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单词 scatterbrain
释义

scatterbrain

or scat·ter·brains

[ skat-er-breyn ]
/ ˈskæt ərˌbreɪn /
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noun

a person incapable of serious, connected thought.

Origin of scatterbrain

First recorded in 1780–90; scatter + brain

OTHER WORDS FROM scatterbrain

scat·ter·brained, adjective

Words nearby scatterbrain

scatoscopy, scat singing, scatter, scatter-armed, scatteration, scatterbrain, scatterbrained, scatter diagram, scattered, scattergood, scatter-gun
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Example sentences from the Web for scatterbrain

  • Scatterbrain's agent said 't was unfair, and desired the polling-clerk not to record the vote.

    Handy Andy, Volume One|Samuel Lover
  • Scatterbrain demanded of Dick another shot on the part of O'Grady.

    Handy Andy, Volume One|Samuel Lover
  • O'Grady waved his hand in signal to his body-guard, and Scatterbrain had three cheers from the ragamuffins.

    Handy Andy, Volume One|Samuel Lover
  • Here are letters for you—I want to know what's in them—Scatterbrain's come—do you know that?

    Handy Andy, Volume One|Samuel Lover

British Dictionary definitions for scatterbrain

scatterbrain
/ (ˈskætəˌbreɪn) /

noun

a person who is incapable of serious thought or concentration
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
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