Word · Frequency #2662
distribute
分发；分配
give something out to people, or share it among them
- 1.
To divide into portions and dispense.
分成部分并分发。
- 2.
To supply to retail outlets.
向零售店供应。
- 3.
To deliver or pass out.
递送或分发。
- 4.
To scatter or spread.
散布或传播。
- 5.
To apportion (more or less evenly).
分配(大致均匀)。
- 6.
To classify or separate into categories.
分类或分成类别。
- 7.
To be distributive.
具有分配性。
- 8.
To separate (type which has been used) and return it to the proper boxes in the cases.
将使用过的字母分开并放回正确的盒子。
- 9.
To spread (ink) evenly, as upon a roller or a table.
均匀地涂抹(墨水),如在滚筒或桌子上。
- 10.
To employ (a term) in its whole extent; to take as universal in one premise.
在整个范围内使用(术语)；在一个前提中作为普遍考虑。
- 11.
To have employees working remotely from multiple locations.
让员工在多个地点远程工作。
散布；分布；分销；供应；分成部分并分发。；向零售店供应。；递送或分发。
In use
The teacher asked me to distribute the worksheets to all the students.
The charity distributes food to families in need every Saturday.
We are distributing flyers around the neighborhood to advertise the event.
distribute something to someone/somewhere
The organization distributes food to the homeless.
该组织向无家可归者分发食物。
distribute something among/between people
The teacher distributed the worksheets among the students.
老师把工作纸分发给学生们。
distribute something + adverb (e.g., evenly)
常用于描述物理分布或扩散。
Connections
Collocations
- distribute goods
- 分发货物
- The company distributes goods to stores nationwide.该公司在全国范围内向商店分发货物。
- distribute leaflets
- 分发传单
- Volunteers distributed leaflets about the event.志愿者们分发了关于该活动的传单。
- distribute food
- 分配食物
- The charity distributes food to the homeless.该慈善机构向无家可归者分配食物。
- distribute resources
- 分配资源
- How should we distribute resources fairly?我们应该如何公平地分配资源？
- distribute wealth
- 分配财富
- The government aims to distribute wealth more evenly.政府旨在更均匀地分配财富。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记作 'dis'（分开）+ 'tribute'（给予）= 分开给予，即分配。
Context & Register
通常用于正式和半正式场合，也可用于日常交流，语境包括商业、物流、教育等。
Pronunciation & Spelling
contribute and attribute rhyme with distribute; distribution is a spelling neighbor but does not rhyme.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.