spread out

英 [spred aʊt]

美 [spred aʊt]

adj. 分散的; 相隔很远的

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柯林斯词典

ADJ-GRADED 相隔很远的;分散的
If people or things arespread out, they are a long way apart.
1. The Kurds are spread out across five nations.
  库尔德人散居在 5 个国家中。

verb

set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series
1. the houses were strung out in a long row
Synonym:string out
spread out or open from a closed or folded state
1. open the map
2. spread your arms
Synonym:unfoldspreadopen
move away from each other
1. The crowds dispersed
2. The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached
Synonym:dispersedissipatescatter
turn outward
1. These birds can splay out their toes
2. ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees
Synonym:turn outsplayrotate
move outward
1. The soldiers fanned out
Synonym:diffusespreadfan out
extend in one or more directions
1. The dough expands
Synonym:expand
strew or distribute over an area
1. He spread fertilizer over the lawn
2. scatter cards across the table
Synonym:spreadscatter

The news of shipwreck soon spread out widely.
船只失事的消息很快就广泛地传开了。
"I may possibly delay my departure." He spread out his hands.
他张开两手说：我可能要推迟出发了。
The runners are now spread out.
赛跑人现在拉开距离了。
In contrast with new york, Los Angeles is much more spread out.
与纽约相反，洛杉矶较具伸展性。
After a while leaves slowly spread out, taking one look, then curl up;
过了一会儿，树叶又慢慢地伸展开来，再碰一下，又卷曲起来。
From a precipitous height we looked at the town spread out below.
我们从险峻的高处眺望铺展在下面的城镇。
She spread out her arms, not knowing what to do.
她扎煞着手，不知该干什么。
That's why we see the colours spread out like a rainbow.
那就是为什么我们看到的颜色像彩虹一样扩散开。
Since then, each of us has spread out and created new lives and new networks.
自那以后，我们各自发展，建立新的生活和网络。
With a newly planted tree, the roots have not yet spread out from the root ball.
如果是新栽种的树木，根部还没有从根部球茎中开始扩散。