Word familyadjectivescatterablescatteredscatteryscatterbrainedscattershotadverbscatteredlyscatteringlynounscattererscatteringscatterlingscatterometerscatterbrainscattergoodverbscatter
scatter• There was a suddencrack of gunfire, and the crowdscattered.• When a police van drove by, the boysscattered.• Why don't you scatter a few cushions around the room?• The centralgreen had cars scattered all around it.• I suppose they were rallying the scatteredarmy.• At the sound of gunfire, the crowd scattered in all directions.• The demonstrators suddenly turned and scattered in all directions.• Today the last condornestsliescattered on the ledges, and the last three birds left in the wild are males.• Then they scattered, stopping to read in the middle of CongressStreet one name and then the other.• Soldiers used teargas to scatter the crowd.• Small Whites scatter through the floweryheadlands and in this light seem to have an almost violetglow about them.• The stormscatteredtiles everywhere.• Valleys in the Yorkshire Dales are scattered with dozens of these fieldbarns, virtually all disused.• And there may be a few scattered works where applause would just feel wrong.
scatter verb ⇨scatter (scatter seeds)⇨disperse (a crowd scatters)scatter
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scatter ♦︎ spread ♦︎ strew ♦︎ spray ♦︎ shower ♦︎ rain ♦︎ sprinkleThese words all mean to make lots of small pieces of sth cover an area.这些词均表示撒、洒、使布满。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to strew / shower / sprinkle sth with sth◆to scatter / spread / strew / spray / shower / rain / sprinkle sth on / onto / over sth◆to scatter / spread / strew / spray sth across sth◆to scatter / spread / sprinkle seeds◆to scatter / spray crumbs◆to scatter / shower / rain ash◆to scatter / shower debris◆to scatter / spread / sprinkle sth evenly■scatter [transitive] to throw or drop things in different directions so that they cover an area of ground撒;撒播◆Scatter the grass seed over the lawn.把草籽撒在草坪上。◆They scattered his ashes at sea.他们把他的骨灰撒到海里。■spread(spread, spread) [transitive] to arrange objects so that they cover a large area and can be seen easily摊开;使散开◆Papers had been spread out on the desk.各种文件摊在桌子上。■strew struː (strewed, strewedorstrewed, strewn) [transitive, usually passive] to cover a surface with things把⋯散播在⋯上;使布满◆Clothes were strewn across the floor.衣服扔得满地都是。◆The streets were strewn with corpses.大街上到处都是尸体。■spray [transitive, intransitive] to cover sb/sth with a lot of small things with a lot of force向⋯扫射;向⋯抛洒;洒遍◆The gunman sprayed the building with bullets.持枪歹徒向那座房子扫射。◆Pieces of glass sprayed all over the room.屋里到处落满了玻璃碎片。■shower [transitive] to drop a lot of small things onto sb向⋯抛撒;使纷纷降落在⋯上◆The bride and groom were showered with rice as they left the church.新郎和新娘走出教堂时,人们朝他们撒米祝福。◆The roof collapsed, showering us with dust and debris.屋顶塌了下来,灰尘、碎片纷纷落在我们身上。 see also shower ⇨ floodnoun2■rain [transitive] to make sth fall on sb/sth in large quantities使大量降落;使雨点般落下◆The volcano erupted, raining hot ash over a wide area.火山喷发了,将炽热的火山灰洒落在一大片地域上。■sprinkle [transitive] to throw small pieces of sth or drops of a liquid on sth撒;洒;把⋯撒(或洒)在⋯上◆She sprinkled sugar over the strawberries.她在草莓上撒了点糖。