scatter

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in Vietnamese Phân tán, lan ra

BrE /ˈskæt.ə/ AmE /ˈskæt.ər/

verb / noun en → vi

1 SPREAD/SEPARATE [transitive, intransitive] B1

Phân tán, lan ra

to spread or separate something over a wide area

  • scatter sth around/in/on/over somewhere

Collocations scatter seeds · scatter papers on the floor

  • The wind scattered the leaves all over the garden.

    Gió đã thổi tán lá khắp vườn.

2 DISPERSE [transitive] B1

Phân tán, giải tán

to make people or things spread out from a central point and go in different directions

  • scatter sb/sth

Collocations scatter the crowd · scatter the children

  • The police scattered the protesters.

    Cảnh sát đã giải tán đám đông biểu tình.

3 DISTRIBUTE [transitive] B2

Phân phát, phân phối

to distribute or spread out something over a wide area

  • scatter sth around/in/on/over somewhere

Collocations scatter leaflets · scatter flowers over the lawn

  • They scattered pamphlets throughout the city.

    Họ đã phân phát tờ rơi khắp thành phố.

1 NOUN [noun] B2

Nhóm nhỏ, đám

a small group of things that are spread out over a wide area

  • a scatter of sth

Collocations a scatter of stars in the sky · a scatter of toys on the floor

  • There was a scatter of books on the desk.

    Có một đám sách trên bàn.