strew
strew — 動詞
- strewpresent simple I / you / we / they
- strewshe / she / it
- strewedpast simple
- strewnpast participle
- strewing-ing form
1. to throw, drop, or leave things so they lie loosely across an area, often in a m
撒滿；散落
把東西零散撒在某處，或散落其上
to throw, drop, or leave things so they lie loosely across an area, often in a messy pattern, or for things to lie there in that way
Putri strewed rose petals across the stage before the choir arrived.
Putri 在合唱團到場前，先把玫瑰花瓣撒滿舞台。
strew + object + across + surface
Broken tiles were strewn across the kitchen floor after the shelf fell.
架子倒下後，碎瓦片散落在廚房地板上。
passive: be strewn across a surface
Caleb strewed old newspapers over the table to catch the paint drips.
Caleb 把舊報紙散放在桌上，好接住滴下來的油漆。
Dry leaves lay strewn along the path after the overnight storm.
經過一夜暴風雨後，乾葉散落在小徑兩旁。
lie strewn + along + place
Emre strewed the barn floor with fresh straw before the goats came in.
Emre 在羊群進來前，先把新稻草撒滿穀倉地面。
strew + surface + with + material
- strew rose petals
- strew the floor with straw
- be strewn with rubbish
- lie strewn across the road
- strew papers over the desk
- scatter
scatter is more common and broader, while strew often suggests objects lying around in a loose, untidy spread
- sprinkle
sprinkle is lighter and is usually used for small drops or bits, not larger objects
- spread
spread is more neutral and does not by itself suggest mess or irregular placement
- litter
litter focuses on a place being left messy with unwanted things, while strew can be neutral or deliberate
文法句型
strew + noun (things) + across/over/along + noun (surface)
strew + noun (surface) + with + noun (things)
be/lie strewn + across/over/with + noun (surface or material)
用法筆記
Often used in the passive or after verbs like 'lie' when describing what is already on a surface. It usually suggests a loose, untidy spread rather than a neat arrangement, and the pattern 'strew a place with something' is especially common in formal writing.
常見錯誤
同根字
- strewn形容詞C1
- bestrew動詞C2