Distribute
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[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- v.分发, 分配某事物
- ［英］ v.分发, 分配某事物 ( separate sth into part and give a share to each person)
- ［记］ dis ( 分开) +tribute ( 给予) -> 分开给 -> 分配
- ［同］ 派生词: distribution ( n. 分发, 分送)
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
verb (-uted; -uting)
- Etymology: Middle English, from Latin distributus, past participle of distribuere, from dis- + tribuere to allot — more at tribute
- Date: 15th century
- transitive verb
- 1. to divide among several or many ; apportion <distribute expenses>
- 2.
- a. to spread out so as to cover something ; scatter
- b. to give out or deliver especially to members of a group <distribute newspapers><distribute leaflets>
- c. to place or position so as to be properly apportioned over or throughout an area <200 pounds distributed on a 6-foot frame>
- d. to use (a term) so as to convey information about every member of the class named <the proposition “all men are mortal” distributes “man” but not “mortal”>
- 3.
- a. to divide or separate especially into kinds
- b. to return the units of (as typeset matter) to storage
- 4. to use in or as an operation so as to be mathematically distributive
- intransitive verb
- to be mathematically distributive <multiplication distributes over addition>
- ? distributee noun
- Synonyms:
- distribute, dispense, divide, deal, dole out mean to give out, usually in shares, to each member of a group. distribute implies an apportioning by separation of something into parts, units, or amounts <distributed food to the needy>. dispense suggests the giving of a carefully weighed or measured portion to each of a group according to due or need<dispensed wisdom to the students>. divide stresses the separation of a whole into parts and implies that the parts are equal<three charitable groups divided the proceeds>. deal emphasizes the allotment of something piece by piece<deal out equipment and supplies>. dole out implies a carefully measured portion of something that is often in short supply<doled out what little food there was>.
