They were crocuses, scattered whimsically throughout the front lawn.是什么意思？

They were crocuses, scattered whimsically throughout the front lawn.

是番红花, 在屋前草坪上星罗棋布到处都是.

they

pron. 他/她/它们，人们，大家，政府，当局，她们；

例句
The storms had abated by the time they rounded Cape Horn.
他们绕过合恩角时，暴风雨已经减弱。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

crocuses

n. 番红花属，番红花，磨粉( crocus的名词复数 )；

例句
The crocuses came out late this year because of the cold weather.
因为天气寒冷,今年藏红花开得晚.

scattered

adj. 分散的，零散的，疏落的，到处都是…的；

例句
Police in South Africa say ten people have died in scattered violence around the country...
南非警方称，在全国各地零星发生的暴力事件中，有10人死亡。

whimsically

adv. 异想天开地，反复无常地，古怪地，奇形怪状地；

例句
They were crocuses, scattered whimsically throughout the front lawn.
是番红花, 在屋前草坪上星罗棋布到处都是.

throughout

prep. （表示时间）自始至终，在…期间，遍及…地域，遍及…场所；adv. 处处，始终，在所有方面；

例句
Most officers and men acquitted themselves well throughout the action.
大多数军官及士兵在整个战斗中表现出色。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

front

n. 前面，正面，身体前部，前线；adj. 前面的，正面的，舌前的；v. 面向，在…前面，用…作正面，领

例句
I peered ahead through the front screen...
我透过面前的挡风玻璃凝视前方。

lawn

n. 草地，草坪，上等细麻布；

例句
...a lawn flanked by wide herbaceous borders.
两侧栽种大片草本花的草坪