vt.

1. 使消散；使分散；使溃散
   The sun soon scattered the clouds.

   太阳不久驱散了云层。

2. 撒；撒于……上；散布[（+on/over/with）]
   He scattered his clothes all over the floor.

   他把衣服扔了一地。（或：扔得满地都是。）

3. 散播；撒播[（+over）]
4. 【物】【军】散射

vi.

1. 消散；分散；溃散
   The crowd scattered when the police charged.

   当警察冲过来时，人群便散开了。

2. 零落地出现
3. （炮火等）散射

n.

1. 消散；分散；溃散[U]
2. 散播；撒播[U]
3. （炮火等）散射面[U]
4. 零星散布的东西；稀疏；少量[S][（+of）]
   A scatter of applause reached him when he ended his speech.

   演讲结束时他听到稀稀拉拉的掌声。

v.

1. throw in various random directions.
   ▸separate or cause to separate and move off in different directions.
   ▸ (be scattered) occur or be found at various places rather than all together.
2. Physics  deflect or diffuse (electromagnetic radiation or particles).

n.

1. a small, dispersed amount of something.
2. Statistics  the degree to which repeated measurements or observations of a quantity differ.