单词 | strew |
释义 | strew —strewer, n. /strooh/, v.t., strewed, strewn /stroohn/ or strewed, strewing. 1. to let fall in separate pieces or particles over a surface; scatter or sprinkle: to strew seed in a garden bed. 2. to cover or overspread (a surface, place, etc.) with something scattered or sprinkled: to strew a floor with sawdust. 3. to be scattered or sprinkled over (a surface): Sawdust strewed the floor. 4. to spread widely; disseminate: to strew rumors among the troops. [bef. 1000; ME strewen, OE strewian; c. G streuen, ON stra, Goth straujan; akin to L sternere to spread (see STRATUM)] Syn. 1. broadcast. See sprinkle. Ant. 1. gather, reap. |
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