星罗棋布的英文：
[Literal Meaning]
star/scatter/chess/distribute
to scatter like stars in the sky or chess pieces on board

[解释]
罗：罗列；布：分布。像星星和棋子那样排列或分布。

[Explanation]
to spread all over the place

[例子]
海边明星们的别墅星罗棋布，但是大多数都是空的。

[Example]
The celebrities's villas spread all over the place near the seashore, but most them were empty.

Scattered about like the pieces on a chess-board;scattered about in every direction;dotted around like stars in the sky
星罗棋布

Small and medium-sized irrigation works spread all over the country.
全国中小型水利工程星罗棋布。

China has a long coastline extending over 18,000 km, with islets spread all around.
中国有漫长的海岸线，大小岛屿星罗棋布，有18000多公里海岸线。