•The fire spread very rapidly because of the strong wind.风很大，火势迅速蔓延开来。

•It started off as cancer of the liver but it spread to other areas of the body.开始的时候是肝癌，后来扩散到了身体的其他部位。

•The redundancies are spread across the clothing, banking and building industries.裁员风气席卷了服装业、银行业和建筑业。

•We spread the picnic rug out on the ground and sat down to eat.我们把野餐毯铺在地上，坐下来吃东西。

•The AIDS virus is spread (= given to other people) through contact with blood and other body fluids.爱滋病毒透过血液及其他体液的接触而传染。

•Are you spreading (= telling a lot of people) gossip/rumours again?你是不是又在四处散播谣言了？

•If we spread (= divide) the work between us, it won't seem so bad.如果我们大家分担一下工作，情况可能就没那么糟糕了。

•She spread her toast with a thick layer of butter./She spread a thick layer of butter on her toast.她在吐司上涂了厚厚的一层牛油。

•It's a special sort of butter that spreads easily even when cold.这是一种很特别的牛油，在凉的时候也很容易涂抹。

•The suburbs spread (out) for miles to either side of the city.郊区向城市两边都伸展出数哩。

•Slowly a smile spread across her face.她的脸上慢慢露出了微笑。

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•She'd been working for the same company for fifteen years and it was time to leave and spread her wings.她已经在同一家公司工作了15年，该是换个环境展翅高飞的时候了。

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•We've arranged a meeting for next Thursday so if you see anyone do spread the word.我们安排在下周四开会，你如果看到谁的话，务必告诉他一声。

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•I realised I'd been spreading myself too thin so I resigned as secretary of the golf club.我发觉到我做的事情太多，因此我辞去了高尔夫球俱乐部的秘书一职。

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•They spread out to search the whole area.他们散开来搜查整个地区。

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•The course is spread over two years.课程两年完成。

•The repayments on the loan can be spread out over three years.这笔贷款可以在三年内分期偿还。

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•The spread of AIDS in the last few years has been alarming.近几年爱滋病的广泛传播确实令人担忧。

•The survey found a wide spread of opinion over the proposed new building.调查广泛征集了对于拟议中的新建筑的意见。

•There's a double-page spread on the latest fashions.有一篇两面全版的文章介绍最新的时尚。

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•cheese/chocolate/fish spread乳酪／巧克力／鱼酱

•There's bread and various spreads for tea.茶点有面包和各种抹酱。

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•Sheila laid on / UK alsoput on (= made) a lovely spread for us.希拉为我们准备了丰盛的饭菜。