| 单词 | spread |
| 释义 | Word Frequency spread(sprɛd) verbWord forms: spreads, spreading or spread 1. to extend or unfold or be extended or unfolded to the fullest width she spread the map on the table 2. to extend or cause to extend over a larger expanse of space or time the milk spread all over the floor the political unrest spread over several years 3. to apply or be applied in a coating butter does not spread very well when cold 4. to distribute or be distributed over an area or region 5. to display or be displayed in its fullest extent the landscape spread before us 6. (transitive) to prepare (a table) for a meal 7. (transitive) to lay out (a meal) on a table 8. to send or be sent out in all directions; disseminate or be disseminated someone has been spreading rumours the disease spread quickly 9. (of rails, wires, etc) to force or be forced apart 10. to increase the breadth of (a part), esp to flatten the head of a rivet by pressing, hammering, or forging 11. (transitive) agriculture a. to lay out (hay) in a relatively thin layer to dry b. to scatter (seed, manure, etc) over a relatively wide area 12. (transitive; often foll by around) informal to make (oneself) agreeable to a large number of people, often potential sexual partners 13. phonetics to narrow and lengthen the aperture of (the lips) as for the articulation of a front vowel, such as (iː) in English see (siː) noun 14. the act or process of spreading; diffusion, dispersal, expansion, etc the spread of the Christian religion 15. informal the wingspan of an aircraft 16. an extent of space or time; stretch a spread of 50 years 17. informal, mainly US and Canadian a ranch or relatively large tract of land 18. the limit of something fully extended the spread of a bird's wings 19. a covering for a table or bed 20. informal a large meal or feast, esp when it is laid out on a table 21. a food which can be spread on bread, etc salmon spread 22. two facing pages in a book or other publication 23. a widening of the hips and waist middle-age spread 24. stock exchange a. the difference between the bid and offer prices quoted by a market maker b. the excess of the price at which stock is offered for public sale over the price paid for thesame stock by an underwriter c. mainly US a double option Compare straddle (sense 9)25. jewellery the apparent size of a gemstone when viewed from above expressed in carats a diamond with a spread of four carats adjective 26. extended or stretched out, esp to the fullest extent 27. (of a gem) shallow and flat 28. phonetics a. (of the lips) forming a long narrow aperture b. (of speech sounds) articulated with spread lips (iː) in English "feel" is a spread vowel Derived forms spreadability (ˌspreadaˈbility) noun spreadable (ˈspreadable) adjective spreading (ˈspreading) adjective, noun spreadingly (ˈspreadingly) adverb Word origin Old English sprǣdan; related to Old High German spreiten to spread, Old Lithuanian sprainas stiff |
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