【spread音标】 英[spred] 美[spred]
【单词释义】 spread是什么意思：
vt.&vi.伸开；展开；扩展；蔓延；（使）传播；（使）散布
n.扩散，蔓延；散布；范围；连续的一段时间
vt.涂；把…覆盖在…上(over)；把…敲平；散发（气、烟等）
vi.（景色、景致）展现；传开；（人群）散开；软化
adj.张开的；[语言学]双唇展开的；（宝石）扁薄发光的；（文章、照片等）跨两栏（或多栏）的
[单词分级] 中考英语词汇
[单词复数] spreads [第三人称单数] spreads
[单词现在分词] spreading
[单词过去式] spread
[单词过去分词] spread
【spread形近词/近似词】
outspread adj. 延伸的，伸展的，展开的 n. 展开，伸展 v. 展开，伸展
proofread v.校对，校阅；校勘
tread v.踩，踏，践踏；踩碎，踩烂 n.步态，脚步声；梯面，踏步板
dread v.非常害怕，非常担心 n.恐惧，畏惧；令人恐惧的事物
read v. 阅读，朗读；读到；读懂 n.[U]阅读；读物；读书
widespread adj.分布广的；普遍的
bread n.面包
thread n.线；线索；思绪；思路 v.穿成串；将（针、线等）穿过…
【单词例句】
◇ They were dazzlingly white with long waving necks. They were swans and uttering a peculiar cry. They spread out their magnificent broad wings and flew away from the cold regions toward warmer lands and open seas.
他们白得发亮，颈项又长又柔软。这就是天鹅。他们发出一种奇异的叫声，展开美丽的长翅膀，从寒冷的地带飞向温暖的国度，飞向不结冰的湖上去。
---- The Ugly Duckling
◇ And this sleep spread throughout the entire castle. The king and queen, who had just returned home, walked into the hall and began falling asleep, and all of their attendants as well.
接着，这种沉睡扩散到整个城堡。国王和王后正在这时回来了，他们刚走进大厅也跟着睡着了；
---- Little Brier-Rose
◇ Voyages of people from England play an important part in spreading the English language. At present, English is frequently spoken as an official or common language in many countries, such as America, Singapore, Malaysia and some African countries.
英国人的航海在英语的传播中扮演了重要的角色。目前，英语在许多国家被作为官方语言或通用语言频繁地使用，例如美国、新加波、马来西亚和一些非洲的国家。
---- Different Countries Have Different Kinds of Englishes
◇ In some regions, the increasing population means more people will be vulnerable to rising seas, extreme weather and the spread of infectious diseases, which can all be intensified by climate change.
在一些地区，人口增长意味着更多的人将容易受到海平面上升、极端天气和传染病传播的影响，而这些都可能因气候变化而加剧。
---- World's population could swell to 10.9 billion by 2100
◇ By not demonizing the straw as an object, he thinks activists can hope to achieve better goals. "I am not out to ban straws. I think it's much more effective to encourage people to make the choice not to use them. Voluntary participation encourages people to spread the word. Forcing people to do things is not always the most effective way to make a change."
他认为，如果不将吸管这个物品妖魔化，反吸管活动有望达到更高的目标。“我不赞成禁止吸管。我认为鼓励人们选择不用吸管会有效得多。自愿的参与会鼓励人们传播信息。强迫人们去做事不一定是达成改变最有效的方式。”
---- Is time up for this plastic relic
◇ Tears of joy flooded her eyes as she prayed silently: "Thank You, God. Your love has spread through human hearts and hands."
喜悦的泪水溢出了她的眼睛，她默默地祈祷着：“谢谢你，上帝，你的爱已通过人类的心灵和双手传播了。”