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scatter sth
及物动词，表示将某物分散撒开。
He scattered the seeds.
他撒了种子。
撒；散落；散布
scattering — present participle of scatter
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
撒；散落；散布
to throw or spread things loosely over an area; to occur or be spread out at wide intervals
He scattered the seeds.
他撒了种子。
松散地分布,如撒播。
To distribute loosely as by sprinkling.
使(辐射或粒子)偏转。
To deflect (radiation or particles).
以稀疏间隔发生或落下。
To occur or fall at widely spaced intervals.
挫败、使失望并推翻。
To frustrate, disappoint, and overthrow.
scatter
Base
原形
scatters
3rd person
第三人称单数
scattering
-ing
现在分词
scattered
Past
过去式
scattered
Past participle
过去分词
They scatter seeds in the field.
他们在田地里撒种子。
The wind scattered the leaves.
风把叶子吹散了。
She has scattered her toys all over the room.
她把玩具散落了一地。
规则动词
The wind scattered the leaves across the lawn.
风把树叶吹散在草坪上。
Farmers scatter seeds in the field every spring.
农民每年春天在田里撒播种子。
The crowd is scattering after the concert ended.
音乐会结束后人群正在散开。
及物动词，表示将某物分散撒开。
He scattered the seeds.
他撒了种子。
表示将某物撒在某处表面或区域上。
She scattered the leaves on the path.
她把树叶撒在小路上。
注意与第二个模式的区别：此结构强调用某物覆盖某处。
The gardener scattered the lawn with grass seed.
园丁把草籽撒在草坪上。
不及物用法，表示人群或物体向不同方向散开。
The protesters scattered when the police arrived.
警察到达时，抗议者散开了。
Not this
The children scattered the seeds to the ground.
Use this
The children scattered the seeds on the ground.
scatter 表示撒在表面上时，应使用介词 on 或 over，而不是 to，因为 to 表示方向，但 scatter 强调无序分散到面上。
Not this
The rumor scattered quickly through the school.
Use this
The rumor spread quickly through the school.
scatter 通常指物体或人群的物理分散，而信息的传播应用 spread。scatter 不用于抽象消息的扩散。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
撒种子
Farmers scatter seeds in the field in spring.
农民春天在田里撒种子。
撒骨灰
They scattered her ashes over the ocean as she wished.
他们按照她的遗愿把骨灰撒在大海上。
驱散人群
The police used tear gas to scatter the crowd.
警察用催泪瓦斯驱散人群。
散射光
The prism scatters white light into a spectrum.
棱镜将白光散射成光谱。
四处散落
Papers were scattered about the room.
纸张散落在房间里。
随风消散；完全消失
All his savings were scattered to the winds after the failed investment.
他的所有积蓄在失败的投资后都化为乌有。
散弹枪式方法；无重点的广泛方法
Instead of a focused strategy, they used a scattergun approach to marketing.
他们没有采用有针对性的策略，而是使用了散弹枪式的营销方法。
像树叶般散开
When the bully appeared, the younger children scattered like leaves in the wind.
当那个恶霸出现时，小孩子们像风中树叶一样散开了。
Use scattering naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象‘scatter’像‘撕开撒’，撕开袋子，东西散落一地。
多用于中性语境，可搭配各种主语和宾语
及物和不及物均可；表示散布于某处时常用介词 over
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