单词详解

1. vt. & vi.

A. 使伸展，使延伸 (spread out or open from a closed or folded state)

She spread her arms as far apart as I could. 她尽可能地将双臂伸展开。

A wide stretch of land spreads in front of us. 我们面前是一片广阔的土地。

The fire spread from the factory to the warehouse nearby. 火从工厂蔓延到了附近的仓库。

B. 张开，展开，摊开 (distribute or disperse widely)

The waiter spread a clean table-cloth on the table. 服务员在桌上铺了一块干净的桌布。

I spread butter on my toast. 我将黄油涂在吐司上。

C. 撒，散布，传播，普及 (become widely known and passed on)

The rumor spread very fast. 谣言传播得很快。

I was told not to spread this secret around. 我被告知不要把这个秘密传出去。

Who spread these rumors? 谁散布的这些谣言？

The radio spread the news as soon as the accident happened.

事故一发生，收音机就把这条消息传播出去了。

2. n.

A. 伸展，扩张，范围，宽度 (process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space)

The wings of the bird have a two-meter spread. 这鸟的翅膀有两米长。

B. 传播，蔓延，流行，普及 [the S] (act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time)

The spread of pests damaged countless fruit trees.

虫害的蔓延损害了无数果树。

相关词组

1. spread oneself ◎直挺挺地躺卧；平伸四肢 ◎[口语] 自夸，自吹 ◎[口语] 东拉西扯，滔滔不绝地说(或写) ◎[口语] 不惜花钱；不遗余力  

The baby first spread himself when he woke up. 婴儿醒来后先舒展了一下四肢。

2. spread out 展开；铺开；伸张

He spread the map flat out on the floor. 他把地图平铺在地上。

3. spread across 传遍；席卷

The rumor was widely spread across the crowd. 谣言在人群当中广泛地传播开来。

相关单词

过去式：spread

过去分词：spread

现在分词：spreading

第三人称单数：spreads