“scattered” 常作形容词，表示“分散的；零散的；散布各处的”。也可作动词 scatter 的过去式/过去分词，表示“把……撒开/驱散/分散”。
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The books were scattered across the floor.
书散落在地板上。
Although the storm had passed, scattered reports of damage kept coming in from small towns along the coast.
虽然风暴已经过去，但沿海一些小镇仍不断传来零星的受损报告。
源自中古英语 scateren/scater，与古北欧语 skatra（意为“散开、四处乱跑”）有关，核心含义一直是“向不同方向分开、散布”。
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