sow sth broadcast
broadcast 作副词时放在宾语之后，说明撒播的方式，即向四面八方撒开。
The farmer sowed the seed broadcast over the field.
农夫把种子撒播在田里。
向各个方向广泛传播。；经广播；四散地；[计] 广播命令；广播
Widely in all directions; over a wide area.
向各个方向广泛传播。
Widely in all directions; abroad.
The farmer sowed the clover seeds broadcast across the field.
农民把苜蓿种子向四面八方撒遍整块田地。
用法提示：broadcast 是副词，修饰动词 sowed，表示种子被向四面八方撒播。
The wind carried the dandelion seeds broadcast over the meadow.
风把蒲公英种子向四面八方吹过草地。
用法提示：broadcast 在句中作副词，修饰 carried，说明种子随风向四周散开。
She tossed the crumbs broadcast to the hungry birds.
她把面包屑向四面八方撒给饥饿的鸟儿。
用法提示：broadcast 作副词修饰 tossed，强调动作向各处散布。
broadcast 作副词时放在宾语之后，说明撒播的方式，即向四面八方撒开。
The farmer sowed the seed broadcast over the field.
农夫把种子撒播在田里。
与 scatter 连用时，broadcast 强调分散的方向，而不是动作本身。
They scattered the grain broadcast across the soil.
他们把谷粒四散撒在土壤上。
这里 broadcast 表示“广泛地、四处地”，用来修饰 spread。
The rumor spread broadcast through the village.
谣言在村里四处传开。
grammar · medium
易错句子English is broadcast used around the world.
正确表达English is widely used around the world.
broadcast 作副词只表示“（撒种等）向四面八方地、四散地”，描述的是撒播、散布这一动作的方式，并不表示“广泛地、普遍地”。要表达“被广泛使用”应用 widely。
grammar · medium
易错句子Broadcast speaking, the two plans are similar.
正确表达Broadly speaking, the two plans are similar.
“大体上说、一般来说”的固定说法是 broadly speaking，用副词 broadly；broadcast 与 broadly 虽形近但意义和搭配都不同，不能替换，也不能进入这个固定短语。
grammar · medium
易错句子The farmer sowed the seed in broadcast.
正确表达The farmer sowed the seed broadcast.
这里的 broadcast 是副词，直接修饰动词 sowed，说明播种的方式，前面不加任何介词；加 in 是把副词误当成了名词性成分，属于多余的介词。
撒播（种子）；把种子撒开播种
The farmer sowed the seed broadcast over the whole field.
农民把种子撒播在整片田地里。
（把东西）四散撒开；广泛散播
The wind scattered the dry leaves broadcast across the yard.
风把干树叶四散吹落在院子里。
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