dis‧trib‧ute W2 AC / dɪstrɪbjut / 动词 [及物动词]

1 to share things among a group of people, especially in a planned way 同义词 give out

distribute something among/to somebody

Clothes and blankets have been distributed among the refugees.

a man distributing leaflets to passers-by

2 to supply goods to shops and companies so that they can sell them :

Milk is distributed to the local shops by Herald’s Dairies.

3 to spread something over a large area :

Make sure the weight of the load is evenly distributed .

4 be distributed to exist in different parts of an area or group

be widely/evenly distributed

This species of dolphin is widely distributed throughout the world.

The population is distributed in a very uneven pattern.

THESAURUS

to give something to a group of people

hand something out/give something out to give something to each of the people in a group : The teacher handed out the test papers. | I’m going to give out some forms for you to fill in.

distribute to give things to a large number of people, especially in the streets : Anti-war protesters were distributing leaflets.

share ( also share something out British English ) to divide something into equal parts and give a part to each person : They shared the profits among the staff.