scatter

scatter, disperse, spread, diffuse

这些动词均含“分散、散开”之意。
scatter: 指人或物向四处散开，或把物随意撒开。
disperse: 多指把一群人或物等彻底驱散。
spread: 指一直延伸、蔓延，侧重遍及。
diffuse: 指光线、声音或气味等在空中传送或散布，强调覆盖面积与物质分布相对密度之间的关系。

名词 scatter:

1. a haphazard distribution in all directions
   同义词：spread
2. the act of scattering
   同义词：scattering, strewing

动词 scatter:

1. to cause to separate and go in different directions
   同义词：disperse, dissipate, dispel, break up
2. move away from each other;
   同义词：disperse, dissipate, spread out
3. distribute loosely
   同义词：sprinkle, dot, dust, disperse
4. sow by scattering
5. cause to separate
   同义词：break up, disperse
6. strew or distribute over an area
   同义词：spread, spread out

1. When the tree falls, the monkeys scatter.
   树倒猢狲散。
2. The birds scattered at the sound of the gun.
   鸟群一听到枪声就四处飞散了。
3. The farmers were scattering seed on the fields.
   农夫把种子撒在田里。