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scatters

UK //ˈskætəz//US //ˈskætərz//

词源

源自中古英语 scateren,与古挪威语 skatra(分散)同源,可能模仿物体散落时的声音。

verb

❶ 使分散或撒开,指将物体或人群向不同方向抛洒或驱散的动作。常用于描述种子、纸张或人群的分散状态。

“The farmer scatters seeds across the field.”

(农民把种子撒播在田地里。)

“Wind scatters the leaves all over the yard.”

(风把树叶吹散到整个院子里。)

同义词:disperse, spread, strew, disseminate, sprinkle

noun

❶ 零星分布的事物,指分散在不同位置的少量物品或个体。常用于统计学或描述不集中的分布状态。

“There were scatters of snow on the mountain peaks.”

(山顶上零星分布着积雪。)

“The map shows scatters of ancient ruins in this area.”

(地图显示该区域有零星的古代遗迹分布。)

同义词:sprinkling, stragglers, specks, dots, fragments

常见短语

scatter plot — 散点图,统计学中用于显示两个变量之间关系的图表,每个点代表一个数据值。

“The researcher used a scatter plot to show the correlation between income and education level.”

(研究人员用散点图展示收入与教育程度之间的相关性。)

scatter brained — 形容人注意力分散、健忘或思维跳跃的状态,通常带有幽默或轻微的批评意味。

“She's so scatter brained that she forgot her keys three times this week.”

(她太健忘了,这周已经三次忘记带钥匙。)