[] an increase in the amount or number of sth that there is, or in the area that is affected by sth蔓延；传播；扩展；散布◆the spread of wireless technology无线技术的传播 [, ]a range or variety of people or things广泛；多样◆The conference will cover a broad spread of topics.这一会议将涉及各种各样的议题。 [] the area that sth exists in or happens in活动范围；涉及区域◆The company has a good spread of hotels in this country.公司在这个国家开设的旅馆分布范围很广。 [] two opposite pages in a newspaper or magazine; an article or advertisement that covers two opposite pages（报章或杂志）横贯两版的文章或广告；跨页◆We charge $10 000 for a double-page spread.我们的跨页广告收费 1 万元。 () [] the difference between two rates or prices价差；差额◆the spread between the list price and the market price of the car汽车标价和市价的价差 () [] the difference between the interest rate that a bank pays for borrowing money and the rate at which it is prepared to lend it（银行存贷款的）利率差 ()