绵延着的城市。 | | | |
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