verb [vt. 及物动词] 展开，打开；张开，伸开（手臂、手指、腿）；扩散，蔓延；传播，传染；散布，（使）流传；（人，动物，植物）分布，分散开来；撒，散播；传递；（脸上）露出，渐渐表现出；涂，敷；分摊，分配；延伸，伸展，扩张；分散（于某一时段内），分期还清（债务）；分散（风险）
If you spread your arms, hands, fingers, or legs, you stretch them out until they are far apart. 伸展开 (手臂、手、手指、腿等)
noun [抽象名词] 扩散，蔓延；范围，幅度，种类；延展度，宽度，覆盖面；涂抹食品的酱类；盛宴，酒席；（尤指横贯两版的）文章，广告；<美>床罩；<美>大农场，大牧场；翼展；一大片；（两种价格或比率的）差额，差幅；（两支对抗的运动队之间比分的）差距；（物理，生理）点源能量传播
The greatest hope for reform is the gradual spread of information. 改革的最大希望就是信息的逐渐传播。
adjective [原级] 伸展的
The bird spread its wings. 鸟展开翅膀。
| 过去式 | 过去分词 | 现在分词 |
|---|---|---|
| spread | spread | spreading |
- spread 出现在下面的课文中（提供视频、音频及笔记等可系统性学习）
- Lesson 17 A man-made disease
- Lesson 27 The 'Vasa'
- Lesson 48 Planning a share portfolio
散布(spread)传单给人们看(read)
vi. 传播；伸展
- 网友用 “Spread” 造句精选
- The situation was complicated by the spread of a serious forest fire. 形势因一场严重的森林火灾的蔓延而复杂化了。
- The disease is spreading fast. 这种疾病正在迅速蔓延。
- A grin spread across her face. 她粲然一笑。
- The cancer has spread to his stomach. 癌已扩散到他的胃部。
- Market makers earn their livings from the spread between buying and selling prices. 炒股者赚取股票买卖的价格差。
- There was a double-page spread of a dinner for 46 people. 有一篇关于46人共进晚餐的横贯两版的文章。
- A topic-based approach can be hard to assess in schools with a typical spread of ability. 在以典型的能力多元化为特征的学校里很难评估一种基于话题的教学方法。
- There are easier ways to encourage the even spread of wealth. 有更简单的方法来促进财富的平均分配。