vt. 扩张, 蔓延, 铺满

[ verb ]
spread across or over
<verb.stative> spread
A big oil spot spread across the water

Overspread \O`ver*spread"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overspread}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Overspreading}.] [AS. oferspr[=ae]dan.]
To spread over; to cover; as, the deluge overspread the
earth. --Chaucer.

Those nations of the North
Which overspread the world. --Drayton.


Overspread \O`ver*spread"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overspread}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Overspreading}.] [AS. oferspr[=ae]dan.]
To spread over; to cover; as, the deluge overspread the
earth. --Chaucer.

Those nations of the North
Which overspread the world. --Drayton.


Overspread \O`ver*spread"\, v. i.
To be spread or scattered over.