1 [U] [C] the act of giving or transporting sth to a number of people or places 分配；分发: the distribution of food parcels to the refugees 把食物包分发给难民

2 [U] the way sth is shared out; the pattern in which sth is found 分配方式；分布 [sing] a map to show the distribution of rainfall in Africa 显示非洲雨量分布的地图