litter

['litə]

n. 垃圾, 杂乱, 一窝(幼仔), 褥草, 轿子
v. 乱丢垃圾, 弄乱, 产(幼仔), 用草等给动物铺窝

n.

1. 废弃物, 零乱之物[U]

There were piles of litter on the streets.

街上有一堆一堆的废弃物。

2. 杂乱[S]

Her room was in such a litter that she was ashamed to ask me in.

她的房间十分杂乱, 她不好意思请我进去。

3. (动物睡窝里垫的)干草等物; 厩肥[U]

4. (猪、狗等生下的)一窝(仔畜)[C][G]

A female rat may have five or six litters yearly, and an average of nine per litter.

一只雌鼠每年可产幼仔五至六窝, 平均每窝九只。

5. (森林里的)枯枝落叶层[U]

6. 轿, 舆; 担架[C]

vt.

1. 把……弄得乱七八糟[(+with)]

Don't litter up the floor with scraps of paper.

别往地上乱丢纸屑。

2. 乱丢(杂物)

3. 给(牲畜)垫褥草[(+down)]

4. (多产动物)产(仔)

5. 使充满[H][(+with)]

The fire-place was littered with cigarette butts.

壁炉里丢满了烟头。

vi.

1. 乱扔废弃物

Please don't litter.

请勿乱扔纸屑杂物。

2. 产仔

词形变化

名词: litterer | 动词过去式: littered | 动词过去分词: littered | 动词现在分词: littering | 动词第三人称单数: litters |

词义辨析

同义:

n.废弃物, 零乱之物

clutter  rubbish  trash  scrap  rubble  debris  junk  

同义参见:

junk  refuse  muss  scrap  garbage  couch  remainder  dislocate  disorder  

英英释义

名词 litter:

the offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal

rubbish carelessly dropped or left about (especially in public places)

conveyance consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by bearers

material used to provide a bed for animals

同义词：bedding material, bedding

动词 litter:

strew

make a place messy by strewing garbage around

give birth to a litter of animals

短语词组

litter about

1. 到处乱丢

Don't litter your stuff about.

别把东西乱丢。

补充

litterlitter英:[ˈlitə] 美:[ˈlɪtɚ]n.1.废弃物; 垃圾The streets were full of litter.街道上满是乱扔的废纸。2.杂乱, 凌乱Her room was in such a litter that she was ashamed to ask me in.她的房间十分凌乱, 所以不好意思请我进去。3.一窝vt. & vi.1.使杂乱; 乱丢杂物Don't litter.勿乱丢杂物。Papers littered his desk.他的书桌上乱七八糟地堆满了文稿。

例句

1. People have always dropped litter.人们总是乱扔杂物。 2. If you see litter in the corridor, pick it up.如果你在楼道里看到垃圾, 就捡起来。 3. On Wednesday we cleared a beach and woodland of litter.我们周三清理了海滩和林地里的垃圾。 4. He pushed aside the litter of books and papers on the table.他把桌子上乱七八糟的书和文件推到一边。 5. It was the finest puppy in a litter of six.它是一窝六崽中最好的一只小狗。 6. litter prevention废物预防 7. a litter problem废物问题 8. Broken glass littered the pavement.人行道上满是碎玻璃。 9. You shouldn't litter.你不应该乱扔垃圾。 10. The students littered their classroom.学生们在教室乱扔东西。 11. He litters cigarette ends round the room.他在屋内到处乱丢烟头。 12. The floor is littered with scraps of paper.地板上到处是纸屑。 13. He littered the stable with fresh straw.他给马厩铺了新鲜稻草。 14. The wolf littered in a deserted farmhouse.狼在一个没人居住的农家房子产仔。 15. Don't litter.别四处乱扔东西。 16. fines for dropping litter.对乱扔垃圾的罚款。 17. a litter of sleeping bags on the floor.地上一堆睡袋。 18. a litter of five kittens.一窝五只小猫。 19. clothes and newspapers littered the floor.地上乱扔着衣服和报纸。 20. there was broken glass littered about.打碎的玻璃杯乱丢在那儿。 21. news pages have been littered with doom and gloom about company collapses.新闻网页上充斥着公司倒闭的悲惨消息。 22. a litter of six puppies一胎六只小狗 23. The streets were littered with rubbish.街上到处都是垃圾。 24. We decided to pick up the litter in the park.我们决定把公园里的垃圾拾起来。 25. roadside litter路边垃圾 26. Her desk was covered with a litter of legal documents.她的书桌上堆了一堆法律文书。 27. cat/kitty litter猫砂 28. (chiefly US) a litter box = (Brit) a litter tray [=a container holding litter for a cat]猫砂盒 29. a litter of puppies/piglets一窝小狗/小猪 30. He was the runt of the litter. [=the smallest animal in the litter]它是那窝幼崽中最小的。 31. "Of all the cars on the market, this one is clearly the pick of the litter. [=the best one]"这一款无疑是市面上最好的车。 32. The emperor was carried to the palace on a litter.皇帝坐在轿子上被抬进了宫。 33. Paper and popcorn littered the streets after the parade.游行结束后街上到处是纸屑和爆米花。 34. Leaves littered the forest floor. [=the forest floor was covered with leaves]森林的地面铺满了树叶。 35. a desk littered with old letters and bills堆着旧书信和票据的书桌 36. a landscape littered with ugly houses满眼是丑陋房子的一片景象 37. Dirty words litter his vocabulary. [=his vocabulary includes many dirty words; he says a lot of dirty words]他满嘴脏话。 38. The book is littered with errors. [=the book contains many errors]这本书错误连篇。 39. It is illegal to litter.在公共场所乱扔垃圾是违法的。 40. He had to pay a fine for littering.他不得不因为乱扔垃圾而付罚金。 41. litterers are subject to a fine.乱扔垃圾的人难逃一罚。