spread over

• 短语动词，表示把某物分布在一个面积上或一段时间内，或覆盖某个表面。

A phrasal verb used to indicate distributing something across an area or period of time, or covering a surface.

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1. Distribute across an areaformal

   To cover or extend over a surface or area.

   遍布

   • The paint was spread over the entire wall.
   • The news spread over the whole town quickly.
   • The fog spread over the valley in the morning.

   同义词blanketcoatcoverdistributeoverlaypervadescatterstrewsuffuse

   反义词collectconcentrateconfinegatherrestrict

2. Extend over timeformal

   To cause something to happen or be done over a period of time.

   延长时间

   • The payments can be spread over twelve months.
   • The project will be spread over several years.
   • The training sessions are spread over two weeks.

   同义词allocatedistributeextendphasespread outstaggerstretch out

基本动词spread