[VERB 动词]撒;撒播;撒于…上 If you scatter things over an area, you throw or drop them so that they spread all over the area.
[V n prep/adv]
[V n]
She tore the rose apart and scattered the petals over the grave...
她掰开玫瑰花,将花瓣撒在坟墓上。
They've been scattering toys everywhere...
他们总是把玩具扔得到处都是。
He began by scattering seed and putting in plants.
他从播种和栽苗开始。
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[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)(人群)分散;(使)散布在各处;(使)散开 If a group of people scatter or if you scatter them, they suddenly separate and move in different directions.
[V]
[V n]
After dinner, everyone scattered...
用餐后,大家各奔东西。
The cavalry scattered them and chased them off the field.
骑兵驱散了他们并把他们逐出了战场。
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[N-SING 单数名词](散放的)摊,堆 A scatter of things is a number of them spread over an area in an irregular way.
[usu N of n]
[LITERARY 文]
On the table was a pile of books and a scatter of papers.
桌子上放着一摞书和零落的几份报纸。
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scat·ter/ˈskætə(r); NAmEˈskætər/
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scatterscattersscatteredscatteringverb1[transitive ]to throw or drop things in different directions so that they cover an area of ground 撒;撒播scattersth ◆They scattered his ashes at sea.他们把他的骨灰撒向大海。scattersth on/over/around sth ◆Scatter the grass seed over the lawn.把草籽撒到草坪上。scattersth with sth ◆Scatter the lawn with grass seed.在草坪上撒上草籽。2[intransitive , transitive ]to move or to make people or animals move very quickly in different directions 散开;四散;使分散;驱散SYN
disperse
◆At the first gunshot, the crowd scattered.枪声一响,人群便逃散了。scattersb/sth ◆The explosion scattered a flock of birds roosting in the trees.爆炸声把栖息在树丛中的鸟群惊散了。noun[usually singular ](alsoscat·ter·ing/ˈskætərɪŋ; NAmEˈskætərɪŋ/[singular ])a small amount or number of things spread over an area 散落;三三两两;零零星星◆a scattering of houses稀稀落落的房屋scat·ter/ˈskætə(r); NAmEˈskætər/scat·ter·ing/ˈskætərɪŋ; NAmEˈskætərɪŋ/
1if someone scatters a lot of things, or if they scatter, they are thrown or dropped over a wide area in an irregular wayscatter (something) over/around/across etc something Scatter the onions over the fish. The flowers fell and scattered on the ground.2if a group of people or animals scatter, or if something scatters them, they move quickly in different directions: The sound of gunfire made the crowd scatter in all directions. →
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