scatter
scatter
verb
[with obj.]
scatterer
noun
语源
verb
[with obj.]
- throw in various random directions
撒；播撒
scatter the coconut over the icing.
在糖霜上撒椰肉丝。
his family are hoping to scatter his ashes at sea.
他的家人希望把他的骨灰撒入大海。
■(be scattered)[usu. with adverbial]occur or be found at intervals rather than all together
散布；分散
there are many watermills scattered throughout the marshlands.
沼泽地上散布着许多水磨。
[as adj. scattered]a scattered cliff-top community.
散居在崖顶的群落。
■(of a group of people or animals) separate and move off quickly in different directions
（一群人或动物）散开，四散
the roar made the dogs scatter.
吼声把狗吓得四散逃开。
■[with obj.]cause (a group or people or animals) to act in such a way
使散开，驱散
he charged across the foyer, scattering people.
他冲过大厅，把人群赶走。
■(一般作 be scattered with)cover (a surface) with objects thrown or spread randomly over it
撒于…上；散布在…上
sandy beaches scattered with driftwood.
散落着被海水冲来的浮木的沙滩。
■(Physics)deflect or diffuse (electromagnetic radiation or particles)
(物理)散射（电磁辐射或粒子）
■(Baseball)pitch (balls) effectively allowing several hits but little or no scoring
(棒球)（被击中但没有得分的）有效投（球）
- a small, dispersed amount of something
零星散布的东西
a scatter of boulders round the pothole mouth.
散布在坑穴口周围的零星巨石。
■[mass noun](Statistics)the degree to which repeated measurements or observations of a quantity differ
(统计)（对某一变量作反复测量或观察所得数值的）离差
■[mass noun](Physics)the scattering of light, other electromagnetic radiation, or particles
(物理)（光、其他电磁波或粒子的）散射
scatterer
noun
语源
- Middle English (as a verb): probably a variant of shatter
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