Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #1575
spread
展开；张开；摊开
To open, stretch out, or extend something so that it covers a larger area.
- 1.
To stretch out, open out (a material etc.) so that it more fully covers a given area of space.
展开,铺开(材料等)使其更充分地覆盖一定空间。
- 2.
To speedread; to recite one's arguments at an extremely fast pace.
快速阅读；以极快速度陈述论点
- 3.
To extend (individual rays, limbs etc.); to stretch out in varying or opposing directions. simple past and past participle of spread
伸展(单个射线、肢体等)；向不同或相反方向伸出。
- 4.
To disperse, to scatter or distribute over a given area.
分散,散布或分布在一定区域上。
- 5.
To proliferate; to become more widely present, to be disseminated.
传播；更广泛地出现,扩散。
- 6.
To disseminate; to cause to proliferate, to make (something) widely known or present.
散布；使传播,使(某物)广为人知或广泛存在。
- 7.
To take up a larger area or space; to expand, be extended.
占据更大面积或空间；扩展,延伸。
- 8.
To smear, to distribute in a thin layer.
涂抹,薄薄地分布一层。
- 9.
To cover (something) with a thin layer of some substance, as of butter.
用薄层(如黄油)覆盖(某物)。
- 10.
To prepare; to set and furnish with provisions.
准备；摆设并供应食物。
涂抹；涂上；传播；蔓延；扩散；撒；散布；扩展；延伸；摆好（餐桌）；准备（饭菜）
In use
She spread the map on the kitchen table to find the nearest cafe.
We spread a blanket on the grass for the picnic.
They spread a white tablecloth over the table before dinner.
Verb forms
base spread · third person spreads · -ing spreading · past spread · past participle spread
注意：过去式和过去分词与原形相同。
Connections
Collocations
- spread butter on
- 在……上涂抹黄油
- She spread butter on her toast.她在吐司上涂了黄油。
- spread the word
- 散布消息；转告
- Help me spread the word about the meeting.请帮我把会议的消息转告出去。
- spread rumours
- 散布谣言
- Don't spread rumours about your colleagues.不要散布关于同事的谣言。
- spread out
- 展开；散开
- The troops spread out across the valley.部队在山谷中散开。
- spread disease
- 传播疾病
- Mosquitoes can spread disease.蚊子会传播疾病。
- spread like wildfire
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象黄油在面包上向四周铺开，spread 就是'摊开、涂抹、蔓延'。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：日常对话、新闻报道、烹饪/手工、非正式交流 spread 的语体跨度较大：表示“展开/摊开、涂抹、传播（消息/疾病等）”时通常属中性语体，日常对话和书面表达都较常见；而表示“快速阅读”的引申义则比较口语化，多用于非正式语境。具体含义需结合搭配和语境判断。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 spread 的读音都以 /ɛd/ 结尾（如 /brɛd/、/drɛd/），因此与 /sprɛd/ 押韵。注意：拼写以 -ead 结尾的词不都读 /ɛd/，例如 read、lead、plead 通常读 /iːd/，与 spread 不押韵；但 read 的过去式读 /rɛd/，可押韵。said 拼写特殊，但读音也押韵。
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 4，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.