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🔑spreadspread1 /sprɛd / verb (past tense, past participle spread)- [transitive] spread sth (out) (on / over sth) to open something that has been folded so that it covers a larger area; to move things so that they cover a larger area摊开；铺开；展开◆Jenny's homework was spread out on the kitchen table.珍妮的家庭作业摊在厨房里的桌子上。◆The bird spread its wings and flew away.那只鸟展翅飞走了。
- [intransitive, transitive] to affect a larger area or a bigger group of people; to make something do this传播；散布；扩散◆Violence has spread throughout the region.暴力已经蔓延到整个地区。◆Rats and flies spread disease.老鼠和苍蝇会传播疾病。◆to spread rumors about someone散布关于某人的流言
- [transitive] spread A on B | spread B with A to cover a surface with a layer of soft substance涂；抹；敷◆to spread butter on bread把黄油涂在面包上◆to spread bread with butter在面包上抹黄油
- [transitive] spread sth (over sth) to separate something into parts and divide them between different times or people分（若干次）进行；由（若干人）分摊◆You can spread your payments over a period of three years.你可以分三年付款。
 ●spread (sb / yourself) outto move away from the others in a group of people in order to cover a larger area散开；分散◆The police spread out to search the whole area.警察分散开在整个地区进行搜索。
spreadspread2 /sprɛd / noun - [uncountable] the act of spreading something or being spread传播；散布；扩展；蔓延◆Dirty drinking water encourages the spread of disease.不干净的饮用水会加速疾病的传播。
- [countable, uncountable] soft food that you eat on bread涂在面包上的酱；面包涂抹酱◆Don't eat butter. Use a low-fat spread.别吃黄油，抹点低脂肪的面包酱吧。
- [countable] a newspaper or magazine article that covers one or more pages（报刊上的）整页文章，跨页文章◆a four-page spread横贯四页的文章
- [countable] a large farm or open area of land大农场；大片土地◆My grandfather owns a 1,500-acre spread in New Mexico.我祖父在新墨西哥州有个 1,500 英亩的大农场。
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