Definition of bestrew in English:

bestrew

verbbestrewed, bestrewn bɪˈstruːbəˈstru

[with object]literary

1Cover or partly cover (a surface) with scattered objects.
〈诗/文〉撒在（表面）上
the court was all bestrewn with herbs
院子里长满了草。
Example sentencesExamples
- My guess is that the crossing he superintends at Trafalgar Square is not all that bestrewn with muck, and although by no means wholesome is no more filthy than the same streets today at the end of a busy week-day.
- I watch you closely, your pale face, bestrewed by small shy freckles, your black silk eyelashes and strict contoured eyebrows, small weak white teeth and nice chin - how beautiful you looked that day!
- From that soul, he created its mate, and through them, he bestrewed the earth with countless men and women.
- ‘We read’, he says, in the books both in the Old Law and in the New that the men who repented of their sins bestrewed themselves with ashes and clothed their bodies with sackcloth.
- Dead bodies lay bestrewn upon the ground in red pools of fresh blood, now infested with rats and various other scavengers whom had come in hopes of preying upon an easy meal.
- Most of the properties were closed up, the lawns pristine. Only a few looked inhabited - lawns bestrewn with gadgets, excavations begun with small bulldozers and abandoned.
Synonyms
sprinkle, scatter, powder, dredge, sift, spray, cover, spread, strew
1. 1.1 (of objects) lie scattered over (a surface)
  （物件）遍布（表面）
  to sweep away the sand and rubbish which bestrewed the floor
  清扫散落在地板上的沙子和垃圾。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Slowly entering the cottage, Dimitri found Reana kneeling next to the cadaver of the old man, which lay bestrewn upon the floor.
  Synonyms
  scatter, disseminate, distribute, spread, broadcast, diffuse, strew, sow, sprinkle, pepper

Origin

Old English bestrēowian (see be-, strew).

Rhymes

accrue, adieu, ado, anew, Anjou, aperçu, askew, ballyhoo, bamboo, bedew, billet-doux, blew, blue, boo, boohoo, brew, buckaroo, canoe, chew, clew, clou, clue, cock-a-doodle-doo, cockatoo, construe, coo, Corfu, coup, crew, Crewe, cru, cue, déjà vu, derring-do, dew, didgeridoo, do, drew, due, endue, ensue, eschew, feu, few, flew, flu, flue, foreknew, glue, gnu, goo, grew, halloo, hereto, hew, Hindu, hitherto, how-do-you-do, hue, Hugh, hullabaloo, imbrue, imbue, jackaroo, Jew, kangaroo, Karroo, Kathmandu, kazoo, Kiangsu, knew, Kru, K2, kung fu, Lahu, Lanzhou, Lao-tzu, lasso, lieu, loo, Lou, Manchu, mangetout, mew, misconstrue, miscue, moo, moue, mu, nardoo, new, non-U, nu, ooh, outdo, outflew, outgrew, peekaboo, Peru, pew, plew, Poitou, pooh, pooh-pooh, potoroo, pursue, queue, revue, roo, roux, rue, Selous, set-to, shampoo, shih-tzu, shoe, shoo, shrew, Sioux, skean dhu, skew, skidoo, slew, smew, snafu, sou, spew, sprue, stew, strew, subdue, sue, switcheroo, taboo, tattoo, thereto, thew, threw, thro, through, thru, tickety-boo, Timbuktu, tiramisu, to, to-do, too, toodle-oo, true, true-blue, tu-whit tu-whoo, two, vendue, view, vindaloo, virtu, wahoo, wallaroo, Waterloo, well-to-do, whereto, whew, who, withdrew, woo, Wu, yew, you, zoo

Definition of bestrew in US English:

bestrew

verbbəˈstro͞obəˈstru

[with object]literary

1Cover or partly cover (a surface) with scattered objects.
〈诗/文〉撒在（表面）上
the bride's train was bestrewn with rose petals
Example sentencesExamples
- From that soul, he created its mate, and through them, he bestrewed the earth with countless men and women.
- My guess is that the crossing he superintends at Trafalgar Square is not all that bestrewn with muck, and although by no means wholesome is no more filthy than the same streets today at the end of a busy week-day.
- Most of the properties were closed up, the lawns pristine. Only a few looked inhabited - lawns bestrewn with gadgets, excavations begun with small bulldozers and abandoned.
- Dead bodies lay bestrewn upon the ground in red pools of fresh blood, now infested with rats and various other scavengers whom had come in hopes of preying upon an easy meal.
- I watch you closely, your pale face, bestrewed by small shy freckles, your black silk eyelashes and strict contoured eyebrows, small weak white teeth and nice chin - how beautiful you looked that day!
- ‘We read’, he says, in the books both in the Old Law and in the New that the men who repented of their sins bestrewed themselves with ashes and clothed their bodies with sackcloth.
Synonyms
sprinkle, scatter, powder, dredge, sift, spray, cover, spread, strew
1. 1.1 (of objects) lie scattered over (a surface)
  （物件）遍布（表面）
  sweeping away the sand and rubbish that bestrewed it
  清扫散落在地板上的沙子和垃圾。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Slowly entering the cottage, Dimitri found Reana kneeling next to the cadaver of the old man, which lay bestrewn upon the floor.
  Synonyms
  scatter, disseminate, distribute, spread, broadcast, diffuse, strew, sow, sprinkle, pepper

Origin

Old English bestrēowian (see be-, strew).

