| 单词 | strew |
| 释义 | strew (struː ) Word forms: strews , strewing , strewed , strewn verb To strew things somewhere, or to strew a place with things, means to scatter them there. The racoons knock over rubbish bins and strew the contents all over the ground. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] A woman was strewing the floor with chalk so that the dancing shoes would not slip. [VERB noun + with] By the end, bodies were strewn all round the building. [be VERB-ed] Synonyms: scatter, spread, litter, toss Collocations: strew the streets Three were arrested and six injured in the brawl, which left the street strewn with designer shoes and clothes. The Sun Roads are potholed and streets strewn with uncollected rubbish and awash with sewage. Times, Sunday Times It wasn't a good thought, the street strewn with bodies. Times, Sunday Times This month citizens complained when they were asked to keep their rubbish at home after a binmen's strike left the streets strewn with stinking refuse. Times, Sunday Times The quake caused power blackouts and left older buildings in ruins and streets strewn with broken glass and flood debris. The Sun Books were strewn all over the kitchen, sat in stacks against the wall, propping up every piece of furniture. THE RIVAL QUEENS: A COUNTESS ASHBY DE LA ZOUCHE MYSTERY (2002) The door to the spare room was open and the boxes and cases in there had been strewn all over the floor. MIDNIGHT IS A LONELY PLACE |
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