The word "strew" is a verb meaning to scatter or spread items over a surface or area, causing it to be covered. It can also be used figuratively and has the past participle "strewn" (or "strewed").
The word "strew" is a verb that means to scatter or spread things over an area, often resulting in a surface being covered. It can also be used figuratively to describe something being filled with obstacles or difficulties. The past participle is typically "strewn" but "strewed" is also acceptable.
[VERB 动词]撒;散播;在…上布满(或撒满) To strew things somewhere, or to strew a place with things, means to scatter them there.
[V n prep/adv]
[V n with n]
[V-ed]
The racoons knock over the rubbish bins in search of food, and strew the contents all over the ground...
浣熊弄翻垃圾箱找吃的,把垃圾弄得满地都是。
An elderly woman was strewing the floor with French chalk so that the dancing shoes would not slip...
一位老妇人正在往地板上撒滑石粉以防止舞鞋打滑。
By the end, bodies were strewn all round the headquarters building.
最终,总部大楼四周遍布着死尸。
Oxford
strew/struː; NAmEstruː/verb(strewed,strewedorstrewed,strewn/struːn; NAmEstruːn/)1[usually passive ]to cover a surface with things 把…布满(或散布在);在…上布满(或散播)SYN
scatter
strewA on, over, across, etc. B ◆Clothes were strewn across the floor.衣服扔得满地都是。strewB with A ◆The floor was strewn with clothes.满地都是衣服。◆( figurative) The way ahead is strewn with difficulties.前面的道路布满艰难险阻。2strewsth to be spread or lying over a surface 布满;撒满;散播在…上◆Leaves strewed the path.树叶落满小径。strewstrewsstrewnstrewedstrewingstrew/struː; NAmEstruː/strewn/struːn; NAmEstruːn/
LDC
strewstrew /struː/ verb (past tense strewed, past participle strewn /struːn/ or strewed) [transitive]
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1to scatter things around a large areabe strewn with something The street was strewn with broken glass.be strewn around/about/over etc something clothes strewn across the floorGRAMMARStrew is usually passive in this meaning.2strewn with something written containing a lot of something: conversation liberally strewn with swear words3literary to lie scattered over something: Flowers strewed the path.
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strew
[stru:]strew, strewn, strewing, strews
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VERB17654
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strewn[565]
散播(43%),点缀(36%),撒满(21%)
vt.散播;撒满
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