spread

verb

展开；铺开 open/arrange

1. 展开；打开
   to open sth that has been folded so that it covers a larger area than before
   1. to spread a cloth on a table
      在桌上铺桌布
   2. Sue spread the map out on the floor.
      休在地板上摊开地图。
   3. The bird spread its wings.
      鸟展开翅膀。
2. 摊开；使散开
   to arrange objects so that they cover a large area and can be seen easily
   1. Papers had been spread out on the desk.
      各种报纸摊在书桌上。

双臂；双腿 arms/legs

3. 张开；伸开
   to move your arms, legs, fingers, etc. far apart from each other
   1. She spread her arms and the child ran towards her.
      她张开双臂，孩子向她跑来。

在人们中间 among people

4. 传播；散布；（使）流传
   to affect or make sth affect, be known by, or used by more and more people
   1. The disease spreads easily.
      这种疾病容易传播。
   2. Within weeks, his confidence had spread throughout the team.
      短短几个星期，他的信心感染了全体队员。
   3. Use of computers spread rapidly during that period.
      在那个时期，计算机的应用迅速流传开来。
   4. to spread rumours/lies about sb
      散布关于某人的谣言 / 谎言
   5. The disease is spread by mosquitoes.
      这种疾病通过蚊子传播。

覆盖大面积 cover large area

5. （使）蔓延，扩散，散开
   to cover, or to make sth cover, a larger and larger area
   1. The fire rapidly spread to adjoining buildings.
      大火迅速蔓延到了邻近的建筑物。
   2. Water began to spread across the floor.
      水开始漫过地板。
   3. A smile spread slowly across her face.
      微笑慢慢在她脸上绽开。
   4. Using too much water could spread the stain.
      用水太多可能使污迹扩散。
6. 使分散；使分布
   to cause sb/sth to be in a number of different places
   1. Seeds and pollen are spread by the wind.
      种子和花粉是随风传播的。
   2. We have 10 000 members spread all over the country.
      我们有1万名成员分布在全国各地。
7. 延伸；伸展；扩张
   to cover a large area
   1. The valley spread out beneath us.
      山谷在我们下方延伸。

稀软的层面 soft layer

8. 涂；敷
   to put a layer of a substance onto the surface of sth; to be able to be put onto a surface
   1. to spread butter on pieces of toast
      在烤面包片上抹黄油
   2. pieces of toast spread with butter
      抹了黄油的烤面包片
   3. If the paint is too thick, it will not spread evenly.
      油漆如果太稠就涂不均匀。

划分；分摊 divide/share

9. 分（若干次）进行；由（若干人）分摊
   to separate sth into parts and divide them between different times or different people
   1. A series of five interviews will be spread over two days.
      一共五次面谈，分两天进行。
   2. Why not pay monthly and spread the cost of your car insurance?
      你为什么不把汽车保险费按月分期支付呢？
   3. We attempted to spread the workload between the departments.
      我们试图把工作分摊给各部门。

noun

扩大 increase

1. 传播；散布；扩展；蔓延
   an increase in the amount or number of sth that there is, or in the area that is affected by sth
   1. to prevent the spread of disease
      防止疾病的传播
   2. to encourage the spread of information
      促进信息的传播
   3. the spread of a city into the surrounding areas
      城市向周边地区的扩展

广泛；多样 range/variety

2. 广泛；多样
   a range or variety of people or things
   1. a broad spread of opinions
      各种各样的意见

面包 on bread

3. 抹在面包上的东西
   a soft food that you put on bread
   1. Use a low-fat spread instead of butter.
      不要抹黄油，抹点低脂肪的东西吧。
   2. cheese spread
      奶酪酱

所占区域 area covered

4. 涉及区域；活动范围
   the area that sth exists in or happens in
   1. The company has a good geographical spread of hotels in this country.
      该公司在这个国家开设的饭店地理分布相当广。
5. 宽度；面积；翼展
   how wide sth is or the area that sth covers
   1. The bird's wings have a spread of nearly a metre.
      这只鸟翼展近一米。

报刊 in newspaper/magazine

6. （尤指横贯两版的）文章，广告
   an article or advertisement in a newspaper or magazine, especially one that covers two opposite pages
   1. The story continued with a double-page spread on the inside pages.
      这篇报道在报纸的内页有横贯两版的后续部分。

餐食 meal

7. 丰盛的餐食
   a large meal, especially one that is prepared for a special occasion
   1. They had laid on a huge spread for the party.
      他们为聚会安排了丰盛的食物。

陆地；水域 of land/water

8. 区域；一大片
   an area of land or water
   1. a vast spread of water
      浩瀚的水域
   2. They have a huge spread in California (= a large farm or ranch ) .
      他们在加利福尼亚拥有大片的土地。

