| 单词 | strew |
| 释义 | strew (once / 614 pages) v When you strew something, you scatter it all over the place. At a wedding, for example, the flower child's job is to strew the path with petals. One of the scariest parts of "The Wizard of Oz" is when the winged monkeys pounce on the Scarecrow and strew his insides all over the forest floor. It's a tricky word, because it sounds the same in the present as it does in the past. The monkeys strew the straw then and might strew it now: in any case, the straw will be strewn all over. After the clambake, the beach was strewn with empty shells and beer bottles. After strewing all that stuff, they forgot to clean up. WORD FAMILYstrew: strewed, strewing, strewn, strews+/strewing: strewings USAGE EXAMPLESIn the back of the building, under hangers strewn with blouses, pants, wedding dresses and blankets, I talked with Amy and Mark about stains. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) Finally, she reached St. George’s, doors gaping, rubble strewn across the floor, the altar charred black. Los Angeles Times(Dec 24, 2016) Like a pothead’s bedroom, though, the path to full legalisation is strewn with obstacles. Economist(Dec 20, 2016) 1v spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic) strew toys all over the carpet Syn|Hypo|Hyper straw bestrew cover by strewing littermake a place messy by strewing garbage around distribute, spread distribute or disperse widely 2v cover; be dispersed over Dead bodies strewed the ground Hyper cover, spread over form a cover over |
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