・The wind scattered the papers. 風で書類が飛び散った.

・The police scattered the crowd. 警官が群衆を追い払った.

b 〈希望を〉消散させる (dissipate); 〈疑惑・恐怖などを〉晴らす, 消す.

2a ばらまく, 振りまく; 〔…に〕まき散らす (strew) 〔on, over〕; 〔…を〕 …にまき散らす 〔with〕.

・scatter seed [salt] 種をまく[塩を振りかける].

・scatter toys about [around] おもちゃを散らかす.

・scatter gravel on the road＝scatter the road with gravel 砂利を道路にまく.

・Ashes were scattered all over his clothes. 灰が服一面にかかっていた.

・scatter foreign words throughout an article 論文のあちこちに外国語を使う.