strew

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /stɹuː/    美 /stɹu/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To distribute objects or pieces of something over an area, especially in a random manner. dated
    — to strew sand over a floor
  2. To cover, or lie upon, by having been scattered. archaic
    — Leaves strewed the ground.
  3. To spread abroad; to disseminate. archaic,transitive
    — She may strew dangerous conjectures.
  4. To populate with at random points; to cause to appear randomly distributed throughout.
    — error-strewn

词形变化

strews present,singular,third-person strewing participle,present strewed past strewn participle,past strewed participle,past strow alternative,dialectal straw alternative,dialectal

词汇关系

近义词
scatter sprinkle
衍生词
bestrew instrew overstrew strewable strewage strewer strewment strewments strewnfield unstrewed
相关词
strain streusel

词源

From Middle English strewen, strawen, streowen, from Old English strewian, strēawian, strēowian (“to strew, scatter”), from Proto-West Germanic *strauwjan, from Proto-Germanic *strawjaną (“to strew”), from Proto-Indo-European *strew- (“to spread, scatter”).
Cognate with Scots strow, straw (“to strew”), West Frisian streauwe (“to strew”), Dutch strooien (“to strew, scatter, sprinkle”), German streuen (“to strew, scatter”), Swedish strö (“to strew”), Icelandic strá (“to strew”), Norwegian Nynorsk strå (“to strew”).
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