vt.散播；撒；驱散
vi.分散；消散
n.散布；零星少量
She wanted us to scatter her ashes to the winds. 她希望我们把她的骨灰散播到风中。
The farmers were scattering seed on the fields. 农夫把种子撒在田里。
Let's try not to scatter food or drink on the table. 别把饭或汤撒到桌上。
The police scattered the crowd. 警察驱散了人群。
用作不及物动词 (vi.)Small villages scatter at the foot of the mountain. 村庄零零落落地散布在山脚下。
When the tree falls, the monkeys scatter. 树倒猢狲散。
The birds scattered at the sound of the gun. 鸟群一听到枪声就四处飞散了。
用作名词 (n.)A scatter of applause reached him when he ended his speech. 演讲结束时他听到稀稀拉拉的掌声。
scatter的基本含义是“驱散,撒播”,指用暴力或其他力量将原本聚集在一起的人或事物四散开来,或将大量的东西随意抛出,使其散落,如播种等,其宾语可以是摸得着的,也可以是无法触摸的。
scatter可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时,后接名词或代词作宾语。可用于被动结构。用作不及物动词时也可表示“自行散去”。
