Definition of strew in English:

strew

verbstrewed, strewn struːstru

[with object]

1Scatter or spread (things) untidily over a surface or area.
a small room with newspapers strewn all over the floor
Example sentencesExamples
- Lithographs by Henry Moore are strewn nonchalantly on the surface of an odds-and-ends box, left as samples for visiting artists to leaf through.
- First, he strews dark sand across a white surface, then he draws images with his fingers and when the whole picture is ready he films it.
- Wreckage was strewn across a wide area, indicating that the plane exploded in mid-air.
- Litter was strewn around, even though a bin had been provided.
- A consignment of sugar from one of the bulk-carriers was strewn over a large area.
- Large amounts of rubbish and litter are strewn about from the entrance by the North Lodge for at least the first 500 yards into the estate and makes this walk an eyesore.
- ‘We have magnificent countryside but litter is strewn all over the place,’ Roughead said.
- Wreckage was strewn over a wide area and that, combined with the thick fog, made the task exceptionally difficult.
- Traffic was disrupted for several hours to allow firefighters to clear the road of debris which was strewn over a large area.
- Street lights fail to work, litter is strewn everywhere, vandalism is rife, and adolescents roam the streets aimlessly.
- The wooden fence is vandalised repeatedly and, although the council repairs the damage, for periods of time broken pieces are left strewn across the area.
- Debris was strewn throughout the area and the engine and a wing landed in the river.
- There are more and more scratches to the paintwork and plants from an adjoining flower bed, along with litter, have been strewn over the seats and surrounding area.
- At others, downed trees littered parent pickup areas and limbs were strewn across student bike racks.
- Damage was caused to the fence and chain, the crosses by the memorial were flattened and litter was strewn around the area.
- Unexploded cluster bombs are strewn throughout the area.
- More than 1,500 trees will be planted and concrete bollards will be strewn throughout the area to keep the travellers out.
- The dog loves to play in the litter and strew it around the floor.
- Her clothes and possessions were strewn around the area.
- Hundreds of rescuers worked through the night locating wreckage and bodies, which were strewn across a wide area.
Synonyms
scatter, spread, disperse, distribute, litter, toss, sprinkle, sow, broadcast
literary bestrew, besprinkle
1. 1.1usually be strewn with Cover (a surface or area) with untidily scattered things.
  the table was strewn with books and papers
  Example sentencesExamples
  The youngsters also light barbecues and leave the area strewn with litter and empty beer cans.
  The field was strewn with limp male bodies and randomly scattered detached limbs.
  Outside the shining enclaves in New Delhi, Bangalore and Mumbai, the landscape is strewn with garbage.
  Streams and becks were strewn with tree trunks, branches and litter which would all block the watercourses during heavy rain.
  The edges of the water are often strewn with bottles, cans and litter.
  Bottles have been smashed in the car park, and the area left strewn with litter.
  There is an old derelict caravan on there and it is strewn with litter.
  It took her a couple of minutes of fumbling around on her bedside table that was strewn with books to find the small mobile phone.
  The parking area and the walkway leading towards the lifesavers' building is often strewn with dog litter!
  If it is untidy and litter strewn it reflects on all of us.
  Since it closed, youngsters have covered the building with graffiti, and the site is strewn with litter.
  His dressing room was strewn with empty caviar jars and champagne bottles.
  The road-bridge and Victorian pedestrian footbridge are completely neglected and the canal and its verge are litter strewn.
  Many beaches are strewn with similar litter, especially at this time of year.
  And then he sped away. leaving me alone to ponder why the landscape was strewn with dead animals for as far as the eye could see.
  The church was strewn with bloody hymn books, broken glass and fragments of the red plastic chairs the worshippers had been sitting on.
  This year more than ever our environment is litter strewn.
  The path all the way up was strewn with litter, dog excrement and branches from trees.
  With no litter bins, the platforms were strewn with rubbish.
  The area is now strewn with broken bottles and rubbish and the playground equipment is covered in graffiti.
2. 1.2 Be scattered or spread untidily over (a surface or area)
  leaves strewed the path
  Example sentencesExamples
  Litter strewed the street.
  Litter strewed the hallway; books and candles lay burnt and melted around the floor.
  At 6 am one day this summer, a tangle of garments and half-eaten plates of food, which volunteers had doled out the night before, strewed an entire sidewalk block.

