distribute
UK/di'stribju:t/US
NGSL 2kIELTSTOEFLGRE高考四级六级考研B1
释义
v.
To divide something among people and hand it out
分发,分配(把东西分给众人)
v.
To supply goods to shops or customers over an area
(在某区域)配送、经销(商品)
v.
To spread something out over an area or space
使分布,散布
词根拆分
词根派生dis-(分开、向四面)+ tribuere(分摊、按份给予)= 「向各个方向发出去」。罗马原义就是把粮食或土地分给众人;英语保留了这个核心——一个源头把份额发往多个去处。
词根 trib 还连着 5 个词常用搭配
- 1.distribute food分发食物
- 2.distribute resources分配资源
- 3.distribute evenly均匀分配
- 4.distribute leaflets分发传单
- 5.widely distributed广泛分布的
例句
- 1.
Volunteers distributed blankets and food to the flood victims.
志愿者向洪灾灾民分发毛毯和食物。
- 2.
The company distributes its products to over forty countries.
这家公司把产品经销到四十多个国家。
- 3.
Make sure the weight is evenly distributed across the shelf.
务必让重量在搁板上均匀分布。