spread

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 banking and building industries.

裁员之风席卷了银行业和建筑业。

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 virus is spread (= given to other people) through contact with blood and other body fluids.

病毒通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黄油。

It's a special sort of butter that spreads easily even when cold.

这是一种很特别的黄油，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英里。

Slowly a smile spread across her face.

她的脸上慢慢露出了微笑。

The spread of the disease in the last few years has been alarming.

近几年这种疾病的广泛传播着实令人担忧。

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.

有一篇横贯两版的文章介绍最新的时尚。

cheese/chocolate/fish spread

奶酪／巧克力／鱼酱

There's bread and various spreads for tea.

茶点有面包和各种抹酱。

Sheila laid on (= made) a magnificent spread for us.

希拉为我们准备了丰盛的饭菜。

The issue was priced at a spread of 115 basis points above Treasury bonds.

这一期的价格定在比财政部债券高115点的位置。