| 单词 | scatter |
| 释义 | scatter[ skat-er ] / ˈskæt ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR scatter ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object)to throw loosely about; distribute at irregular intervals: to scatter seeds. to separate and drive off in various directions; disperse: to scatter a crowd. Physics.
verb (used without object)to separate and disperse; go in different directions. nounthe act of scattering. something that is scattered. Origin of scatterFirst recorded in 1125–75; Middle English scatere; compare Dutch schateren “to burst out laughing” SYNONYMS FOR scatter1 broadcast. SEE SYNONYMS FOR scatter ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for scatter1. See sprinkle. 2. Scatter, dispel, disperse, dissipate imply separating and driving something away so that its original form disappears. To scatter is to separate something tangible into parts at random, and drive these in different directions: The wind scattered leaves all over the lawn. To dispel is to drive away or scatter usually intangible things so that they vanish or cease to exist: Photographs of the race dispelled all doubts as to which horse won. To disperse is usually to cause a compact or organized tangible body to separate or scatter in different directions, to be reassembled if desired: Tear gas dispersed the mob. To dissipate is usually to scatter by dissolving or reducing to small atoms or parts that cannot be brought together again: He dissipated his money and his energy in useless activities. OTHER WORDS FROM scatterscat·ter·a·ble, adjectivescat·ter·er, nounscat·ter·ing·ly, adverbWords nearby scatterscatology, scatoma, scatophagy, scatoscopy, scat singing, scatter, scatter-armed, scatteration, scatterbrain, scatterbrained, scatter diagram Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for scatterBritish Dictionary definitions for scatterscatter / (ˈskætə) / verb(tr) to throw about in various directions; strew to separate and move or cause to separate and move in various directions; disperse to deviate or cause to deviate in many directions, as in the diffuse reflection or refraction of light nounthe act of scattering a substance or a number of objects scattered about Derived forms of scatterscatterable, adjectivescatterer, nounWord Origin for scatterC13: probably a variant of shatter Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for scatterscatter [ skăt′ər ] v.To cause to separate and go in different directions. To separate and go in different directions; disperse. To deflect radiation or particles. n.The act of scattering or the condition of being scattered. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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