scatter
US: /ˈskætɝ/
UK: /skˈætɐ/
UK: /skˈætɐ/
English Vietnamese dictionary
scatter /'skætə/
- danh từ
- sự tung rắc, sự rải ra, sự phân tán
- tầm phân tán (đạn)
- những cái được tung rắc, những cái được rải ra
- động từ
- tung, rải, rắc, gieo
- to scatter seed: gieo hạt giống
- to scatter gravel on road: rải sỏi lên mặt đường
- đuổi chạy tán loạn
- làm tan (mây, hy vọng...)
- toả (ánh sang)
- lia, quét (súng)
- tung, rải, rắc, gieo
Advanced English dictionary
verb, noun
+ verb
1 [VN] ~ sth (on / over / around sth)
~ sth (with sth) to throw or drop things in different directions so that they cover an area of ground: Scatter the grass seed over the lawn. + Scatter the lawn with grass seed. + They scattered his ashes at sea.
2 to move or to make people or animals move very quickly in different directions: [V] At the first gunshot, the crowd scattered. + [VN] The explosion scattered a flock of birds roosting in the trees.
+ noun [usually sing.] (also scattering [sing.]) a small amount or number of things spread over an area: a scatter / scattering of houses
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 spread, diffuse, shower, litter, sprinkle, strew, circulate, distribute, disseminate, sow, broadcast:
As the seeds of dissent were scattered far and wide, we became aware of a ground swell of hatred for the regime
2 disperse, separate, dissipate, dispel, disband, break up, go off:
My notes were scattered all over the floor. Immediately after dividing up the loot, the gang scattered to the four winds.
Concise English dictionary
scatters|scattered|scattering'skætə(r)
noun
+a haphazard distribution in all directions
+the act of scattering
verb
+to cause to separate and go in different directions
+move away from each other
+distribute loosely
+sow by scattering
+cause to separate
+strew or distribute over an area
