• vi. 分散，散开；散射
• vt. 使散射；使散开，使分散；使散播，使撒播
• n. 分散；散播，撒播

来自中古英语 scateren,分散，散开，可能最终来自 PIE*sek,砍，切，削，词源同 segment,dissect.

scatter

scatter: [13] Scatter originally meant ‘squander’, and appears to have started life as an alteration of shatter. It first appears in northern and Scottish texts, and so the change from /sh/ to /sk/ is probably due to Norse influence. The origins of shatter [12] itself are not known.
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scatter (v.)

mid-12c. (transitive), possibly a northern English variant of Middle English schateren (see shatter), reflecting Norse influence. Intransitive sense from early 15c. Related: Scattered; scattering. As a noun from 1640s.

1. Scatter the tomato over, then dress the salad.

把西红柿散放在上面，然后给色拉加调味汁。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Scatter the grass seed over the lawn.

把草籽撒到草坪上。

来自《权威词典》

3. When the tree falls, the monkeys scatter.

“树倒猴狲散. ”

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4. Don't scatter garbage all over the place.

不要随地乱扔果皮纸屑.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5. The white clouds mass and scatter.

白云舒卷.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》