B2 to (cause to) cover, reach, or have an effect on a wider or increasing area(使)展开,(使)铺开;(使)蔓延,(使)扩散
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Evidence suggested that the virus was spreading very quickly among the heterosexual community.
Discontent among junior ranks was rapidly spreading.
If disease is allowed to spread, it will cause widespread devastation.
The flames grew larger as the fire spread.
Rats and flies spread germs.
B2 [ S ] the development or growth of something so that it covers a larger area or affects a larger number of people扩散,蔓延
[ S ] the area or range covered by something涉及区域;范围
[ C ] a large article or advertisement covering one or more pages in a newspaper or magazine整版(或横贯几版的)文章(或广告)
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The chief problem we have in the area now is the spread of disease.
The government is trying to allay public fears about the spread of the disease.
The treatment has so far done little to arrest the spread of the cancer.
The mountains acted as a natural barrier to the spread of the disease.
The Swedes are not alone in finding their language under pressure from the ubiquitous spread of English.
[ C or U ] a soft food for putting on bread and biscuits涂在面包(或饼干)上的食物;酱
[ C ] UK old-fashioned or US a meal, especially one for a special occasion with a lot of different dishes arranged on a table(尤指丰盛的)饭菜,酒席
[ C ] the difference between two amounts, such as two prices or interest rates差异,差距;(价格或利率等之间的)差额
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