Derivatives

strewer

noun

Can someone turn this into a beautiful park or enclosed forested area, and stop the disorderly rubbish strewers?
Example sentencesExamples
- In the seventeenth century, herb strewers were employed by the English Royal Family to scatter sage and lavender to cover the stench of urban life.
- This combination of products and grass seeding was brought out by means of rotary strewer.
- Further research has identified the flower strewer as a Newry man.
- I am certain she makes time to be a regular strewer of wildflowers.

Origin

Old English stre(o)wian, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch strooien, German streuen, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin sternere 'lay flat'.

straw from Old English:
An Old English word related to strew that shares an ancient ancestor with Latin sternere ‘to lay flat’. Straws crop up in various common English expressions. The person who ends up being chosen to perform an unpleasant task can be said to draw the short straw, from drawing lots by holding several straws of varying lengths with one end concealed in your hand and then inviting people to take one each. A person in danger of drowning would try to grab hold of anything to keep afloat, the source of the old proverb a drowning man will clutch at a straw, recorded in various forms since the mid 16th century. Nowadays, you are more likely to come across the abbreviated version to clutch (or grasp) at straws. Another old proverb provides the last (or final) straw, referring to a final minor difficulty or annoyance that, coming on top of a whole series of others, makes a situation unbearable. The full version is it is the last straw that breaks the camel's back. Earlier variations included the last feather breaks the horse's back, which dates back to the mid 17th century. No one is really sure what strawberries have got to do with straw. One possible explanation is that a strawberry's runners reminded people of straw strewn on floors. Or perhaps the name of the fruit refers to the small seeds scattered over its surface, which resemble tiny pieces of straw or chaff.

Rhymes

accrue, adieu, ado, anew, Anjou, aperçu, askew, ballyhoo, bamboo, bedew, bestrew, billet-doux, blew, blue, boo, boohoo, brew, buckaroo, canoe, chew, clew, clou, clue, cock-a-doodle-doo, cockatoo, construe, coo, Corfu, coup, crew, Crewe, cru, cue, déjà vu, derring-do, dew, didgeridoo, do, drew, due, endue, ensue, eschew, feu, few, flew, flu, flue, foreknew, glue, gnu, goo, grew, halloo, hereto, hew, Hindu, hitherto, how-do-you-do, hue, Hugh, hullabaloo, imbrue, imbue, jackaroo, Jew, kangaroo, Karroo, Kathmandu, kazoo, Kiangsu, knew, Kru, K2, kung fu, Lahu, Lanzhou, Lao-tzu, lasso, lieu, loo, Lou, Manchu, mangetout, mew, misconstrue, miscue, moo, moue, mu, nardoo, new, non-U, nu, ooh, outdo, outflew, outgrew, peekaboo, Peru, pew, plew, Poitou, pooh, pooh-pooh, potoroo, pursue, queue, revue, roo, roux, rue, Selous, set-to, shampoo, shih-tzu, shoe, shoo, shrew, Sioux, skean dhu, skew, skidoo, slew, smew, snafu, sou, spew, sprue, stew, subdue, sue, switcheroo, taboo, tattoo, thereto, thew, threw, thro, through, thru, tickety-boo, Timbuktu, tiramisu, to, to-do, too, toodle-oo, true, true-blue, tu-whit tu-whoo, two, vendue, view, vindaloo, virtu, wahoo, wallaroo, Waterloo, well-to-do, whereto, whew, who, withdrew, woo, Wu, yew, you, zoo

