distribute

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高考四级六级考研托福雅思GRE Collins 2

v. administer or bestow, as in small portions
v. make available
v. give to several people
v. spread throughout a given area

vt. 分配, 散布, 分发
[经] 分配, 分发

Collins 星级

Oxford 级别

2,662

BNC 频率

2,944

使用频率

distribute 可以拆分为前缀 dis- 和词根 tribute。前缀 dis- 表示“分开、散开”，而 tribute 源于拉丁语 tribuere，意思是“给予”。所以，整体意思是“把东西分开给予”。

例句

1. We need to distribute the flyers to every house in the neighborhood.

我们需要把传单分发到每个邻居的家里。

2. The teacher will distribute the worksheets after the lecture.

老师将在讲座后分发工作纸。

3. They plan to distribute food and supplies to those in need.

他们计划向有需要的人分发食品和物资。