distribute

英 [dɪ'strɪbjuːt; 'dɪstrɪbjuːt] 美[dɪ'strɪbjut]

• vt. 分配；散布；分开；把…分类

1. administer or bestow, as in small portions;

"administer critical remarks to everyone present"

"dole out some money"

"shell out pocket money for the children"

"deal a blow to someone"

2. distribute or disperse widely;

"The invaders spread their language all over the country"

3. make available;

"The publisher wants to distribute the book in Asia"

4. give out;

"The teacher handed out the exams"

5. cause to be distributed;

"This letter is circulating among the faculty"

6. cause to become widely known;

"spread information"

"circulate a rumor"

"broadcast the news"

7. spread throughout a given area;

"the function distributes the values evenly"

8. be distributed or spread, as in statistical analyses;

"Values distribute"

9. be mathematically distributive

10. to arrange in a systematic order;

"stagger the chairs in the lecture hall"