Definition of strew in US English:

strew

verbstrustro͞o

[with object]usually be strewn

1Scatter or spread (things) untidily over a surface or area.
a small room with newspapers strewn all over the floor
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘We have magnificent countryside but litter is strewn all over the place,’ Roughead said.
- Lithographs by Henry Moore are strewn nonchalantly on the surface of an odds-and-ends box, left as samples for visiting artists to leaf through.
- The dog loves to play in the litter and strew it around the floor.
- Hundreds of rescuers worked through the night locating wreckage and bodies, which were strewn across a wide area.
- Debris was strewn throughout the area and the engine and a wing landed in the river.
- Damage was caused to the fence and chain, the crosses by the memorial were flattened and litter was strewn around the area.
- Unexploded cluster bombs are strewn throughout the area.
- The wooden fence is vandalised repeatedly and, although the council repairs the damage, for periods of time broken pieces are left strewn across the area.
- First, he strews dark sand across a white surface, then he draws images with his fingers and when the whole picture is ready he films it.
- A consignment of sugar from one of the bulk-carriers was strewn over a large area.
- Large amounts of rubbish and litter are strewn about from the entrance by the North Lodge for at least the first 500 yards into the estate and makes this walk an eyesore.
- There are more and more scratches to the paintwork and plants from an adjoining flower bed, along with litter, have been strewn over the seats and surrounding area.
- More than 1,500 trees will be planted and concrete bollards will be strewn throughout the area to keep the travellers out.
- At others, downed trees littered parent pickup areas and limbs were strewn across student bike racks.
- Traffic was disrupted for several hours to allow firefighters to clear the road of debris which was strewn over a large area.
- Her clothes and possessions were strewn around the area.
- Street lights fail to work, litter is strewn everywhere, vandalism is rife, and adolescents roam the streets aimlessly.
- Wreckage was strewn across a wide area, indicating that the plane exploded in mid-air.
- Litter was strewn around, even though a bin had been provided.
- Wreckage was strewn over a wide area and that, combined with the thick fog, made the task exceptionally difficult.
Synonyms
scatter, spread, disperse, distribute, litter, toss, sprinkle, sow, broadcast
1. 1.1usually be strewn with Cover (a surface or area) with untidily scattered things.
  the table was strewn with books and papers
  Example sentencesExamples
  Many beaches are strewn with similar litter, especially at this time of year.
  His dressing room was strewn with empty caviar jars and champagne bottles.
  If it is untidy and litter strewn it reflects on all of us.
  Streams and becks were strewn with tree trunks, branches and litter which would all block the watercourses during heavy rain.
  Outside the shining enclaves in New Delhi, Bangalore and Mumbai, the landscape is strewn with garbage.
  The path all the way up was strewn with litter, dog excrement and branches from trees.
  With no litter bins, the platforms were strewn with rubbish.
  Since it closed, youngsters have covered the building with graffiti, and the site is strewn with litter.
  It took her a couple of minutes of fumbling around on her bedside table that was strewn with books to find the small mobile phone.
  The parking area and the walkway leading towards the lifesavers' building is often strewn with dog litter!
  The area is now strewn with broken bottles and rubbish and the playground equipment is covered in graffiti.
  This year more than ever our environment is litter strewn.
  The edges of the water are often strewn with bottles, cans and litter.
  There is an old derelict caravan on there and it is strewn with litter.
  And then he sped away. leaving me alone to ponder why the landscape was strewn with dead animals for as far as the eye could see.
  The church was strewn with bloody hymn books, broken glass and fragments of the red plastic chairs the worshippers had been sitting on.
  The youngsters also light barbecues and leave the area strewn with litter and empty beer cans.
  The field was strewn with limp male bodies and randomly scattered detached limbs.
  Bottles have been smashed in the car park, and the area left strewn with litter.
  The road-bridge and Victorian pedestrian footbridge are completely neglected and the canal and its verge are litter strewn.
2. 1.2 Be scattered or spread untidily over (a surface or area)
  leaves strewed the path
  Example sentencesExamples
  Litter strewed the street.
  Litter strewed the hallway; books and candles lay burnt and melted around the floor.
  At 6 am one day this summer, a tangle of garments and half-eaten plates of food, which volunteers had doled out the night before, strewed an entire sidewalk block.

