单词 | a scattering of something |
释义 | a scattering of something From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englisha scattering of somethinga scattering of somethingwritten a small number of things or people spread out over a large area a scattering of isolated farms → scatteringExamples from the Corpusa scattering of something• Now all that remains are slowly rotting stumps and a scattering of 20-to 30-year-old suckers.• Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich even drew a scattering of boos.• Today they exist in a scattering of settlements on the outskirts of Phoenix and Tucson.• When he let loose the light chain, he located himself in a scattering of white papers.• The character of most parks depends substantially on a scattering of trees - whether individually or in clumps.• Its only feature was a scattering of red shale; as a reaction I began to superimpose pictures.• There was a scattering of greenhouses on the site, a few more wooden sheds, and several pigeon coops. |
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