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

Our banks, however, were spread out over most of the fifty states-and all over the world.
我们的银行散布在五十个州的大多数州里&而且散布在世界各地。
She looked at the map that was spread out on the floor.
她看着展开铺在地板上的地图。
But once we spread out into space and establish independent colonies, our future should be safe.
但是，一旦我们进入太空，建立起独立的居住地，我们的未来应当会是安全的。
The runners are now spread out.
赛跑人现在拉开距离了。
Overcrowding the plants will mean that the roots cannot spread out and grow.
人满为患的植物将意味着，根不能传播出去和成长。
"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。
Their patrols must be too spread out and they lost a lot of units when their base was attacked.
他们的巡逻范围一定是太大了以至于当他们被攻击他们就失去很多的部队。
Red green tiles and the palaces of the Great Wall and towering old so spread out!
红墙绿瓦的宫殿和残旧巍峨的长城又如此展开！
The news of shipwreck soon spread out widely.
船只失事的消息很快就广泛地传开了。
Others had examined in different directions. The search party spread out over the moor.
其他人四面分散进行了搜索。