| 单词 | spread |
| 释义 | spread (once / 63 pages) 1vnadj 2vnadj 3n 4nadj 5n 6n When something is spread, it's stretched or extended as far as it can go. It's a beautiful sight to see a bald eagle spread its wings and fly. When you spread a picnic blanket on the ground, you open it and stretch it across the grass. You can also see the ocean spread out in front of you, or spread butter on toast, for example. Any way you use it, spread implies an extension across some distance, a stretching of some sort. The expression spread too thin means you are having trouble finding the time and energy to do everything in your life. WORD FAMILYspread: dispread, overspread, spreader, spreading, spreads+/dispread: dispreading, dispreads/overspread: overspreading, overspreads/spreader: spreaders/spreading: spreadings USAGE EXAMPLESAmnesty International says he was convicted of “spreading propaganda against the system” and “insulting the founder of the Islamic Republic.” Seattle Times(Jan 03, 2017) It warns that sugary cereals, juices and spreads are all damaging to health. BBC(Jan 03, 2017) These situations nearly always involve not just one harasser, but dozens or even thousands threatening or spreading a false rumor about their victim. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1v distribute or disperse widely The invaders spread their language all over the country Syn|Ant|Hypo distribute collect, garner, gather, pull together assemble or get together generalise, generalize become systemic and spread throughout the body metastasise, metastasizespread throughout the body dischargepour forth or release straw, strewspread by scattering ("straw" is archaic) exportcause to spread in another part of the world propagatetransmit or cause to broaden or spread deployto distribute systematically or strategically redistributedistribute anew sprawl, stragglego, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way diffuse, fan out, spread outmove outward eject, force out, squeeze out, squirtcause to come out in a squirt disperse, dot, dust, scatter, sprinkledistribute loosely playdischarge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream volleydischarge in, or as if in, a volley bestrewcover by strewing littermake a place messy by strewing garbage around redeploydeploy anew percolatespread gradually creepgrow or spread, often in such a way as to cover (a surface) bleed, runbe diffused mantlespread over a surface, like a mantle 2v strew or distribute over an area He spread fertilizer over the lawn Syn|Hypo|Hyper scatter, spread out manure, muck spread manure, as for fertilization birdlime, limespread birdlime on branches to catch birds circumfusespread something around something distributespread throughout a given area circulate, distribute, pass around, pass on cause be distributed 3v cause to become widely known spread information Syn|Hypo|Hyper broadcast, circularise, circularize, circulate, diffuse, disperse, disseminate, distribute, pass around, propagate circulate, go around become widely known and passed on podcast distribute (multimedia files) over the internet for playback on a mobile device or a personal computer sowintroduce into an environment generalise, generalize, popularise, popularize, vulgarise, vulgarizecater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use carry, runinclude as the content; broadcast or publicize air, bare, publicise, publicize make public 4v become distributed or widespread the infection spread Optimism spread among the population Syn|Hypo|Hyper propagate catch spread or be communicated move move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion 5v spread across or over A big oil spot spread across the water Syn|Hypo|Hyper overspread transgress spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline continue, cover, extend span an interval of distance, space or time 6v become widely known and passed on the rumor spread Syn|Hyper circulate, go around broadcast, circularise, circularize, circulate, diffuse, disperse, disseminate, distribute, pass around, propagate cause to become widely known go, locomote, move, travel change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically 7v move outward Syn|Hypo|Hyper diffuse, fan out, spread out percolate spread gradually creepgrow or spread, often in such a way as to cover (a surface) bleed, runbe diffused mantlespread over a surface, like a mantle crockrelease color when rubbed, of badly dyed fabric distribute distribute or disperse widely 8v cover by spreading something over spread the bread with cheese Hypo|Hyper slather spread thickly cover provide with a covering or cause to be covered 9v distribute over a surface in a layer spread cheese on a piece of bread 10n process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space Syn|Hypo|Hyper spreading diffusion the spread of social institutions (and myths and skills) from one society to another dispersion, scatteringspreading widely or driving off invasion(pathology) the spread of pathogenic microorganisms or malignant cells to new sites in the body irradiation(physiology) the spread of sensory neural impulses in the cortex radiationthe spread of a group of organisms into new habitats Diasporathe dispersion of the Jews outside Israel; from the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem in 587-86 BC