金融 finance

9. （两种价格或比率的）差额，差幅
   the difference between two rates or prices

床 on bed

床 on bed

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.
   1. She spread a towel on the sand and lay on it...
      她在沙滩上铺了一条毛巾，躺在上面。
   2. His coat was spread over the bed.
      他的外套摊在床上。
   3. Spread out means the same as spread .
      spread out 同 spread
   4. 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。
   5. 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.
   1. Sitting on the floor, spread your legs as far as they will go without overstretching...
      坐在地板上，在不要拉伤的前提下将双腿尽量分开。
   2. He stepped back and spread his hands wide. 'You are most welcome to our home.'
      他往后退了一步，伸开双手。“非常欢迎你到我们家来。”
   3. Spread out means the same as spread .
      spread out 同 spread
   4. 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。
   5. 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.
   1. Spread the mixture in the cake tin and bake for 30 minutes...
      将混合物抹在蛋糕烤盘里，烘烤 30 分钟。
   2. A thick layer of wax was spread over the surface...
      表面涂上了厚厚的一层蜡。
   3. Spread the bread with the cheese.
      在面包上抹奶酪。
4. N-MASS 涂抹在面包上的酱
   Spread is a soft food which is put on bread.
   1. ...a wholemeal salad roll with low fat spread.
      涂有低脂酱的全麦色拉面包卷
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.
   1. The industrial revolution which started a couple of hundred years ago in Europe is now spreading across the world.
      两百多年前始于欧洲的工业革命目前正在向全世界传播。
   2. ...the sense of fear spreading in residential neighborhoods...
      在住宅小区中蔓延的恐惧感
   3. He was fed-up with the lies being spread about him.
      关于自己的流言蜚语满天乱飞，他实在受够了。
   4. Spread is also a noun.
      
   5. 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。
   6. 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.
   1. Fire spread rapidly after a chemical truck exploded...
      一辆装有化学品的卡车爆炸后，火势迅速蔓延。
   2. A dark red stain was spreading across his shirt...
      一块深红色的污渍正在他的衬衫上渗开。
   3. In Northern California, a wildfire has spread a haze of smoke over 200 miles.
      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。
   4. Spread is also a noun.
      
   5. The situation was complicated by the spread of a serious forest fire.
      一场严重的森林大火的蔓延使得形势更加复杂。
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.
   1. There seems to be little difference whether you eat all your calorie allowance in one go, or spread it over the day...
      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。
   2. The course is spread over a five week period.
      这门课将持续 5 周时间。
8. VERB 分摊;均摊
   If you spread something such as wealth or work, you distribute it evenly or equally.
   1. ...policies that spread the state's wealth more evenly...
      更加平均地分配国家财富的政策
   2. The loss of jobs has been far more evenly spread across the regions than it was during the early 1980s.
      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。
   3. Spread is also a noun.
      
   4. There are easier ways to encourage the even spread of wealth.
      有一些更简单的方法可以促进财富的平均分配。
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.
   1. A topic-based approach can be hard to assess in primary schools with a typical spread of ability...
      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。
   2. 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。
10. (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.
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.
    1. There was a double-page spread of a dinner for 46 people.
       有一张横贯两版的、由 46 人参加的宴席的照片。
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.
    1. Market makers earn their livings from the spread between buying and selling prices.
       做市商靠赚取买卖价差生存。
13. to spread your wings → see: wing

1. Sex education is also expected to help check the spread of AIDS.
   人们还希望性教育有助于控制艾滋病的蔓延。
2. The move follows growing public concern over the spread of the disease
   针对公众对该疾病的不断蔓延日益担忧，从而出台了这一举措。
3. One of the biggest tasks will be to control the spread of malaria.
   最大的任务之一就是控制疟疾的蔓延。
4. The clouds had spread and nearly covered the entire sky
   云彩扩散开来，几乎遮住了整个天空。
5. Spread some of the filling over each pancake.
   在每个薄煎饼上摊上一些馅。
6. Will global warming mean the spread of tropical parasitic diseases?
   全球变暖是否意味着热带寄生虫病会蔓延呢？
7. He campaigned for peace and against the spread of nuclear weapons.
   他为裁军运动和反对核武器扩散而奔走。
8. She spread a towel on the sand and lay on it
   她在沙滩上铺了一条毛巾，躺在上面。
9. His coat was spread over the bed.
   他的外套摊在床上。
10. Sitting on the floor, spread your legs as far as they will go without overstretching
    坐在地板上，在不要拉伤的前提下将双腿尽量分开。
11. He stepped back and spread his hands wide. 'You are most welcome to our home.'
    他往后退了一步，伸开双手。“非常欢迎你到我们家来。”
12. Spread the mixture in the cake tin and bake for 30 minutes
    将混合物抹在蛋糕烤盘里，烘烤30分钟。
13. A thick layer of wax was spread over the surface
    表面涂上了厚厚的一层蜡。
14. Spread the bread with the cheese.
    在面包上抹奶酪。
15. The industrial revolution which started a couple of hundred years ago in Europe is now spreading across the world.
    两百多年前始于欧洲的工业革命目前正在向全世界传播。
16. He was fed-up with the lies being spread about him.
    关于自己的流言蜚语满天乱飞，他实在受够了。
17. Fire spread rapidly after a chemical truck exploded
    一辆装有化学品的卡车爆炸后，火势迅速蔓延。
18. A dark red stain was spreading across his shirt
    一块深红色的污渍正在他的衬衫上渗开。
19. In Northern California, a wildfire has spread a haze of smoke over 200 miles.
    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。
20. There seems to be little difference whether you eat all your calorie allowance in one go, or spread it over the day
    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。
21. The loss of jobs has been far more evenly spread across the regions than it was during the early 1980s.
    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。
22. 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。
23. There was a double-page spread of a dinner for 46 people.
    有一张横贯两版的、由46人参加的宴席的照片。
24. Market makers earn their livings from the spread between buying and selling prices.
    做市商靠赚取买卖价差生存。
25. The news spread quickly.; The news soon got around.
    消息很快传开了。
26. A wide stretch of land spread in front of us.
    一片广阔的土地伸展在我们面前。
27. He spread some butter on his bread.
    他在面包上涂了些黄油。
28. The alarm spread rapidly.
    警报迅速传开。

