scatter

scatter 

[ˈskætə]

vt. & vi.

(使)散开, (使)分散; 驱散

The birds scattered at the sound of the gun.

枪声一响, 群鸟受惊飞散。

vt.

The farmers were scattering seeds on the fields.

农夫把种子撒在田里。

n.

零星少数; 少量

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1.	To blow, displace, or scatter with gusts of air.
	吹，吹散用一阵阵的风吹，驱散或吹乱
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2.	Friend scatter as soon as they have drain our wine-jar.
	酒坛刚喝空，朋友各西东。
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3.	A scatter of applause reaches him when he ends his speech.
	演讲结束时他听到稀稀拉拉的掌声。
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4.	He spread fertilizer over the lawn; scatter cards across the table.
	他把肥料撒在草坪上；在桌子对面散发卡片。
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5.	His job in the hunt is to whip the dogs in when they scatter.
	他在这次围猎中的任务是，当猎狗跑散时把它们赶到一起。
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6.	To cause(hunting hounds) to scatter and circle in search of a lost scent.
	散开搜寻使（猎狗）散开并且去搜寻一种失落的气味。
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7.	the degree of scatter of data, usually about an average value, such as the median
	数据的离散度，常指大约平均值，如中位数
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8.	a short musket of wide bore and flaring muzzle, formerly used to scatter shot at close range
	老式短枪有大口径和引人注目的枪口的短枪，以前用于近距离散射
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9.	He had become the precise opposite of the rambling scatter shooter I had met in his office.
	他与我在他办公室里遇见的那个东一榔头西一锤说话不着边的小布什判若两人。
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10.	When the tree falls, the monkeys scatter. (or: When the boss falls from power; his lackeys disperse.)
	树倒猢狲散。
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