distribute
verbVerb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they distribute | |
| he / she / it distributes | |
| past simple distributed | |
| past participle distributed | |
| -ing form distributing |
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to give things to a large number of people; to share something between a number of people 分发；分配 - distribute something
The leaflets have been widely distributed. 传单已经广泛分发出去。 The newspaper is distributed free. 本报免费派发。 to distribute fliers/pamphlets/questionnaires 分发传单/小册子/问卷 Viruses are often distributed via email. 病毒经常通过电子邮件扩散。 - distribute something to somebody/something
The organization distributed food to the earthquake victims. 这个机构向地震灾民分发了食品。 - distribute something among somebody/something
The money was distributed among schools in the area. 这笔款项是在本地区的学校中分配的。 - distribute something between somebody/something
The proceeds will be distributed between local charities. 收益将在当地慈善机构之间分配。
Extra ExamplesCopies of the book were distributed free to each school in the district. 这本书免费分发给区内每所学校了。 We distributed the money equally among the team members. 我们把钱均等地分给队员。 distributing aid to people in need 把援助物资分发给需要的人
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- equally
- fairly
- unequally
- …
- among
- between
- to
- …
- distribute something
- distribute something (+ adv./prep.)
to send goods to shops and businesses so that they can be sold 分销 Who distributes our products in the UK? 谁在英国经销我们的产品？ Their trademark jeans enjoyed immediate success and were soon distributed worldwide. 他们的商标牛仔裤立即获得了成功，并很快在世界各地销售。
Extra Examplesnationally distributed brands of fruit juice 全国销售的果汁品牌 ‘Plastika’ distributes our products in the UK. 普拉斯蒂卡公司在英国经销我们的产品。 The cheese is imported and distributed exclusively by Norland Inc. 该奶酪由诺兰有限公司独家进口及销售。 Hood distributes dairy products throughout the United States. 胡德在美国各地分销乳制品。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- internationally
- nationally
- exclusively
- …
- [often passive]
to spread something, or different parts of something, over an area 使散开；使分布；分散 - be distributed + adv./prep.
Make sure your weight is evenly distributed. 确保你的体重分布均匀。 Cases of the disease are widely distributed through Europe. 这种疾病的病例在欧洲广泛分布。
Extra ExamplesGenerous workspaces must be well distributed throughout the library. 整个图书馆都必须分布有宽敞的工作空间。 Smokers were randomly distributed in the sample interviewed. 这次面谈抽取的样本中抽烟者的分布并无一定规律。 The plant is globally distributed. 这种植物分布在世界各地。 The trend is broadly distributed and not just a big-city phenomenon. 此趋势广泛扩散，并非是一个仅出现在大城市的现象。 There are over 35 000 species of orchid distributed throughout the world. 世界各地分布的兰花品种超过了 35,000 种。 Wealth is not evenly distributed between age groups. 各个年龄段财富分布不均。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- evenly
- uniformly
- unevenly
- …
- across
- among
- between
- …
- be distributed + adv./prep.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin distribut- ‘divided up’, from the verb distribuere, from dis- ‘apart’ + tribuere ‘assign’.