scattered

adj.

1. 分散的；零散的；疏落的
   spread far apart over a wide area or over a long period of time
   1. a few scattered settlements
      几个分散的村落
   2. sunshine with scattered showers
      晴，间有零星小雨
   3. Her family are scattered around the world.
      她的家人散居在世界各地。

1. ADJ 分散的;七零八落的;疏疏落落的
   Scattered things are spread over an area in an untidy or irregular way.
   1. He picked up the scattered toys...
      他收拾好扔得到处都是的玩具。
   2. Tomorrow there will be a few scattered showers...
      明天局部地区将会有阵雨。
   3. The fridge door was open and food was scattered across the floor.
      冰箱门开着，食物散落在地板上。
2. ADJ 遍布着…的;到处都是…的
   If something is scattered with a lot of small things, they are spread all over it.
   1. Every surface is scattered with photographs.
      每面都贴满了照片。

1. Police in South Africa say ten people have died in scattered violence around the country
   南非警方称，在全国各地零星发生的暴力事件中，有10人死亡。
2. Many of our troops and officers were scattered around the world in the service of His Majesty in the colonies.
   我们的很多部队和军官分驻世界各地的英属殖民地，为英王效力。
3. Copies of the local daily had been scattered on a table.
   几份当地的日报散放在桌子上。
4. The ground was scattered with decaying leaves.
   地上满是腐败的落叶。
5. Inside all was disorder: drawers fallen out, shoes and boots scattered.
   屋内凌乱不堪：抽屉都掉落出来，鞋靴东一只西一只满地都是。
6. The plane, which was full of fuel, scattered flaming fragments over a large area.
   燃烧的碎片从装满燃油的飞机上散落到大片区域里。
7. Broken glass lay scattered on the carpet.
   碎玻璃散落在地毯上。
8. Mines have been scattered in rice paddies and jungles, maiming and killing civilians
   地雷遍布稻田与林间，很多平民被炸死或炸成重伤。
9. She took a hasty cup of coffee and tried to organize her scattered thoughts.
   她匆匆喝了杯咖啡，试图整理一下纷乱的思绪。
10. She tore the rose apart and scattered the petals over the grave
    她掰开玫瑰花，将花瓣撒在坟墓上。
11. After dinner, everyone scattered
    用餐后，大家各奔东西。
12. The cavalry scattered them and chased them off the field.
    骑兵驱散了他们并把他们逐出了战场。
13. He picked up the scattered toys
    他收拾好扔得到处都是的玩具。
14. Tomorrow there will be a few scattered showers
    明天局部地区将会有阵雨。
15. The fridge door was open and food was scattered across the floor.
    冰箱门开着，食物散落在地板上。
16. Every surface is scattered with photographs.
    每面都贴满了照片。
17. A few scattered lights shone on the horizon.
    地平线上闪耀着几处星星点点的灯光。
18. There'll be bright or sunny spells and scattered showers this afternoon.
    今天下午天气晴好，间有零星阵雨。
19. The official associates were scattered like stars.
    僚属星散。
20. The Jews are scattered over the world.
    犹太人分散在世界各地。
21. When the police arrived, the crowd scattered in all directions.
    警察来时，人群向四处散去。
22. The region is uninhabited except for a few scattered mountain villages.
    除了几个零星的小山村之外，这个地区杳无人烟。
23. She scattered corn for the chickens.
    她撒谷子喂鸡。
24. Derricks are scattered here and there on the boundless plain.
    在一望无际的原野上散布着一座座井架。
25. The children scattered in all directions.
    孩子们四处散开。
26. Islands are scattered all along China's coastline like stars in the sky.
    中国沿海岛屿星罗棋布。
27. There are a few apple trees scattered among these peach trees.
    这片桃树中杂有几棵苹果树。
28. The wind blows the scattered clouds away.
    风卷残云。
29. The family were scattered in different places.
    骨肉离散。

adj

1. lacking orderly continuity
   1. a confused set of instructions
   2. a confused dream about the end of the world
   3. disconnected fragments of a story
   4. scattered thoughts

   Synonym:    confuseddisconnecteddisjointeddisorderedgarbledillogicalunconnected

2. occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
   1. scattered showers
   2. scattered villages