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单词 bestrew
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bestrew

[ bih-stroo ]
/ bɪˈstru /
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verb (used with object), be·strewed, be·strewed or be·strewn, be·strew·ing.

to strew or cover (a surface).
to strew or scatter about.
to lie scattered over.

Origin of bestrew

before 1000; Middle English bistrewen,Old English bestrēowian.See be-, strew

Words nearby bestrew

best of breed, bestow, best part of something, best practice, bestraddle, bestrew, bestride, bestrow, Best's disease, bestseller, best shot
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Example sentences from the Web for bestrew

  • Without any signs of dizziness or staggering, he walked between the boulders which bestrew the path.

    The Wolf Cub|Patrick Casey
  • He kept sending flowers, as if to bestrew the path of his retreat, which was never the path of a return.

    The Pupil|Henry James
  • Brush over with butter and bestrew with sugar, cinnamon, and currants.

    The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book|Victor Hirtzler

British Dictionary definitions for bestrew

bestrew
/ (bɪˈstruː) /

verb -strews, -strewing, -strewed, -strewn or -strewed

(tr) to scatter or lie scattered over (a surface)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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