scat·ter /ˈskætɚ/
消散,分散,散播,散射,散布,酒館(vi.)散布,散播,消散(vt.)使消散,使分散,撒
scat·ter /ˈskætɚ/ 及物動詞
散射,散布,分散,消散,擴散
scatter
散射; 分散
scatter
散佈 散射
Scat·ter v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scattered p. pr. & vb. n. Scattering.]
1. To strew about; to sprinkle around; to throw down loosely; to deposit or place here and there, esp. in an open or sparse order.
And some are scattered all the floor about. --Chaucer.
Why should my muse enlarge on Libyan swains,
Their scattered cottages, and ample plains? --Dryden.
Teach the glad hours to scatter, as they fly,
Soft quiet, gentle love, and endless joy. --Prior.
2. To cause to separate in different directions; to reduce from a close or compact to a loose or broken order; to dissipate; to disperse.
Scatter and disperse the giddy Goths. --Shak.
3. Hence, to frustrate, disappoint, and overthrow; as, to scatter hopes, plans, or the like.
Syn: -- To disperse; dissipate; spread; strew.
Scat·ter, v. i. To be dispersed or dissipated; to disperse or separate; as, clouds scatter after a storm.
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scatter
n 1: a haphazard distribution in all directions [syn: spread]
2: the act of scattering [syn: scattering, strewing]
v 1: to cause to separate and go in different directions; "She
waved her hand and scattered the crowds" [syn: disperse,
dissipate, dispel, break up]
2: move away from each other; "The crowds dispersed"; "The
children scattered in all directions when the teacher
approached"; [syn: disperse, dissipate, spread out]
3: distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the
wagon" [syn: sprinkle, dot, dust, disperse]
4: sow by scattering; "scatter seeds"
5: cause to separate; "break up kidney stones"; "disperse
particles" [syn: break up, disperse]
6: strew or distribute over an area; "He spread fertilizer over
the lawn"; "scatter cards across the table" [syn: spread,
spread out]