scatter
verb
uk/ˈskæt.ər/us/ˈskæt̬.ɚ/scatterverb(MOVE)
[IorT]
to (causeto)movefarapartin differentdirections:
散开，分散；使分散，驱散Theprotestersscattered at thesoundofgunshots.听到枪声后抗议者便散开了。
Thesoldierscame in and scattered thecrowd.士兵进来把人群驱散了。
- Toss thesaladand scatter thenutsontop.
- Scatter thecakewith a littlecastersugar.
- Thewreckageof thecarwas scattered over theroadside.
- Herasheswere scattered atsea.
- Debris from theaircraftwas scattered over alargearea.
Spreading and scattering
- all over the placeidiom
- bedaub
- bell
- bestrew
- billow
- diffuse
- dispersion
- dusting
- encroach on/uponsomething
- fan out
- go around
- go/do the roundsidiom
- radial
- smudging
- smudgy
- spatter
- spattered
- splay
- sprinkle
- sweep
scatterverb(COVER)
[Tusually+ adv/prep]
tocoverasurfacewith things that arefarapartand in noparticulararrangement:
撒，撒播，撒于…上Scatter thepowderaroundtheplants.把这种药粉撒在植物周围。
I scatteredgrassseedalloverthelawn.我将草籽撒在整个草坪上。
I scattered thewholelawnwithgrassseed.我在整个草坪上都撒下草籽。
Spreading and scattering
- all over the placeidiom
- bedaub
- bell
- bestrew
- billow
- diffuse
- dispersion
- dusting
- encroach on/uponsomething
- fan out
- go around
- go/do the roundsidiom
- radial
- smudging
- smudgy
- spatter
- spattered
- splay
- sprinkle
- sweep
Idiom
be scattered to the four winds