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Scatter Spread Seed   [V N Scattered Area Verb

英语单词 scatter
英美音标 英 ['skætə(r)] 美 ['skætər]
中文释义 vt.散播;撒;驱散
vi.分散;消散
n.散布;零星少量
英语例句 (1) She wanted us to scatter her ashes to the winds.
(2) The farmers were scattering seed on the fields.
(3) The police scattered the crowd.
(4) Small villages scatter at the foot of the mountain.
(5) When the tree falls, the monkeys scatter.
(6) The birds scattered at the sound of the gun.
(7) She gave the soup a quick scatter of herbs.
(8) A scatter of applause reached him when he ended his speech.
中文例句 (1) 她希望我们把她的骨灰散播到风中。
(2) 农夫把种子撒在田里。
(3) 警察驱散了人群。
(4) 村庄零零落落地散布在山脚下。
(5) 树倒猢狲散。
(6) 鸟群一听到枪声就四处飞散了。
(7) 她把香料快速撒在汤上。
(8) 演讲结束时他听到稀稀拉拉的掌声。
vocabulary简明 If you hear someone shout "Everybody scatter!” that person wants everyone to spread out and leave the area. Scatter is a verb that means "to separate suddenly and spread out in different directions."
vocabulary扩展 Scatter is sometimes used as a noun to refer to something that has been scattered. If you have clothes strewn all over your room, you might say there is a scatter of clothes on the floor. More commonly, though, scatter is used as a verb meaning “to spread about.” You might scatter grass seed on your front lawn in the spring. Scatter can also mean “break up or disperse.” The police, for instance, might scatter an unruly mob or gathering.
柯林斯解释
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[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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See also:
scattered
scattering

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