单词 | scattered |
释义 | scattered (skætəʳd ) 1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] Scattered things are spread over an area in an untidy or irregular way. He picked up the scattered toys. Tomorrow there will be a few scattered showers. The fridge door was open and food was scattered across the floor. [+ across/on/over] 2. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE with noun] If something is scattered with a lot of small things, they are spread all over it. Every surface is scattered with photographs. [+ with] Collocations: scattered trees Clinging to the hills are a few scattered trees. Times, Sunday Times They like open countryside with scattered trees, such as heaths, and even large parks. Times, Sunday Times Medieval deer parks were not simply forest or woodland but often had a savannah-like character with scattered trees and occasionally ornamental structures. Times, Sunday Times They nest mainly in open country with scattered trees and are often found in the parks of great houses. Times, Sunday Times Tree pipits are slightly bigger birds, mainly seen on woodland edges or in open country with plenty of scattered trees. Times, Sunday Times These scattered villages have no electricity and water comes from a well or borehole. Times, Sunday Times For the scattered villages that still exist impossibly out there on the flat, little breaks the horizon. The Times Literary Supplement The inhabitants lived in scattered villages, twelve of them, each ruled by its count, and all together ruled by the supreme count. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The rest of the inhabitants are from small scattered villages, tucked in the hills of the county. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This market town was surrounded by scattered villages, hamlets and individual farm houses to an elevation of 1600m ft. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The rain will be light and widely scattered, particularly in coastal areas. Houston Chronicle The rain will be widely scattered. Houston Chronicle A particular favourite was his weatherman whose evening forecast included 'dark, continued mostly dark tonight turning to widely scattered light in the morning'. Times, Sunday Times There have not been numbers like that this year, but small flocks and individuals are quite widely scattered across the country. Times, Sunday Times The wreckage was revealed to be so widely scattered that it must have been blown up by a device inside the boat. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 分散的 Japanese: 散らかった |
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