overspread

vt. 扩张, 蔓延, 铺满

发音

US
UK /əʊvəˈspɹɛd/

词形变化

overspreadest overspreadeth overspreading overspreads 三单 overspreads overspreading 现在分词

别名

o'erspread

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To spread over or across (something); cover over; be scattered over; permeate, overrun.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To be spread or scattered about.

    不及物

词汇关系

动词

同义词 1

spread

上位词 3

cover continue extend

下位词 1

transgress

词源

From Middle English overspreden, from Old English ofersprǣdan; equivalent to over- + spread. Cognate with Dutch overspreiden (“to overspread”), German überspreiten (“to overspread”).

来源：wiktionary