spread over
spread over — 慣用語
1. to schedule payments, costs, work, or events at regular points across several da
分期；分攤
將工作或付款分階段進行
to schedule payments, costs, work, or events at regular points across several days, weeks, or months, so that they happen gradually rather than all at once
The tax office allowed Hamza to spread the payment over six monthly installments.
稅務局允許 Hamza 將這筆稅款分六個月分期繳納。
active: spread + object + over + time period
Charlotte's medical expenses were spread over several months by the insurance company.
Charlotte 的醫療費用由保險公司分幾個月支付。
passive: be spread over + time period
The university allows students to spread their course fees over the whole academic year.
這所大學允許學生將學費分散在整個學年繳納。
Marco and his team spread the renovation work over the summer to avoid disruption.
Marco 和他的團隊把裝修工作分散在整個夏天進行，以免造成干擾。
The training sessions were spread over three weeks so new staff could learn comfortably.
訓練課程分散在三週內進行，讓新進員工能舒適地學習。
- stagger
more informal; suggests intentional gaps between events
- phase
implies careful planning with clear stages
- distribute
broader meaning; covers time or physical space
- space out
informal; suggests putting things at regular intervals
- concentrate
to bring all parts into a single point in time
- lump together
informal; to combine into a single payment or event
文法句型
spread + object + over + time period
be spread over + time period
用法筆記
Often used in the passive voice (be spread over). The subject is typically a cost, payment schedule, workload, or series of events — not a physical object.