Origin

Old English stre(o)wian, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch strooien, German streuen, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin sternere ‘lay flat’.

单词	strew
释义	Definition of strew in English: strew verbstrewed, strewn struːstru [with object] 1Scatter or spread (things) untidily over a surface or area. a small room with newspapers strewn all over the floor Example sentencesExamples Lithographs by Henry Moore are strewn nonchalantly on the surface of an odds-and-ends box, left as samples for visiting artists to leaf through. First, he strews dark sand across a white surface, then he draws images with his fingers and when the whole picture is ready he films it. Wreckage was strewn across a wide area, indicating that the plane exploded in mid-air. Litter was strewn around, even though a bin had been provided. A consignment of sugar from one of the bulk-carriers was strewn over a large area. Large amounts of rubbish and litter are strewn about from the entrance by the North Lodge for at least the first 500 yards into the estate and makes this walk an eyesore. ‘We have magnificent countryside but litter is strewn all over the place,’ Roughead said. Wreckage was strewn over a wide area and that, combined with the thick fog, made the task exceptionally difficult. Traffic was disrupted for several hours to allow firefighters to clear the road of debris which was strewn over a large area. Street lights fail to work, litter is strewn everywhere, vandalism is rife, and adolescents roam the streets aimlessly. The wooden fence is vandalised repeatedly and, although the council repairs the damage, for periods of time broken pieces are left strewn across the area. Debris was strewn throughout the area and the engine and a wing landed in the river. There are more and more scratches to the paintwork and plants from an adjoining flower bed, along with litter, have been strewn over the seats and surrounding area. At others, downed trees littered parent pickup areas and limbs were strewn across student bike racks. Damage was caused to the fence and chain, the crosses by the memorial were flattened and litter was strewn around the area. Unexploded cluster bombs are strewn throughout the area. More than 1,500 trees will be planted and concrete bollards will be strewn throughout the area to keep the travellers out. The dog loves to play in the litter and strew it around the floor. Her clothes and possessions were strewn around the area. Hundreds of rescuers worked through the night locating wreckage and bodies, which were strewn across a wide area. Synonyms scatter, spread, disperse, distribute, litter, toss, sprinkle, sow, broadcast literary bestrew, besprinkle 1.1usually be strewn with Cover (a surface or area) with untidily scattered things. the table was strewn with books and papers Example sentencesExamples The youngsters also light barbecues and leave the area strewn with litter and empty beer cans. The field was strewn with limp male bodies and randomly scattered detached limbs. Outside the shining enclaves in New Delhi, Bangalore and Mumbai, the landscape is strewn with garbage. Streams and becks were strewn with tree trunks, branches and litter which would all block the watercourses during heavy rain. The edges of the water are often strewn with bottles, cans and litter. Bottles have been smashed in the car park, and the area left strewn with litter. There is an old derelict caravan on there and it is strewn with litter. It took her a couple of minutes of fumbling around on her bedside table that was strewn with books to find the small mobile phone. The parking area and the walkway leading towards the lifesavers' building is often strewn with dog litter! If it is untidy and litter strewn it reflects on all of us. Since it closed, youngsters have covered the building with graffiti, and the site is strewn with litter. His dressing room was strewn with empty caviar jars and champagne bottles. The road-bridge and Victorian pedestrian footbridge are completely neglected and the canal and its verge are litter strewn. Many beaches are strewn with similar litter, especially at this time of year. And then he sped away. leaving me alone to ponder why the landscape was strewn with dead animals for as far as the eye could see. The church was strewn with bloody hymn books, broken glass and fragments of the red plastic chairs the worshippers had been sitting on. This year more than ever our environment is litter strewn. The path all the way up was strewn with litter, dog excrement and branches from trees. With no litter bins, the platforms were strewn with rubbish. The area is now strewn with broken bottles and rubbish and the playground equipment is covered in graffiti. 