on a table     0 Sue spread the map out on the

floor.  ilJFJ&IIL o The bird spread its wings.

2 [VN] ~ sth (out) (on/over sth) to arrange objects so that they cover a large area and can be seen easily Hff', l£itff: Papers had been spread out on the desk. ##££«77j!±0

►                ARMS/LE6S A VI : SI 3 [VN] ~ sth (out) to move your arms, legs, fingers, etc. far apart from each other 'Jfc JF; {$ Jp: She spread her arms and the child ran towards her. «?mif, &7£jMJMo

►                AMONG PEOPLE /£ K flj 7  4 to affect or make sth

affect, be known by, or used by more and more people

f(7;    (         ) SEft : [V, usually +adv./prep.] The

disease spreads easily. :iA#7^#JI7£lio 0 Within weeks, his confidence had spread throughout the team.

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computers spread rapidly during that period. 7 M,          o [VN] to spread

rumours/lies about sb f:7 A73£A(tfJiIi a / if W The disease is spread by mosquitoes.

►                COVER LARGE AREA MMAffilR 5 [usually +adv./prep.] to cover, or to make sth cover, a larger and larger area

(         ) ME, itff: [V] The fire rapidly spread to

adjoining buildings. AAifiUMSilil7o Water began to spread across the floor. /Kff&o'MMl&'tfio

0                  A smile spread slowly across her face.

„ 0 [VN] Using too much water could spread the stain, 7A^    6 [VN] to cause sb/sth

to be in a number of different places       {jiff Ip :

Seeds and pollen are spread by the wind.

0 We have 10 000 members spread all over the country. # 1 7T #      ^ ft 7 7 ± S #     „

7 [V +adv./prep.\ ~ (out) to cover a large area jt§ #; # H; 7 "7: The valley spread out beneath us. lLi ^ it f^fl'1

►                SOFT LAYER      8 ~ (A on/over B) | - (B with A)

to put a layer of a substance onto the surface of sth; to be able to be put onto a surface ; 17 [VN] to spread butter on pieces of toast 7 :#t@J fil A 7 £711 '/& 0 pieces of toast spread with butter £7 7 If A J7 ffi A] Jt 0 [V] 7/ the paint is too thick, it will not spread evenly.

►                DIVIDE/SHARE #]#;  9 [VN] ~ sth (out) (over sth) to

separate sth into parts and divide them between different times or different people ff ( A 7(7 ) iftTr;

^        A ) 7£t: A series of five interviews will be

spread over two days. — 7 31(7 ffi tk, 7 W A 7r o o Why not pay monthly and spread the cost of your car insurance?          o

We attempted to spread the workload between the departments. MlM®£EX#7l*t£n#Tflno fTOTi spread like 'wildfire (of news, etc. S #) to become known by more and more people very quickly ftSfAJ&MM;          spread your 'net to consider a

wide range of possibilities or cover a large area, espe­cially to try to find sb/sth % it 3\ % #pT ; AffifRiife W S:; £^A7P«] ( 7$ ) : They have spread their net far and wide in the search for a new team coach. iM]$W ^10 7L spread your 'wings to become more independent and confident and try new activities, etc. JIM) spread the 'word to tell people about sth    spread yourself too

'thin to try to do so many different things at the same time that you do not do any of them well # fl$£J1l7£F EETflMI .spread out | spread yourself 'out

1                  to stretch your body or arrange your things over a

large area ftJUfffc; #t3FAffi: There’s more room to spread out in first class.          0 Do

you have to spread yourself out all over the sofa?

#I$T, 2 to separate from

other people in a group, to cover a larger area fSc Jf: The searchers spread out to cover the area faster. £f^tA

a noun

INCREASE £7 A 1 [U] an increase in the amount or number of sth that there is, or in the area that is affected by sth #£§; ffllfp; 7JH; UM: to prevent the spread of disease §/j lh !7 Ai £i 0 to encourage the

spread of information ]]£]££frilll7£71# o the spread of a city into the surrounding areas M 7 fnj jf| jfi J& |x (7 f l — see also middle-age spread

►                RANGE/VARIETY I £:; 77 2 [C, usually sing.] a range or variety of people or things f' 'it ; A : a broad spread of opinions #####JjfejJlL

►                ON BREAD [iii'fii 3 [C, U] a soft food that you put on bread

£7 ft ffi 7L 7_ 1$ A (5 : Use a low-fat spread instead of butter. A W £7 M rfi , W & fft II k o cheese

spread mmm

►                AREA COVERED I-Jr  4 [C, usually sing.] - (of sth) the

area that sth exists in or happens in A SKt; f£ Hj X 0; The company has a good geographical spread of hotels in this country. iAAT]ZtiAAISIcJf A^AifeJ®

5 [C, usually sing.] ~ (of sth) how wide sth is or the area that sth covers          H^l: The bird’s

wings have a spread of nearly a metre. JA H 7; M fl i£   ^

►                IN NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE £t7J 6 [C] an article or adver­tisement in a newspaper or magazine, especially one that covers two opposite pages ( AtaftSMJ

jpi , An*: The story continued with a double-page spread on the inside pages. JA If ft if     it AM W ft

— see also centre spread

►                MEAL ^ A 7 [C] (informal) a large meal, especially one that is prepared for a special occasion 7 (ft H # : They had laid on a huge spread for the party, fifefil A M

►                OF LAND/WATER KiE ;      8 [C, usually sing.] ~ (of sth)

{NAmE) an area of land or water KM; jAJt: a vast spread of water o They have a huge spread in

California (= a large farm or ranch).

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►                FINANCE 9 [U] the difference between two rates or

prices () mm, mm

►                ON BED JA 10 [C] {NAmE) = BEDSPREAD

.spread 'betting noun [U] a type of betting on a sports event in which you bet money on whether you think the predicted number of goals, points, etc. is too high or too low. The amount of money you win or lose depends on the extent to which you are right or wrong.

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► .spread 'bet noun

spread-eagled /.spred'iigld/ (Brf) (NAmE spread-eagle) adj. [not usually before noun] in a position with your arms and legs spread out          ►spread-eagle verb [VN]

spread-er /’spred0(r)/ noun a device or machine that spreads things W ffl ; & Vs ^; ft A $H: a muck spreader ^^Eft7£Jl

spread-sheet /■ spredjiit/ noun a computer program that is used, for example, when doing financial or project planning. You enter data in rows and columns and the program calculates costs, etc. from it. ( if %

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Sprech-ge-sang /’jprexgazaer)/ noun [u] (from German, music #) a style of singing which is between speaking and singing gUiPl (          )

spree /spri:/ noun 1 a short period of time that you spend doing one particular activity that you enjoy, but often too much of it (      #7;     a

shopping/spending spree Aft—A; JM'IAftfe—ii® 0 He’s out on a spree.    7o 2 (used espe­

cially in newspapers A 7 £1 $) a period of activity, especially criminal activity — |S£, — jfi ( 2EfP?Szsif ) : to go on a killing spree —

sprig /sprig/ noun a small stem with leaves on it from a plant or bush, used in cooking or as a decoration i 7 Jh ) 777$: a sprig of parsley/holly/heather

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spright-iy /• spraitli/ (also less frequent spry) adj. (espe­cially of older people A£h 77:#) full of life and energy H2ZI LIVELY: a sprightly 80-year-old ft # M U W 80 ^ ^ A ► spright-li-ness noun [U]

Sprung 0-if /sprig/ noun, verb

mnoun

SEASON 7 7 1 [U, C] the season between winter and