scatter
verb
ˈskætə
verb
1
if
someone
scatters
a
lot
of
things,
or
if
they
scatter,
they
are
thrown
or
dropped
over
a
wide
area
in
an
irregular
way
撒
scatter
(sth)
over/around/across
etc
sth
Scatter
the
onions
over
the
fish.
把洋葱撒在鱼上面。
The
flowers
fell
and
scattered
on
the
ground.
花落下来，撒了一地。
2
if
a
group
of
people
or
animals
scatter,
or
if
something
scatters
them,
they
move
quickly
in
different
directions
（使）分散，驱散，（使）散开
The
sound
of
gunfire
made
the
crowd
scatter
in
all
directions.
枪声使人群四散奔逃。