spread是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 to (cause to) cover, reach, or have an effect on a wider or increasing area -- （使）展开，（使）铺开；（使）蔓延，（使）扩散

  • The fire spread very rapidly because of the strong wind. 风很大，火势迅速蔓延开来。

  • It started off as cancer of the liver but it spread to other areas of the body. 开始的时候是肝癌，后来扩散到了身体的其他部位。

  • The redundancies are spread across the banking and building industries. 裁员之风席卷了银行业和建筑业。

  • We spread the picnic rug out on the ground and sat down to eat. 我们把野餐毯铺在地上，坐下来吃东西。

  • The virus is spread (= given to other people) through contact with blood and other body fluids. 病毒通过血液及其他体液的接触而传染。

  • Are you spreading (= telling a lot of people) gossip/rumours again? 你是不是又在四处散播谣言了？

  • If we spread (= divide) the work between us, it won't seem so bad. 如果我们大家分担一下工作，情况可能就没那么糟糕了。

  • She spread her toast with a thick layer of butter./She spread a thick layer of butter on her toast. 她在吐司上涂了厚厚的一层黄油。

  • It's a special sort of butter that spreads easily even when cold. 这是一种很特别的黄油，在凉的时候也很容易涂抹。

  • The suburbs spread (out) for miles to either side of the city. 郊区向城市两边都伸展出数英里。

  • Slowly a smile spread across her face. 她的脸上慢慢露出了微笑。

• 1 the development or growth of something so that it covers a larger area or affects a larger number of people -- 扩散，蔓延

  • The spread of the disease in the last few years has been alarming. 近几年这种疾病的广泛传播着实令人担忧。

  • The survey found a wide spread of opinion over the proposed new building. 调查广泛征集了对于拟议中的新建筑的意见。

  • There's a double-page spread on the latest fashions. 有一篇横贯两版的文章介绍最新的时尚。

• 2 a soft food for putting on bread and biscuits -- 涂在面包（或饼干）上的食物；酱

  • cheese/chocolate/fish spread 奶酪／巧克力／鱼酱

  • There's bread and various spreads for tea. 茶点有面包和各种抹酱。

• 3 a ranch or other large area of land or water -- 大牧场，大农场

• 4 a meal, especially one for a special occasion with a lot of different dishes arranged on a table -- （尤指丰盛的）饭菜，酒席

  • Sheila laid on (= made) a magnificent spread for us. 希拉为我们准备了丰盛的饭菜。

• 5 the difference between two amounts, such as two prices or interest rates -- 差异，差距；（价格或利率等之间的）差额

  • The issue was priced at a spread of 115 basis points above Treasury bonds. 这一期的价格定在比财政部债券高115点的位置。