spread out

spread yourself out

1. 伸展身体；摊开东西
   to stretch your body or arrange your things over a large area
   1. to spread a cloth on a table
      在桌上铺桌布
   2. Sue spread the map out on the floor.
      休在地板上摊开地图。
   3. The bird spread its wings.
      鸟展开翅膀。
2. 散开
   to separate from other people in a group, to cover a larger area
   1. Papers had been spread out on the desk.
      各种报纸摊在书桌上。

v.

spread like wildfire

• 像野火般蔓延；迅速传开
  to become known by more and more people very quickly

spread your net

• 考虑到多种可能；大面积地排查；撒开网（寻找）
  to consider a wide range of possibilities or cover a large area, especially to try to find sb/sth
  1. They have spread their net far and wide in the search for a new team coach.
     他们撒开网四处物色新的运动队教练。

spread your wings

• 展翅高飞（更自信地尝试新事物）
  to become more independent and confident and try new activities, etc.

spread the word

• 散布消息
  to tell people about sth

spread yourself too thin

• 样样都抓哪样都抓不好
  to try to do so many different things at the same time that you do not do any of them well

noun

1. act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time

   Synonym:    spreading

2. decorative cover for a bed

   Synonym:    bedspreadbedcoverbed coverbed coveringcounterpane

3. farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)

   Synonym:    ranchcattle ranchcattle farm

4. a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
   1. gap between income and outgo
   2. the spread between lending and borrowing costs

   Synonym:    gap

5. a haphazard distribution in all directions

   Synonym:    scatter

6. the expansion of a person's girth (especially at middle age)
   1. she exercised to avoid that middle-aged spread

7. two facing pages of a book or other publication

   Synonym:    spread headspreadheadfacing pages

8. process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space

   Synonym:    spreading

9. a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed
   1. a banquet for the graduating seniors
   2. the Thanksgiving feast
   3. they put out quite a spread

   Synonym:    banquetfeast

10. a tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers or used in preparing other dishes

    Synonym:    paste

verb

1. cause to become widely known
   1. spread information
   2. circulate a rumor
   3. broadcast the news

   Synonym:    circulatecircularizecircularisedistributedisseminatepropagatebroadcastdiffusedispersepass around

2. become widely known and passed on
   1. the rumor spread
   2. the story went around in the office

   Synonym:    go aroundcirculate

3. distribute or disperse widely
   1. The invaders spread their language all over the country

   Synonym:    distribute

4. become distributed or widespread
   1. the infection spread
   2. Optimism spread among the population

   Synonym:    propagate

5. spread out or open from a closed or folded state
   1. open the map
   2. spread your arms

   Synonym:    unfoldspread outopen

6. distribute over a surface in a layer
   1. spread cheese on a piece of bread

7. cover by spreading something over
   1. spread the bread with cheese

8. move outward
   1. The soldiers fanned out

   Synonym:    diffusespread outfan out

9. strew or distribute over an area
   1. He spread fertilizer over the lawn
   2. scatter cards across the table

   Synonym:    scatterspread out

10. spread across or over
    1. A big oil spot spread across the water

    Synonym:    overspread

adj

1. distributed or spread over a considerable extent
   1. has ties with many widely dispersed friends
   2. eleven million Jews are spread throughout Europe

   Synonym:    dispersed

2. fully extended in width
   1. outspread wings
   2. with arms spread wide

   Synonym:    outspread

3. prepared or arranged for a meal
   1. a table spread with food