when they were exiled to Babylonia up to the present time dissipationbreaking up and scattering by dispersion adaptive radiationthe development of many different forms from an originally homogeneous group of organisms as they fill different ecological niches change of location, travel a movement through space that changes the location of something 11n act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time Syn|Hypo|Hyper spreading circulation the spread or transmission of something (as news or money) to a wider group or area diffusion, dispersal, dispersion, disseminationthe act of dispersing or diffusing something scatter, scattering, strewingthe act of scattering decentralisation, decentralizationthe spread of power away from the center to local branches or governments recirculationcirculation again crop-dusting, sprayingthe dispersion of fungicides or insecticides or fertilizer on growing crops (often from a low-flying aircraft) extension act of expanding in scope; making more widely available 12n a tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers or used in preparing other dishes Syn|Hypo|Hyper paste margarin, margarine, marge, oleo, oleomargarine a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter nut butterground nuts blended with a little butter peanut buttera spread made from ground peanuts marshmallow fluffa very sweet white spread resembling marshmallow candy onion butterbutter blended with minced onion pimento butterbutter blended with mashed pimento shrimp butterbutter blended with chopped shrimp or seasoned with essence from shrimp shells lobster butterbutter blended with chopped lobster or seasoned with essence from lobster shells cheese spreadspread made of cheese mixed with butter or cream or cream cheese and seasonings anchovy butterbutter blended with mashed anchovies fishpastea paste of fish or shellfish garlic butterbutter seasoned with mashed garlic misoa thick paste made from fermented soybeans and barley or rice malt; used in Japanese cooking to make soups or sauces hommos, hoummos, hummus, humous, humusa thick spread made from mashed chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice and garlic; used especially as a dip for pita; originated in the Middle East pateliver or meat or fowl finely minced or ground and variously seasoned tapenadea spread consisting of capers and black olives and anchovies made into a puree with olive oil tahinia thick Middle Eastern paste made from ground sesame seeds sticka rectangular quarter pound block of butter or margarine duck patea pate made from duck liver foie gras, pate de foie grasa pate made from goose liver (marinated in Cognac) and truffles condiment a preparation (a sauce or relish or spice) to enhance flavor or enjoyment 13n the expansion of a person's girth (especially at middle age) she exercised to avoid that middle-aged spread Hyper girth the distance around a person's body 14n a haphazard distribution in all directions Syn|Hypo|Hyper scatter diffuseness the spatial property of being spread out over a wide area or through a large volume dispersion, distribution the spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume 15adj distributed or spread over a considerable extent 2eleven million Jews are spread throughout Europe Syn dispersed distributed spread out or scattered about or divided up 1v spread out or open from a closed or folded state spread your arms Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper open, spread out, unfold fold, fold up, turn up bend or lay so that one part covers the other divaricate spread apart exfoliatespread by opening the leaves of grassspread out clothes on the grass to let it dry and bleach butterflycut and spread open, as in preparation for cooking uncrosschange from a crossed to an uncrossed position splayspread open or apart undo cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect 2n two facing pages of a book or other publication Syn|Hypo|Hyper facing pages, spread head, spreadhead center spread, centre spread the spread at the center of a magazine centerfold, centrefolda magazine center spread; especially a foldout of a large photograph or map or other feature page one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains 3adj fully extended in width 3with arms spread wide Syn outspread extended fully extended or stretched forth n farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle) 4Syn|Hyper cattle farm, cattle ranch, ranch farm workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit 1n a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed they put out quite a spread Syn|Hyper banquet, feast meal, repast the food served and eaten at one time 2adj prepared or arranged for a meal; especially having food set out 5a table spread with food Syn prepared made ready or fit or suitable beforehand n decorative cover for a bed 6Syn|Hypo|Hyper bed cover, bed covering, bedcover, bedspread, counterpane coverlet a decorative bedspread (usually quilted) quilted bedspreada bedspread constructed like a thin quilt bed clothing, bedclothes, bedding coverings that are used on a bed n a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures the spread between lending and borrowing costs Syn|Hyper gap disparity inequality or difference in some respect |
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