单词	bestrew
释义	Definition of bestrew in English: bestrew verbbestrewed, bestrewn bɪˈstruːbəˈstru [with object]literary 1Cover or partly cover (a surface) with scattered objects. 〈诗/文〉撒在（表面）上 the court was all bestrewn with herbs 院子里长满了草。 Example sentencesExamples My guess is that the crossing he superintends at Trafalgar Square is not all that bestrewn with muck, and although by no means wholesome is no more filthy than the same streets today at the end of a busy week-day. I watch you closely, your pale face, bestrewed by small shy freckles, your black silk eyelashes and strict contoured eyebrows, small weak white teeth and nice chin - how beautiful you looked that day! From that soul, he created its mate, and through them, he bestrewed the earth with countless men and women. ‘We read’, he says, in the books both in the Old Law and in the New that the men who repented of their sins bestrewed themselves with ashes and clothed their bodies with sackcloth. Dead bodies lay bestrewn upon the ground in red pools of fresh blood, now infested with rats and various other scavengers whom had come in hopes of preying upon an easy meal. Most of the properties were closed up, the lawns pristine. Only a few looked inhabited - lawns bestrewn with gadgets, excavations begun with small bulldozers and abandoned. Synonyms sprinkle, scatter, powder, dredge, sift, spray, cover, spread, strew 1.1 (of objects) lie scattered over (a surface) （物件）遍布（表面） to sweep away the sand and rubbish which bestrewed the floor 清扫散落在地板上的沙子和垃圾。 Example sentencesExamples Slowly entering the cottage, Dimitri found Reana kneeling next to the cadaver of the old man, which lay bestrewn upon the floor. Synonyms scatter, disseminate, distribute, spread, broadcast, diffuse, strew, sow, sprinkle, pepper Origin Old English bestrēowian (see be-, strew). Rhymes accrue, adieu, ado, anew, Anjou, aperçu, askew, ballyhoo, bamboo, bedew, billet-doux, blew, blue, boo, boohoo, brew, buckaroo, canoe, chew, clew, clou, clue, cock-a-doodle-doo, cockatoo, construe, coo, Corfu, coup, crew, Crewe, cru, cue, déjà vu, derring-do, dew, didgeridoo, do, drew, due, endue, ensue, eschew, feu, few, flew, flu, flue, foreknew, glue, gnu, goo, grew, halloo, hereto, hew, Hindu, hitherto, how-do-you-do, hue, Hugh, hullabaloo, imbrue, imbue, jackaroo, Jew, kangaroo, Karroo, Kathmandu, kazoo, Kiangsu, knew, Kru, K2, kung fu, Lahu, Lanzhou, Lao-tzu, lasso, lieu, loo, Lou, Manchu, mangetout, mew, misconstrue, miscue, moo, moue, mu, nardoo, new, non-U, nu, ooh, outdo, outflew, outgrew, peekaboo, Peru, pew, plew, Poitou, pooh, pooh-pooh, potoroo, pursue, queue, revue, roo, roux, rue, Selous, set-to, shampoo, shih-tzu, shoe, shoo, shrew, Sioux, skean dhu, skew, skidoo, slew, smew, snafu, sou, spew, sprue, stew, strew, subdue, sue, switcheroo, taboo, tattoo, thereto, thew, threw, thro, through, thru, tickety-boo, Timbuktu, tiramisu, to, to-do, too, toodle-oo, true, true-blue, tu-whit tu-whoo, two, vendue, view, vindaloo, virtu, wahoo, wallaroo, Waterloo, well-to-do, whereto, whew, who, withdrew, woo, Wu, yew, you, zoo Definition of bestrew in US English: bestrew verbbəˈstro͞obəˈstru [with object]literary 1Cover or partly cover (a surface) with scattered objects. 〈诗/文〉撒在（表面）上 the bride's train was bestrewn with rose petals Example sentencesExamples From that soul, he created its mate, and through them, he bestrewed the earth with countless men and women. My guess is that the crossing he superintends at Trafalgar Square is not all that bestrewn with muck, and although by no means wholesome is no more filthy than the same streets today at the end of a busy week-day. Most of the properties were closed up, the lawns pristine. Only a few looked inhabited - lawns bestrewn with gadgets, excavations begun with small bulldozers and abandoned. Dead bodies lay bestrewn upon the ground in red pools of fresh blood, now infested with rats and various other scavengers whom had come in hopes of preying upon an easy meal. I watch you closely, your pale face, bestrewed by small shy freckles, your black silk eyelashes and strict contoured eyebrows, small weak white teeth and nice chin - how beautiful you looked that day! ‘We read’, he says, in the books both in the Old Law and in the New that the men who repented of their sins bestrewed themselves with ashes and clothed their bodies with sackcloth. Synonyms sprinkle, scatter, powder, dredge, sift, spray, cover, spread, strew 1.1 (of objects) lie scattered over (a surface) （物件）遍布（表面） sweeping away the sand and rubbish that bestrewed it 清扫散落在地板上的沙子和垃圾。 Example sentencesExamples Slowly entering the cottage, Dimitri found Reana kneeling next to the cadaver of the old man, which lay bestrewn upon the floor. Synonyms scatter, disseminate, distribute, spread, broadcast, diffuse, strew, sow, sprinkle, pepper Origin Old English bestrēowian (see be-, strew).
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