词组 | spread |
释义 | spread /spred/ verb if something spreads, or someone spreads it, it starts to affect more people or a larger areaadverbsspread rapidly/quickly The fire spread rapidly, destroying many buildings.nouns + spreada disease spreads (=among a group of people) In hot conditions, the disease will spread rapidly.a cancer/infection spreads (=in someone’s body) The cancer had spread to his brain.news/word spreads (=people hear that something has happened) As news of their leader’s death spread, soldiers started to lose confidence.a story spreads also a rumour spreads BrE a rumor spreads AmE It was the sort of sensational story that would spread rapidly.fire spreads also flames spread The fire quickly spread to a nearby shed.violence/fighting spreads The violence is likely to spread to neighbouring countries.sb’s fame/reputation spreads Their musical fame has spread far beyond their native country.spread + nounsspread disease/infection Wash your hands carefully to avoid spreading infection.spread the news We should be spreading the news about these great British successes.spread a story also spread a rumour BrE spread a rumor AmE Her former lover had spread stories about her private life.spread disinformation/misinformation (=deliberately give people false information) He accused his rival candidate of spreading misinformation during the election campaign.spread lies/gossip How dare you spread such vicious lies!spread terror/panic The murders were clearly intended to spread terror throughout the city.prepositionsspread to sth The disease soon spread to smaller towns and villages.spread through/throughout sth Within hours, the rumor had spread throughout the entire school.spread across sth A smile slowly spread across his face.phrasesspread like wildfire (=spread extremely quickly) The news spread like wildfire through the town.spread the word (=give people information encouraging them to do something) The government needs to do more to spread the word about healthy eating. |
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