一、"scatter"的基本释义

1. 散开,分散:指物品或人群在某个方向上分散或四散开来。例如:"The birds scattered when the cat approached."(猫走近时,鸟儿四散飞走。)

2. 播撒,撒播:常用于描述种子、颗粒状物质等的撒布。例如:"She scattered flower seeds in her garden."(她在花园里撒了花籽。)

3. 分布,散布:指事物在空间或时间上的不规则分布。例如:"The population is scattered thinly across the vast territory."(人口稀疏地分布在广阔的领土上。)

二、“scatter”用法例句

1. 散开,分散

   - "When the teacher entered, the students quickly scattered to their seats."(老师进来时,学生们迅速分散到座位上。)

   - "The fireworks scattered light into the night sky."(烟火在夜空中散射出光芒。)

2. 播撒,撒播

   - "The farmer scattered grain for the chickens."(农夫撒谷物喂鸡。)

   - "He scattered salt on the icy road to melt it."(他在结冰的路上撒盐以融化冰雪。)

3. 分布,散布

   - "The stars scatter across the dark sky."(星星散布在黑暗的天空中。)

   - "Historical artifacts scatter throughout the museum."(历史文物遍布整个博物馆。)

三、同义词辨析

1. Disperse:与“scatter”相似,表示使人群或物体分散。例如:"The police dispersed the crowd."(警察驱散了人群。)但“disperse”通常用于较大的群体或更正式的场合。

2. Distribute:虽然也有“散布”之意,但更强调均匀或有计划地分发。例如:"The teacher distributed textbooks among the students."(老师将教科书分发给学生。)

3. Spread:可以表示在平面上的扩展或散布,比如涂抹或传播信息。例如:"She spread jam on her toast."(她在吐司上涂了果酱。)

4. Scatterbrained:形容词形式,意为“头脑混乱的”,常用来形容人思维不集中或记忆力差。例如:"She's scatterbrained and often forgets where she put her keys."(她头脑混乱,经常忘记把钥匙放哪里了。)