spread out

英 [spred aʊt]

美 [spred aʊt]

adj. 分散的; 相隔很远的

Collins.1

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。
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。
They're spread out all over the city.
他们分散在整个城市中。
In one salutation to thee, my God, let all my senses spread out.
在我对你的膜拜中，我的上帝，让我在你的脚下。
Tents are spread out over the campsite.
营地上帐篷罗布。
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。
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。
But in time these people spread out over the western hemisphere.
但是这些人最后终于分布到了西半球的各个地方。
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。
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。