scatter

/ˈskætə/ v.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

撒；散布；分散；驱散

释义与例句

v. 撒；散布；分散；驱散
to throw or drop things in different directions over an area; to move apart in different directions; to make a group of people or animals move apart
  1. The farmer scattered seeds across the field in the spring.
    春天，农民把种子撒在田里。
  2. The birds scattered when the cat jumped into the garden.
    猫跳进花园时，鸟儿四散飞走。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. The police used tear gas to scatter the crowd of protesters.
    警察用催泪瓦斯驱散抗议人群。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 scatter 强调“向四处散开”，可指撒种子、人群驱散等；注意与 scheme（计划）区分。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • scattered 分散的；零散的
    scatter 的过去分词作形容词，意为“分散的、零散的”。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • scheme 计划；阴谋；方案
    scatter 是动词，意为“撒、分散、驱散”；scheme 是名词或动词，意为“计划、方案”或“密谋”。两者拼写相似但含义不同。
    The government proposed a new scheme to help unemployed workers. 政府提出了一项帮助失业工人的新方案。
常见搭配
  • scatter seeds 撒种子
    She scattered flower seeds all over the garden. 她把花种子撒满了整个花园。
  • scatter to the winds 四散；化为乌有
    All his hopes and dreams were scattered to the winds after the disaster. 灾难过后，他所有的希望和梦想都化为乌有。
  • scatter around 四处散落；到处乱扔
    The children scattered their toys around the living room. 孩子们把玩具扔得客厅到处都是。