vt.

1. 分发；分配[（+to/among）]
   They had distributed the lands among the peasants.

   他们把土地分给农民。

2. 散布，分布[（+over）]
   This species of butterfly is widely distributed over our country.

   这种蝴蝶在我国分布很广。

3. 把……分类
4. 分，分开[（+into）]
   The teacher distributed the pupils into three groups.

   老师把学生分成三组。

v.

1. hand or share out to a number of recipients.
   ▸supply (goods) to retailers.
2. (be distributed) be spread over or throughout an area.
3. Logic  use (a term) to include every individual of the class to which it refers.