读音

/sprɛd/

释义

• 动词:

  • 扩展；展开：The fire quickly spread through the building.
  • 散布；传播：They spread rumors about her.
  • 涂抹；铺开：She spread jam on her toast.
  • 增加；增长：Sales have spread rapidly in recent months.

• 名词:

  • 范围；分布：The spread of the disease is worrying.
  • （金融）价差：The bid-ask spread is the difference between buying and selling prices.
  • 摆设的食物：We set out a delicious spread for the guests.

短语

• “spread out” 意为展开或摊平：The children spread out their picnic blanket.
• “spread the word” 意为传播消息：Please spread the word that the meeting has been canceled.

例句

• 动词: The news of her victory spread like wildfire.
• 名词: The menu offered a wide spread of dishes from around the world.

同义词

• Expand
• Disperse
• Distribute
• Propagate
• Extend