你要分析scatter在本句中表示的是动作,还是状态。你查查词典,看主语和scatter是主动关系还是被动关系。不要想当然。
They do not gaze alone, scattered widely across the landscape, but together, as a herd.
是 gaze(凝视) 还是 graze(吃草)? 是人还是羊群?
scatter 可以是及物动词(他动词:被驱散),也可以是不及物动词(自动词:自己散开)。所以,本句用 scattering 或 scattered ,都可以。例如:
I found my books scattering all over the ground. (主动、动作)
I found my books scattered all over the ground. (被动、状态)
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补充些例子,但是在另个词义下
[intransitive and transitive]
if someone scatters a lot of things, or if they scatter, they are thrown or dropped over a wide area in an irregular way 撒:
The flowers fell and scattered on the ground.
花落下来,撒了一地。--朗文高阶
The bag burst, scattering her purchases.
手袋爆裂开了,把她买了的东西散开一地--英语常用词疑难用法手册(来这西班牙-英词典)