1. vt. & vi.驱散　 send, go in different directions
2. vt. & vi.散布　 throw or put in various directions or here and there
3. vt. & vi.撒播，播种　 scatter seed (over the ground)

　～ bird　驱散鸟
　～ cloud　驱散云
　～ crowd　驱散人群
　～ paper　吹散了文件
　～ seed　散播种子
　～ swimmer　驱散游泳的人
　～ carelessly　不小心地驱散
　～ confusedly　胡乱地驱散
　～ liberally　广泛地散布
　～ about　到处乱扔
　～ at　四散
　～ by　被…驱散
　～ for　为了…而分散
　～ on　把…洒〔撒〕在…上
　～ over　分散在…
　～ with　用…来播撒

　The following morning, the snow stopped and the clouds scattered.　第二天清晨，雪不下了，云散了。
　Then, slowly, the angry crowd scattered.　后来愤怒的人群才逐渐散去。
　The birds scattered at the sound of the gun.　鸟群被枪声吓跑了。
　The police scattered the disorderly crowd.　警察驱散了骚乱的人群。
　The thundershower had temporarily scattered the swimmers.　雷阵雨暂时驱散了游泳的人。
　The wind scattered my papers.　风吹散了我的文件。
　The sun soon scattered the clouds.　太阳很快把云驱散了。
　The gunshot scattered the birds.　枪声驱散了鸟儿。
　Don't scatter your strength when you get into trouble.　在你处于危险之时不要分神。
　The farmers are scattering seed.　农夫们在播种。
　Clouds were scattered by the wind.　风起云散。
　The books had been scattered from the shelves.　书被人从书架上扯下来散落在地上。
　Factories should be scattered instead of being concentrated in a single area.　工厂应分散布局而不应集中在一个地区。

 ♣ scatter about〔around〕　(v.+prep.)
　把…散乱地置于…　place (things or people) in various parts of (an area) or irregularly round (sth)
　Why do you have to scatter your clothes about the house?　你干吗老把衣服乱放呢?
　We scattered the rat poison around the cellar floor.　我们在地窖里到处撒下了耗子药。
 ♣ scatter over　(v.+prep.)
　把…洒〔撒〕在…上　scatter sth on sth
　He scattered the water all over the floor.　他把水洒了满地。
　In her haste, she slipped and fell down, scattering the food all over the place.　她匆匆忙忙地一滑就跌倒了，把食物撒得满地都是。
　The farmer was scattering seed over the fields.　那个农民正在把种子撒播在地里。

 ♣ scatter, broadcast, snow, strew
　参见broadcast条。
 ♣ scatter, dispel, disperse
　这组词的共同含义是“驱散，使消散”。其区别是：scatter指驱使一群人或事物向四下散开，这种事物可以是看得见、摸得着的，也可以是抽象的；dispel仅用于无法触摸的事物，如云朵、情感等，并含有使之完全消失之意；disperse指彻底驱散一个紧凑整体，但不含有使之不能再聚拢的意思。
 ♣ scatter, spread
　参见spread条。

　［派生词］ scattered adj.分散的；稀稀拉拉的