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1. Oxford Dictionary

   spread

   • IPA[sprɛd]

   英式

   • v.
     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
   • n.
     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

2. • 釋義
   • 相關詞
   • 片語

   v.

   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 lay out, open out, unfurl, unroll, roll out, ... 更多shake out, straighten out, fan out, stretch out, extend, literaryoutspread反義詞 fold up
   • ▪ 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 grow, increase, escalate, advance, develop, ... 更多broaden, expand, widen, proliferate, mushroom, metastasize
   • ▪ (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 scatter, strew, disperse, literarybestrew
   • ▪ 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 disseminate, circulate, pass on, put about, communicate, ... 更多diffuse, make public, make known, purvey, broadcast, publicize, propagate, promulgate, repeat, literarybruit about/abroad反義詞 suppress
   • ▪ (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 smear, daub, plaster, slather, lather, ... 更多apply, put, smooth, rub
   • ▪ cover (a surface) with a substance in an even layer spread each slice thinly with mayonnaise 同義詞 cover, coat, layer, daub, smother, ... 更多butter
   • ▪ 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.

   n.

   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 expansion, proliferation, extension, growth, mushrooming, ... 更多increase, escalation, buildout, advance, advancement, development, dissemination, diffusion, transmission, propagation
   • 2. the extent, width, or area covered by something the male's antlers can attain a spread of six feet 同義詞 span, width, extent, stretch, reach
   • ▪ 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 expanse, area, sweep, stretch
   • ▪ North American a large farm or ranch.
   • 3. the range or variety of something a wide spread of ages 同義詞 range, span, spectrum, sweep, variety
   • ▪ 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 large/elaborate meal, feast, banquet, repast, informalblowout, ... 更多nosh
   • 7. North American a bedspread a patchwork spread 同義詞 bedspread, bedcover, cover, coverlet, throw, ... 更多afghan, eiderdown, comforter, datedcounterpane

   spread-eagle

   • v.
     stretch (someone) out with their arms and legs extended: he lay spread-eagled in the road
   • n.
     an emblematic representation of an eagle with its legs and wings extended.
   • adj.
     stretched out with one's arms and legs extended: prisoners are chained to their beds, spread-eagle, for days at a time

   Oxford American Dictionary

   point spread

   • n.
     a forecast of the number of points by which a stronger team is expected to defeat a weaker one, ...

   Oxford American Dictionary

   point spread

   • n.
     a forecast of the number of points constituting the margin by which a stronger team is expected ...

   Oxford Dictionary

   community spread

   • n.
     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

   Oxford American Dictionary

   community spread

   • n.
     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

   Oxford Dictionary

   centre spread

   • n.
     the two facing middle pages of a newspaper or magazine.

   Oxford Dictionary

   spread betting

   • n.
     a form of betting in which the bettor wins or loses money according to the margin by which the ...

   Oxford Dictionary

   center spread

   • n.
     the two facing middle pages of a newspaper or magazine.

   Oxford American Dictionary

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   片語

   • spread oneself too thin
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   spread

   • IPA[spred]

   美式

   • v.
     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
   • n.
     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

   Oxford American Dictionary