scatter/ˋskætɚ; ˈskætə/v 1 [T] to throw or drop things over a wide area 撒: scatter (sth) over/around/across etc sth Scatter the seeds over the ground. 把种子撒到地里。2 [I,T] if people or animals scatter, or if something scatters them, they move quickly in different directions(使)分散﹐(使)散开: Guns started firing, and the crowd scattered in terror. 枪声响起﹐人群惊恐地四处逃散。
scatterscatterscattersscatteredscatteringverb (scatters, scattering, scattered)1to throw things so that they fall in a lot of different places: Scatter the grass seed over the lawn.2to move quickly in different directions: The crowd scattered when it started to rain.