spread
- IPA[sprɛd]
英式
- open out (something) so as to extend its surface area, width, or length；stretch out (arms, legs, hands, fingers, or wings) so that they are far apart
- the fact or process of spreading over an area；the extent, width, or area covered by something
verb: spread, 3rd person present: spreads, gerund or present participle: spreading, past tense: spread, past participle: spread
noun: spread, plural noun: spreads
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動詞
- 1. open out (something) so as to extend its surface area, width, or length I spread a towel on the sand and sat down she helped Colin to spread out the map 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ stretch out (arms, legs, hands, fingers, or wings) so that they are far apart Bobby spread his arms wide
- 2. extend over a large or increasing area rain over north-west Scotland will spread south-east during the day 同義詞
- ▪ (of a group of people) move apart so as to cover a wider area the Marines spread out across the docks
- ▪ distribute or disperse (something) over an area volcanic eruptions spread dust high into the stratosphere 同義詞
- ▪ gradually reach or cause to reach a wider area or more people the violence spread from the city centre to the suburbs she's always spreading rumours 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ (of people, animals, or plants) become distributed over a large or larger area the owls have spread as far north as Kuala Lumpur
- ▪ distribute in a specified way you can spread the payments over as long a period as you like
- 3. apply (a substance) to an object or surface in an even layer he sighed, spreading jam on a croissant 同義詞
- ▪ cover (a surface) with a substance in an even layer spread each slice thinly with mayonnaise 同義詞
- ▪ be able to be applied in an even layer a tub of unsalted butter that spreads so well
- 4. archaic lay (a table) for a meal.
名詞
- 1. the fact or process of spreading over an area warmer temperatures could help reduce the spread of the disease the spread of the urban population into rural areas 同義詞
- 2. the extent, width, or area covered by something the male's antlers can attain a spread of six feet 同義詞
- ▪ the wingspan of a bird the red-tailed hawk has a four-and-a-half-foot spread
- ▪ an expanse or amount of something the green spread of the park 同義詞
- ▪ North American a large farm or ranch.
- 3. the range or variety of something a wide spread of ages 同義詞
- ▪ the difference between two rates or prices the very narrow spread between borrowing and deposit rates
- ▪ short for point spread
- 4. a soft paste that can be applied in a layer to bread or other food low-fat spreads cheese spread
- 5. an article or advertisement covering several columns or pages of a newspaper or magazine, especially one on two facing pages a double-page spread
- 6. informal a large and impressively elaborate meal his mother laid on a huge spread 同義詞
- 7. North American a bedspread a patchwork spread 同義詞
- stretch (someone) out with their arms and legs extended: he lay spread-eagled in the road
- an emblematic representation of an eagle with its legs and wings extended.
- stretched out with one's arms and legs extended: prisoners are chained to their beds, spread-eagle, for days at a time
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- a forecast of the number of points by which a stronger team is expected to defeat a weaker one, ...
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- a forecast of the number of points constituting the margin by which a stronger team is expected ...
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- a form of betting in which the bettor wins or loses money according to the margin by which the ...
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- the spread of an infectious disease or pathogen within a community, especially as a result of ... we expect we will see community spread in this country
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- the two facing middle pages of a newspaper or magazine.
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- the two facing middle pages of a newspaper or magazine.
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- the spread of an infectious disease or pathogen within a community, especially as a result of ... we expect we will see community spread in this country
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美式
- open out (something) so as to extend its surface area, width, or length: I spread a towel on the sand and sat down she helped Chris to spread out the map
- the fact or process of spreading over an area: warmer temperatures could help reduce the spread of the disease the spread of the urban population into rural areas
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