| 单词 | spreading |
| 释义 | spreading (once / 390 pages) n WORD FAMILY spreading: spreadings+/dispread: dispreading, dispreads/overspread: overspreading, overspreads/spread: dispread, overspread, spreader, spreading, spreads/spreader: spreaders USAGE EXAMPLESAmnesty International says he was convicted of “spreading propaganda against the system” and “insulting the founder of the Islamic Republic.” Seattle Times(Jan 03, 2017) These situations nearly always involve not just one harasser, but dozens or even thousands threatening or spreading a false rumor about their victim. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) Forest Service removed about 100 trees from a suburban neighborhood to keep the disease from spreading. Washington Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1n act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time Syn|Hypo|Hyper spread circulation the spread or transmission of something (as news or money) to a wider group or area diffusion, dispersal, dispersion, disseminationthe act of dispersing or diffusing something scatter, scattering, strewingthe act of scattering decentralisation, decentralizationthe spread of power away from the center to local branches or governments recirculationcirculation again crop-dusting, sprayingthe dispersion of fungicides or insecticides or fertilizer on growing crops (often from a low-flying aircraft) extension act of expanding in scope; making more widely available 2n process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space Syn|Hypo|Hyper spread diffusion the spread of social institutions (and myths and skills) from one society to another dispersion, scatteringspreading widely or driving off invasion(pathology) the spread of pathogenic microorganisms or malignant cells to new sites in the body irradiation(physiology) the spread of sensory neural impulses in the cortex radiationthe spread of a group of organisms into new habitats Diasporathe dispersion of the Jews outside Israel; from the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem in 587-86 BC when they were exiled to Babylonia up to the present time dissipationbreaking up and scattering by dispersion adaptive radiationthe development of many different forms from an originally homogeneous group of organisms as they fill different ecological niches change of location, travel a movement through space that changes the location of something 3n the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate Syn|Hypo|Hyper airing, dissemination, public exposure circulation the dissemination of copies of periodicals (as newspapers or magazines) extension, propagationthe spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions transmission communication by means of transmitted signals |
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