spreader
spreader — 名詞
- spreadersingular
- spreadersplural
1. A vehicle fitted with equipment that scatters sand, lime, or seed over a wide ar
撒佈機
將肥料或鹽等撒在土地上的機器
A vehicle fitted with equipment that scatters sand, lime, or seed over a wide area.
Tomás checked the calibration of the fertilizer spreader before the spring planting began.
Tomás 在春耕前檢查了施肥撒佈機的校準狀況。
fertilizer spreader — machine for spreading solid material
The city's salt spreader trucks went out before dawn to cover the icy roads.
市政府的灑鹽撒佈車在天亮前就出發，為結冰的道路撒鹽。
salt spreader truck — vehicle for road de-icing
Liang watched the small seed spreader move slowly across the field dropping tiny seeds.
Liang 看著小型種子撒佈機緩緩駛過田地，撒下一顆顆細小的種子。
The old spreader held 500 kilograms of material and covered an acre in ten minutes.
這台舊撒佈機一次可裝載 500 公斤物料，十分鐘就能撒完一英畝。
- distributor
More general; can apply to any material, not just for spreading over an area
- broadcaster
Specifically a type of spreader that throws material in a wide arc; more technical
文法句型
spreader + noun (attributive)
spreader for + noun/gerund
用法筆記
Often used in compounds with the material being spread (e.g., 'fertilizer spreader', 'salt spreader', 'sand spreader'). The word is also used attributively before 'truck' or 'vehicle'.
常見錯誤
2. A hand-held kitchen tool, usually a blunt wide-bladed knife, used for putting so
抹刀；塗抹刀
塗抹奶油、果醬或軟質起司用的鈍頭刀
A hand-held kitchen tool, usually a blunt wide-bladed knife, used for putting soft foods like butter, jam, or cheese onto bread or crackers.
Rania used a butter spreader to put a thin layer of jam on her toast.
Rania 用奶油抹刀在烤吐司上抹了一層薄薄的果醬。
butter spreader — blunt knife for soft spreads
A cheese spreader has a wide, flat blade for spreading soft cheese onto crackers.
起司抹刀的刀面又寬又平，很容易把軟起司塗在餅乾上。
cheese spreader — wide blade for soft cheese
Hannah wiped the chocolate spreader clean before putting it back in the drawer.
Hannah 把巧克力抹刀擦乾淨，放回抽屜裡。
Devika used a butter spreader so a sharp knife would not tear the fresh bread.
Devika 用奶油抹刀，以免鋒利的刀子把新鮮的麵包弄破。
- butter knife
The most common everyday term; 'spreader' is more specific to the wide, blunt design
- palette knife
A similar tool used for art; not used for food
文法句型
butter spreader
cheese spreader
spreader for + noun
用法筆記
Often specified by the substance used with it: 'butter spreader', 'cheese spreader', 'jam spreader'. The blade is intentionally blunt to avoid cutting the bread. This sense is distinct from sense 1 because the object is a hand-held kitchen tool, not machinery.
常見錯誤
3. A bar, wedge, or frame that keeps two ropes, cables, rails, or parts separated s
撐開器
將兩條繩索、鋼軌或零件撐開固定距離的裝置
A bar, wedge, or frame that keeps two ropes, cables, rails, or parts separated so they do not touch or shift.
Railway workers installed a spreader to keep the two steel rails at the correct width.
鐵路工人安裝了鋼軌撐開器，讓兩條鐵軌保持正確的間距。
rail spreader — keeps rails at fixed gauge
Ilan adjusted the cable spreader so the ropes under the bridge would not touch.
Ilan 調整了纜繩撐開器，讓橋下的繩索不會互相碰觸。
cable spreader — keeps ropes/lines separated
The surgeon placed a wound spreader to hold the edges of the cut apart.
外科醫生放置了傷口撐開器，將切口的邊緣撐開。
Ada checked the spreader bar on the ladder to keep the side pieces firmly locked.
Ada 檢查了梯子上的撐開橫桿，確認兩側梯腳已牢牢鎖定。
文法句型
cable spreader
rail spreader
spreader for + noun
spreader bar
用法筆記
Common in compound nouns specifying what is kept apart: 'cable spreader', 'rail spreader', 'wound spreader'. The function is to maintain separation, not to distribute material — this is the key distinction from senses 1 and 2.
4. A person who transmits a virus, bacterium, or other disease-causing organism to
傳播者
將病毒或細菌傳染給他人的人
A person who transmits a virus, bacterium, or other disease-causing organism to other people, especially without showing symptoms themselves.
A single infected traveler can become a super-spreader at crowded events, officials warned.
一名受感染的旅客可能在擁擠的活動中成為超級傳播者，官員警告說。
super-spreader — infects unusually many people
Ayana read an article about silent spreaders who carry the virus without ever feeling sick.
Ayana 讀到一篇關於無症狀傳播者的文章，這些人攜帶病毒卻從未感到不適。
silent spreader — asymptomatic carrier
Scientists study why some become super-spreaders while others pass the illness to very few.
科學家研究為什麼有些人成為超級傳播者，其他人卻只傳染給極少數人。
Lotte wore a mask on the train to avoid being a spreader during flu season.
Lotte 在火車上戴口罩，以免在流感季節成為傳播者。
- carrier
More clinical and neutral; may or may not imply active transmission
- vector
Medical term; can refer to animals or insects that transmit disease, not just humans
- transmitter
More technical; focuses on the act of passing the pathogen on
文法句型
super-spreader
silent spreader
spreader of + disease
用法筆記
Frequently used with the prefix 'super-' to describe individuals who infect a disproportionately large number of others. Also common in 'silent spreader' or 'asymptomatic spreader' for those who transmit a disease without symptoms. More commonly used in public health journalism than in clinical medical writing.