spread and cover; lay over
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to spread and cover; to lay over; to cover by spreading something flat
Used when spreading a layer of material (ash, cloth, snow, etc.) over a surface.
Bǎ把
cǎo草
mù木
huī灰
pū铺
gài盖
zài在
miáo苗
chuáng床
shàng上
，
kě可
yǐ以
bǎo保
wēn温
bǎo保
shī湿
。
Spreading plant ash over the seedbed helps retain heat and moisture.
Dà大
xuě雪
pū铺
gài盖
le了
zhěng整
gè个
chéng城
shì市
，
dào到
chù处
bái白
máng茫
máng茫
yī一
piàn片
。
Heavy snow blanketed the entire city, turning everything white.
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Gōng工
rén人
men们
bǎ把
fáng防
shuǐ水
sù塑
liào料
bù布
pū铺
gài盖
zài在
jiàn建
zhù筑
cái材
liào料
shàng上
。
The workers spread waterproof plastic sheeting over the construction materials.