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
使散射；使偏转；使（安打、保送）分散；使挫败；使失望；推翻；松散地分布,如撒播。；使(辐射或粒子)偏转。
to throw or spread things loosely over an area; to occur or be spread out at wide intervals
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.
散布在......上。
To be dispersed upon.
指投手:在局间分散大量安打或保送,以避免失分过多。
Of a pitcher: to spread out a high number of hits or walks between innings so as not to give up a high number of runs
一般现在时
They scatter seeds in the field.
他们在田地里撒种子。
一般过去时
The wind scattered the leaves.
风把叶子吹散了。
现在完成时
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。
用法提示：scatter 的过去式，表示使物体分散移动。
Farmers scatter seeds in the field every spring.
农民每年春天在田里撒播种子。
用法提示：scatter 原形，表示均匀撒播。
The crowd is scattering after the concert ended.
音乐会结束后人群正在散开。
用法提示：scatter 的现在分词，表示人群向不同方向移动分散。
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。
强调向四周散开并消失，比scatter更正式且常指人群或团体的解散；scatter更强调随机或随意撒开。
特指撒液体或细小颗粒，如撒盐、洒水；scatter范围更广，可用于撒种子、物品等。
强调均匀铺开或扩展覆盖范围，如铺桌布、涂酱；scatter强调无规则分散。
指有计划地分发给多人，scatter更随意；且distribute常用于抽象或物质分配。
特指播撒种子或通过媒体传播信息；scatter用于种子撒播时与broadcast接近，但broadcast更正式且常用于农业或通信。
grammar · medium
易错句子The children scattered the seeds to the ground.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子The rumor scattered quickly through the school.
正确表达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。
作为“分散”意义的反义词
作为“撒播”意义的反义词
作为“分散”意义的反义词
作为“散布”意义的反义词
作为“分散”意义的反义词
scatter强调随意撒落；disperse强调有目的地使群体散开。
scatter指撒开；spread指均匀或大范围地铺开或涂敷。
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。
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