| 单词 | distributed |
| 释义 | distributed (once / 344 pages) adj Something is distributed when it's divided up or spread around, the way cupcakes might be distributed among guests at a birthday party. Distributed is a word that's often used to describe the stuff that businesses sell. When a truck pulls up to a convenience store and the driver unloads cases of soda, the soda is being distributed. The driver will go from store to store, distributing all of the soda in the truck between different stores and restaurants. Words and ideas can be distributed too, which is what happens at school when students are lucky. WORD FAMILYdistributed: undistributed+/distributary: distributaries/distribute: distributary, distributed, distributer, distributes, distributing, distribution, distributive, distributor, redistribute/distributer: distributers/distribution: distributional, distributions/distributive: distributively/distributor: distributors/redistribute: redistributed, redistributes, redistributing, redistribution/redistribution: redistributions USAGE EXAMPLESWhen he stepped down in 2011, his power was distributed among more of the company’s executives, but decisions remained highly centralized. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Another red flag: Ray said if a pharmacist orders more narcotics than are being distributed through order prescriptions it may draw the inspector’s interest. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Employees are distributed in more or less open spaces here and there. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) adj spread out or scattered about or divided up Syn|Ant distributive serving to distribute or allot or disperse apportioned, dealt out, doled out, meted out, parceled outgiven out in portions brokendiscontinuous diffusespread out; not concentrated in one place diffused(of light rays) subjected to scattering by reflection from a rough surface or transmission through a translucent material dispenseddistributed or weighted out in carefully determined portions dispersed, spreaddistributed or spread over a considerable extent divided, divided up, shared, shared outdistributed in portions (often equal) on the basis of a plan or purpose encyclicalintended for wide distribution fanned, spread-outespecially spread in a fan shape far-flung, widespreaddistributed over a considerable extent low-densityhaving low concentration rationeddistributed equitably in limited individual portions scatteredoccurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space separated, spacedspaced apart sparse, thinnot dense splashed(of a fluid) having been propelled about in flying drops or masses stragglygrowing or spreading sparsely or irregularly unfocused, unfocussednot concentrated at one point or upon one objective concentrated gathered together or made less diffuse compactclosely and firmly united or packed together bunchyoccurring close together in bunches or clusters thickhaving component parts closely crowded together cumulousthrown together in a pile exclusive, single, undividednot divided among or brought to bear on more than one object or objective thicksetplanted or growing close together |
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