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toliecoveringasurface, or tocoverasurfacewith things that arefarapartand in noparticulararrangement: 撒于…的表面；散布在；覆盖During thefestival, thecitystreetsare bestrewnwithflowers.节日期间，城市街道上摆满了鲜花。 Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examplesto lie on the surface of someone or something - coverSnow covered the ground.
- overlayClicking this button will overlay your map with satellite images of the terrain.
- blanketThe fields were blanketed with early-morning mist.
- enshroudThe mountaintops were enshrouded in a thick veil of cloud.
- buryThe shed was completely buried by rubble.
- be carpeted with somethingThe aisle was carpeted with rose petals.
See more results » SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesCovering and adding layers - additive
- asphalt
- blanket
- blindfold
- blindfolded
- gilt
- gum
- inlaid
- lag
- laminate
- layer
- obliterate
- render
- retread
- seasoned
- slapsomethingon
- smothersomethingin/withsomething
- studded
- tent
- wax
See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Examplesofbestrewbestrew The floors of these buildings are bestrewn with relics of helpless gods….From theCambridge English Corpus The glen was beginning tobestrewitself with want of light, instead of shadows; and bushy places thickened with the imperceptible growth of night.FromProject Gutenberg Without any signs of dizziness or staggering, he walked between the boulders whichbestrewthe path.FromProject Gutenberg The ragged prickly gorse and huge boulders, which bestrewed the pass about the foot of the cross, furnished unusual hiding places.FromProject Gutenberg By and by came the unsparing train-boy on his rounds, bestrewing the passengers successively with papers, magazines, fine-cut tobacco, and packages of candy.FromProject Gutenberg Thenbestrewit with bread crumbs moistened in melted butter and set into the oven to brown.FromProject Gutenberg Their apartment was bestrewn with jewelry, laces, silks, velvets, and every fanciful elegance of fashion; but they looked troubled.FromProject Gutenberg She would have bestrewn the whole earth with the words of her son, and she looked into the doctor's face with eyes ready to beg.FromProject Gutenberg No large dark areas like the diaphragm exist there, but the smaller patches of blue-green whichbestrewthem proved to be similarly meshed.FromProject Gutenberg The treesbestrewthe ground or have disappeared, torn away, their stumps mangled.FromProject Gutenberg The trees looked mournful, with their yellow leaves bestrewing the ground.FromProject Gutenberg Bestrewit, too, with a chopped anchovy or two, or more, if you are fond of anchovies.FromProject Gutenberg His clothes were scattered around the room, and mateless shoes bestrewed the floor.FromProject Gutenberg Torn banners, a crown and other trophies of victorious generalship,bestrewthe ground.FromProject Gutenberg All the discrepancies whichbestrewordinary life are absent.FromProject Gutenberg These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |