| 单词 | spread |
| 释义 | spread spread // verb, noun
■ verb
1 [+ obj] spread sth (out) (over sth) to separate sth into parts and divide them between different times or different people: We attempted to spread the workload evenly between the two departments. The payments are spread over a year. We are diversifying into new products in order to spread the risk. The series of meetings will be spread out over three days.
2 [+ obj or no obj] to affect or make sth affect, be known by, or used by more and more people: The virus spread across the world in hours.
3 [+ obj or no obj] (used with an adverb or a preposition) to cover, or make sth cover, a larger and larger area: Our stores are spread throughout the country.
■ noun
1 [U] an increase in the amount or number of sth that there is, or in the area that is affected by sth: the spread of wireless technology
2 [C, usually sing.] a range or variety of people or things: The conference will cover a broad spread of topics. a good spread of investments
3 [sing.] the area that sth exists in or happens in: The company has a good spread of hotels in this country.
4 [C] two opposite pages in a newspaper or magazine; an article or advertisement that covers two opposite pages: We charge $10 000 for a double-page spread.
5 (Finance ) [C] the difference between two rates or prices: the spread between the list price and the market price of the car Corporate bonds spreads (= the difference between the income from these and the income from government bonds) have narrowed.
6 (Finance ) [C] the difference between the interest rate that a bank pays for borrowing money and the rate at which it is prepared to lend it: the spread between the interest charged on bank loans and the interest paid on deposits
7 (Finance ) = BID-OFFER SPREAD |
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