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。
seed spreader — distributes seeds across soil
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。
- fertilizer spreader
- salt spreader
- seed spreader
- spreader truck
- spreader machine
- spreader attachment
- spreader for + noun
- 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。
contrasted with sharp knife — spreader has blunt blade
- butter spreader
- cheese spreader
- jam spreader
- spreader knife
- blunt blade
- wide blade
- 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。
wound spreader — surgical tool to hold incision open
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。
spreader bar — part of a ladder or scaffold
- cable spreader
- rail spreader
- wound spreader
- spreader bar
- spreader frame
- spreader beam
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。
spreader — person transmitting illness
- super-spreader
- silent spreader
- asymptomatic spreader
- spreader of + disease
- spreader event
- spreader of infection
- 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.
常見錯誤
同根字
- spread動詞A2
- spread名詞B1
- spreading形容詞B1
- widespread形容詞B2
- overspread動詞C1
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- fertilizer spreader
- salt spreader
- seed spreader
- cable spreader
- rail spreader
- wound spreader
常用片語
- spreader bar
- spreader beam
- spreader attachment
- spreader event
介系詞搭配
- spreader for + noun
- spreader of + noun