scatter
英 ['skætə(r)] 美 ['skætər]
vt.散播；撒；驱散 vi.分散；消散 n.散布；零星少量
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◉Etymology
“Scatter” 这个单词的词源可以追溯到古法语中的 “escater”，最初源自拉丁语中的 “ex-”（分开）和 “quater”（撒、扔）。在英语中，“scatter” 被用来指散开、分散、散播或分布的动作或过程，常用于描述物体、人或想法在空间中分散或扩散的情况。
◉外刊例句
① Leaves scatter in the autumn wind, floating like stars in the sky.
《卫报》 - 2023年3月
秋风中树叶纷纷飘落，像星星般在空中飘散。
② She scattered a handful of flowers on the ground, instantly creating a beautiful scene in the garden. 《纽约时报》 - 2023年6月
她把一把花朵撒在地上，瞬间在花园中制造了一片美丽的景象。
③ After the concert, the crowd scattered away like a group of butterflies dispersing in the garden. CNN - 2023年9月
这场音乐会结束后，人群逐渐散去，如同一群蝴蝶在花园中飘散消失。
◉Usage Examples
(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.
(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。
◉Usage Notes
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."
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.
◉Colins
1. [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]
① 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。
② They've been scattering toys everywhere...
他们总是把玩具扔得到处都是。
sanHe began by scattering seed and putting in plants.
他从播种和栽苗开始。
2. [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。
3. [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。
4. See also:scattered；scattering；
