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| 1 | singular +of the growth or development of something , so that it affects a larger area or a larger number of people 增长；发展；扩散 |
| There were concerns about the spread of fighting to other regions. 人们担心战斗会扩散到其他地区。 |
| The aim of US foreign policy at that time was to prevent the spread of communism. 那时美国外交政策的目标是阻止共产主义的发展壮大。 |
| The spread of literacy has greatly improved the region’ s economic performance. 识字率的提高大大改善了该地区的经济状况。 |
| | 1a | a situation in which disease begins to infect more and more people （疾病的）蔓延，扩散，传播 | | They still do not know how to prevent the spread of the disease. 他们仍然不知道如何阻止这种疾病的蔓延。 | |
| | 1b | a situation in which a fire starts to affect a larger area than before （火势的）蔓延 | | Close doors to delay the spread of fire and smoke. 关上门减缓火和烟的蔓延。 | |
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| 2 | C/U soft food that you put on bread and similar foods （涂抹面包及类似食品的）酱 |
| We prefer low-fat spreads to butter. 和黄油比起来，我们更喜欢低脂肪的酱。 |
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| 3 | singular +of a number of different things 范围；幅度 |
| You minimize risk by investing in a spread of successful companies. 投资到若干不同的成功的公司，你就会把风险降到最低。 |
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| 4 | C a long article in a newspaper or magazine （报刊、杂志上的）长篇文章 |
| a double-page/two-page spread 横贯两页的长文 |
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| 5 | singular the width of something 宽度 |
| The mature plant is around six feet tall with a spread of four feet. 这种植物成熟时大约有6英尺高、4英尺宽。 |
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| 6 | C informal a large meal with a lot of different dishes to choose from 盛宴；酒席 |
| That was quite a spread they put on last night. 昨晚他们的晚餐真丰盛。 |
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