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widely scattered• Most of our countries are very small and are widely scattered.• They had been unable to find the target, but had dropped and had become widely scattered.• Often churches are isolated, serving widely scatteredfarmsteads.• The patrol drove in a widely scatteredformation in case Stukas arrived from the north.• The rocks were widely scattered in the process.• Occasionally, the only possible controls are widely scattered or are unlikely to cooperate with a program that offers nothing in return.• Individuals usually more widely scattered over shore than GoldenPlovers, and less given to manoeuvres in close flocks.
VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITIONVERBS➤be, lie分散;散佈➤find sth發現⋯散佈在四處ADVERB➤liberally大量散佈◇Large vases of flowers were liberally scattered around the room.房間裏到處都擺着大瓶大瓶的花。➤randomly任意散佈▸➤thinly (especially BrE) 零零散散▸➤widely分佈廣泛◇The people live in widely scattered communities.人們住在零散分佈的社區裏。➤everywhere散佈在各處PREPOSITION➤about, across, along, among, around, on, over散佈在⋯四處;散佈在整個⋯;沿着⋯散亂地分佈;分散於⋯之中;散佈在⋯上面;散亂地覆蓋在⋯上◇Broken glass lay scattered over the floor.碎玻璃撒了一地。➤throughout, with遍佈;散佈着⋯◇The whole area was scattered with debris.整個區域到處散落着殘骸。