早安英文 第272期:吃大餐居然可以用spread

 英语学习笔记：

spread v. 散布，增长，范围幅度

a huge spread 一顿大餐

middle-aged¹ spread 啤酒肚

the spread of nuclear weapons 核武器的增长

spread it on thick 夸大

spread oneself too thin 同时做太多的事，导致无法集中做好其中任何一件

spread your wings 尝试做新的事

spread like wildfire 传播得非常快

The news spread very quickly.

消息传播的很快。

Tom’s mum prepared a huge spread.

Tom的妈妈准备了一顿大餐。

Barry suddenly started dieting and exercising to prevent the middle-aged spread.

Barry突然开始节食锻炼以预防中年肥。

OK, Bob, I think Mary understands the trouble she's in, no need to spread it on thick.

好了，Bob，我觉得Mary已经知道自己面对的是什么了，不需要再继续夸大了。

Max has spread himself thin and needs to focus on just a couple of his best ideas.

Max手头上的事太多了，他需要专心做好他最好的几个想法就行。

The police are spread thin and cannot provide enough protection.

警察们人手不够，无法提供足够的保护。

Since I retired², I've been able to spread my wings and am busier than I was when I worked.

自从退休后，我就不断尝试新鲜事物，现在我比我工作的时候更忙了。

Scandal³ spreads like wildfire round here.

丑闻在这儿传播的非常快。

1 middle-aged   

adj.中年的

参考例句：

• I noticed two middle-aged passengers.我注意到两个中年乘客。
• The new skin balm was welcome by middle-aged women.这种新护肤香膏受到了中年妇女的欢迎。

2 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。

3 scandal   

n.丑事，丑闻，流言蜚语，反感，愤慨

参考例句：

• Scandal and gossip are meat and drink to him.各种丑闻和流言蜚语是他最感兴趣的事。
• His theft from the shop caused scandal in the village.他因偷商店的东西引起全村的公愤。