spread² n 1 [singular 单数] when something spreads 传播; 蔓延; 扩散: + of the spread of disease 疾病的传播 2 [C,U] a soft food that you put on bread 涂面包的酱: cheese spread 干酪酱 3 [C] an article or advertisement in a newspaper or magazine 报刊文章［广告］: a two-page spread about Jamaica 横跨两页的有关牙买加的文章 4 [singular 单数] a set of things which includes ones that are very different from each other 范围; 幅度; 广度: the wide spread of ages in the class 班上非常参差的年龄