intersperse
intersperse — verb
1. to put small amounts of one thing here and there within something else, so that
to put small amounts of one thing here and there within something else, so that it is not all together in one place
The professor's lecture was interspersed with short video clips that kept the students engaged.
passive: be interspersed with [sth]
Aoi interspersed photos of her family among the pages of her travel journal.
intersperse + noun + among + noun
The long hike was interspersed with rest stops, so nobody got too tired.
Quan interspersed humorous comments throughout his presentation to keep the audience laughing.
Small wildflowers were interspersed in the grass along the hillside path.
- sprinkle
more casual; often used for physical particles or figurative distribution of small items
- dot
suggests small, distinct items spread over a surface or area
- intermingle
suggests things blending together rather than staying distinct at intervals
- scatter
less structured; implies random placement rather than deliberate spacing
文法句型
intersperse + noun + in/among/throughout + noun
be interspersed with + noun
用法筆記
Often used in the passive (be interspersed with). The larger background element — the one receiving the inserted items — typically forms the grammatical subject, while the smaller added items follow the preposition with.