scatter

• vi. 分散，散開；散射
• vt. 使散射；使散開，使分散；使散播，使撒播
• n. 分散；散播，撒播

來自中古英語 scateren,分散，散開，可能最終來自 PIE*sek,砍，切，削，詞源同 segment,dissect.

scatter

scatter: [13] Scatter originally meant ‘squander’, and appears to have started life as an alteration of shatter. It first appears in northern and Scottish texts, and so the change from /sh/ to /sk/ is probably due to Norse influence. The origins of shatter [12] itself are not known.
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scatter (v.)

mid-12c. (transitive), possibly a northern English variant of Middle English schateren (see shatter), reflecting Norse influence. Intransitive sense from early 15c. Related: Scattered; scattering. As a noun from 1640s.

1. Scatter the tomato over, then dress the salad.

把西紅柿散放在上麵，然後給色拉加調味汁。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Scatter the grass seed over the lawn.

把草籽撒到草坪上。

來自《權威詞典》

3. When the tree falls, the monkeys scatter.

“樹倒猴猻散. ”

來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》

4. Don't scatter garbage all over the place.

不要隨地亂扔果皮紙屑.

來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》

5. The white clouds mass and scatter.

白雲舒卷.

來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》