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

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。
She spread out her arms, not knowing what to do.
她扎煞着手，不知该干什么。
Tents are spread out over the campsite.
营地上帐篷罗布。
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。
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。
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。
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。
From a hardware standpoint, these services are spread out over many virtual and physical servers.
从硬件角度看，这些服务可扩展到许多虚拟的和物理的服务器上。
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。