1.2 Be scattered or spread untidily over (a surface or area) leaves strewed the path Example sentencesExamples Litter strewed the street. Litter strewed the hallway; books and candles lay burnt and melted around the floor. At 6 am one day this summer, a tangle of garments and half-eaten plates of food, which volunteers had doled out the night before, strewed an entire sidewalk block. Derivatives strewer noun Can someone turn this into a beautiful park or enclosed forested area, and stop the disorderly rubbish strewers? Example sentencesExamples In the seventeenth century, herb strewers were employed by the English Royal Family to scatter sage and lavender to cover the stench of urban life. This combination of products and grass seeding was brought out by means of rotary strewer. Further research has identified the flower strewer as a Newry man. I am certain she makes time to be a regular strewer of wildflowers. Origin Old English stre(o)wian, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch strooien, German streuen, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin sternere 'lay flat'. straw from Old English: An Old English word related to strew that shares an ancient ancestor with Latin sternere ‘to lay flat’. Straws crop up in various common English expressions. The person who ends up being chosen to perform an unpleasant task can be said to draw the short straw, from drawing lots by holding several straws of varying lengths with one end concealed in your hand and then inviting people to take one each. A person in danger of drowning would try to grab hold of anything to keep afloat, the source of the old proverb a drowning man will clutch at a straw, recorded in various forms since the mid 16th century. Nowadays, you are more likely to come across the abbreviated version to clutch (or grasp) at straws. Another old proverb provides the last (or final) straw, referring to a final minor difficulty or annoyance that, coming on top of a whole series of others, makes a situation unbearable. The full version is it is the last straw that breaks the camel's back. Earlier variations included the last feather breaks the horse's back, which dates back to the mid 17th century. No one is really sure what strawberries have got to do with straw. One possible explanation is that a strawberry's runners reminded people of straw strewn on floors. Or perhaps the name of the fruit refers to the small seeds scattered over its surface, which resemble tiny pieces of straw or chaff. Rhymes accrue, adieu, ado, anew, Anjou, aperçu, askew, ballyhoo, bamboo, bedew, bestrew, billet-doux, blew, blue, boo, boohoo, brew, buckaroo, canoe, chew, clew, clou, clue, cock-a-doodle-doo, cockatoo, construe, coo, Corfu, coup, crew, Crewe, cru, cue, déjà vu, derring-do, dew, didgeridoo, do, drew, due, endue, ensue, eschew, feu, few, flew, flu, flue, foreknew, glue, gnu, goo, grew, halloo, hereto, hew, Hindu, hitherto, how-do-you-do, hue, Hugh, hullabaloo, imbrue, imbue, jackaroo, Jew, kangaroo, Karroo, Kathmandu, kazoo, Kiangsu, knew, Kru, K2, kung fu, Lahu, Lanzhou, Lao-tzu, lasso, lieu, loo, Lou, Manchu, mangetout, mew, misconstrue, miscue, moo, moue, mu, nardoo, new, non-U, nu, ooh, outdo, outflew, outgrew, peekaboo, Peru, pew, plew, Poitou, pooh, pooh-pooh, potoroo, pursue, queue, revue, roo, roux, rue, Selous, set-to, shampoo, shih-tzu, shoe, shoo, shrew, Sioux, skean dhu, skew, skidoo, slew, smew, snafu, sou, spew, sprue, stew, subdue, sue, switcheroo, taboo, tattoo, thereto, thew, threw, thro, through, thru, tickety-boo, Timbuktu, tiramisu, to, to-do, too, toodle-oo, true, true-blue, tu-whit tu-whoo, two, vendue, view, vindaloo, virtu, wahoo, wallaroo, Waterloo, well-to-do, whereto, whew, who, withdrew, woo, Wu, yew, you, zoo Definition of strew in US English: strew verbstrustro͞o [with object]usually be strewn 1Scatter or spread (things) untidily over a surface or area. a small room with newspapers strewn all over the floor Example sentencesExamples ‘We have magnificent countryside but litter is strewn all over the place,’ Roughead said. Lithographs by Henry Moore are strewn nonchalantly on the surface of an odds-and-ends box, left as samples for visiting artists to leaf through. The dog loves to play in the litter and strew it around the floor. Hundreds of rescuers worked through the night locating wreckage and