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散布，布满 -
• Paper is scattered all over the floor. 纸张撒满一地。 -
• The sky is scattered with stars. 天空布满了星星。 - 2.
使…四散；分散 -
• The shot scattered the birds. 枪声把鸟儿驱散了。 -
• Don't scatter your attention. 不要分散你的注意力。
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• On hearing the alarm the crowd scattered in all directions. 听到警报，人群四散奔逃。
用法说明
scatter, disperse, spread
这三个词均可作“散布”、“分散”解。scatter表示人或物向不同方向分散。含有利用武力或某种力量驱散之义。disperse很正式，指把人群等完全驱散。spread很常用，表示伸展开或因散播而广泛分布于表面。试比较：
The police scattered the crowd. 警察驱散了人群。
The crowd was dispersed in all directions. 人群四散离开了。
The line of the police spread out to search the city. 这队警察散开来在城里四下搜索。