| 单词 | spread |
| 释义 | spread v. & n. --v (past and past part. spread) 1. tr. (often foll. by out) a open or extend the surface of. b cause to cover a larger surface (spread butter on bread). c display to the eye or the mind (the view was spread out before us). 2. intr. (often foll. by out) have a wide or specified or increasing extent (on every side spread a vast desert; spreading trees). 3. intr. & tr. become or make widely known, felt, etc. (rumours are spreading; spread a little happiness). 4. tr. a cover the surface of (spread the wall with paint; a meadow spread with daisies). b lay (a table). --n 1. the act or an instance of spreading. 2. capability of expanding (has a large spread). 3. diffusion (spread of learning). 4. breadth, compass (arches of equal spread). 5. an aircraft's wing-span. 6. increased bodily girth (middle-aged spread). 7. the difference between two rates, prices, etc. 8. colloq. an elaborate meal. 9. a sweet or savoury paste for spreading on bread etc. 10. a bedspread. 11. printed matter spread across two facing pages or across more than one column. 12. US a ranch with extensive land. Phrases and idioms spread eagle 1. a representation of an eagle with legs and wings extended as an emblem. 2. hist. a person secured with arms and legs spread out, esp. to be flogged. spread-eagle v.tr. (usu. as spread-eagled adj.) ) 1. place (a person) in this position. 2. defeat utterly. 3. spread out. --adj US bombastic, esp. noisily patriotic. spread oneself be lavish or discursive. spread one's wings see WING. Derivatives spreadable adj. spreader n. Etymology: OE -spr{aelig}dan f. WG |
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