bodies, which were strewn across a wide area. Debris was strewn throughout the area and the engine and a wing landed in the river. Damage was caused to the fence and chain, the crosses by the memorial were flattened and litter was strewn around the area. Unexploded cluster bombs are strewn throughout the area. The wooden fence is vandalised repeatedly and, although the council repairs the damage, for periods of time broken pieces are left strewn across the area. First, he strews dark sand across a white surface, then he draws images with his fingers and when the whole picture is ready he films it. A consignment of sugar from one of the bulk-carriers was strewn over a large area. Large amounts of rubbish and litter are strewn about from the entrance by the North Lodge for at least the first 500 yards into the estate and makes this walk an eyesore. There are more and more scratches to the paintwork and plants from an adjoining flower bed, along with litter, have been strewn over the seats and surrounding area. More than 1,500 trees will be planted and concrete bollards will be strewn throughout the area to keep the travellers out. At others, downed trees littered parent pickup areas and limbs were strewn across student bike racks. Traffic was disrupted for several hours to allow firefighters to clear the road of debris which was strewn over a large area. Her clothes and possessions were strewn around the area. Street lights fail to work, litter is strewn everywhere, vandalism is rife, and adolescents roam the streets aimlessly. Wreckage was strewn across a wide area, indicating that the plane exploded in mid-air. Litter was strewn around, even though a bin had been provided. Wreckage was strewn over a wide area and that, combined with the thick fog, made the task exceptionally difficult. Synonyms scatter, spread, disperse, distribute, litter, toss, sprinkle, sow, broadcast 1.1usually be strewn with Cover (a surface or area) with untidily scattered things. the table was strewn with books and papers Example sentencesExamples Many beaches are strewn with similar litter, especially at this time of year. His dressing room was strewn with empty caviar jars and champagne bottles. If it is untidy and litter strewn it reflects on all of us. Streams and becks were strewn with tree trunks, branches and litter which would all block the watercourses during heavy rain. Outside the shining enclaves in New Delhi, Bangalore and Mumbai, the landscape is strewn with garbage. The path all the way up was strewn with litter, dog excrement and branches from trees. With no litter bins, the platforms were strewn with rubbish. Since it closed, youngsters have covered the building with graffiti, and the site is strewn with litter. It took her a couple of minutes of fumbling around on her bedside table that was strewn with books to find the small mobile phone. The parking area and the walkway leading towards the lifesavers' building is often strewn with dog litter! The area is now strewn with broken bottles and rubbish and the playground equipment is covered in graffiti. This year more than ever our environment is litter strewn. The edges of the water are often strewn with bottles, cans and litter. There is an old derelict caravan on there and it is strewn with litter. And then he sped away. leaving me alone to ponder why the landscape was strewn with dead animals for as far as the eye could see. The church was strewn with bloody hymn books, broken glass and fragments of the red plastic chairs the worshippers had been sitting on. The youngsters also light barbecues and leave the area strewn with litter and empty beer cans. The field was strewn with limp male bodies and randomly scattered detached limbs. Bottles have been smashed in the car park, and the area left strewn with litter. The road-bridge and Victorian pedestrian footbridge are completely neglected and the canal and its verge are litter strewn. 1.2 Be scattered or spread untidily over (a surface or area) leaves strewed the path Example sentencesExamples Litter strewed the street. Litter strewed the hallway; books and candles lay burnt and melted around the floor. At 6 am one day this summer, a tangle of garments and half-eaten plates of food, which volunteers had doled out the night before, strewed an entire sidewalk block. Origin Old English stre(o)wian, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch strooien, German streuen, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin sternere ‘lay flat’.
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