litter

英 [ˈlɪtə(r)] 美 [ˈlɪtər]

n.  (在公共场所乱扔的)垃圾,废弃物,杂物; 乱七八糟的东西; 乱放的杂物; (供宠物,尤指猫,在室内便溺的)猫砂,便溺垫物
v.  使乱七八糟; 使凌乱; 乱扔; 使饱含,使遍布(一般指不好的东西)

过去分词:littered复数:litters过去式:littered现在分词:littering第三人称单数:litters

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牛津词典

noun

  1. (在公共场所乱扔的)垃圾,废弃物,杂物
    small pieces of rubbish/garbage such as paper, cans and bottles, that people have left lying in a public place
    1. There will be fines for people who drop litter .
      乱扔垃圾的人将被罚款。
  2. 乱七八糟的东西;乱放的杂物
    a number of things that are lying in an untidy way
    1. The floor was covered with a litter of newspapers, clothes and empty cups.
      地板上到处都是乱七八糟的报纸、衣服和空杯子。
  3. (供宠物,尤指猫,在室内便溺的)猫砂,便溺垫物
    a dry substance that is put in a shallow open box for pets, especially cats, to use as a toilet when they are indoors
    1. cat litter
      猫砂
    2. a litter tray
      猫砂盘
    3. a litter box
      铺了便溺垫物的箱子
  4. (动物一胎所生的)一窝幼崽
    a number of baby animals that one mother gives birth to at the same time
    1. a litter of puppies
      一窝小狗
    2. the runt (= the smallest and weakest baby) of the litter
      一窝中最弱小的幼畜
  5. (供牲畜睡卧用的)垫草,褥草,铺栏草
    the substance, especially straw , that is used for farm animals to sleep on
    1. (旧时抬要人的)轿,舆
      a kind of chair or bed that was used in the past for carrying important people

      verb

      1. 使乱七八糟;使凌乱
        to be spread around a place, making it look untidy
        1. Piles of books and newspapers littered the floor.
          地板上乱七八糟地堆了许多书和报纸。
        2. Broken glass littered the streets.
          街上到处是玻璃碎片。
      2. 乱扔
        to leave things in a place, making it look untidy
        1. The floor was littered with papers.
          地板上乱七八糟扔了许多报纸。
        2. He was arrested for littering.
          他因乱扔垃圾被拘留。
      3. 使饱含,使遍布(一般指不好的东西)
        to contain or involve a lot of a particular type of thing, usually sth bad
        1. Your essay is littered with spelling mistakes.
          你的文章里到处是拼写错误。

      柯林斯词典

      1. N-UNCOUNT 废弃物;被胡乱扔掉的东西;垃圾
        Litter is rubbish that is left lying around outside.
        1. If you see litter in the corridor, pick it up...
          在过道里看到垃圾的话请捡起来。
        2. On Wednesday we cleared a beach and woodland of litter.
          星期三我们清理了一块海滨林地的垃圾。
      2. N-UNCOUNT 杂乱的一堆
        A litter of things is a quantity of them that are lying around in a disorganized way.
        1. He pushed aside the litter of books and papers and laid two places at the table.
          他把桌子上凌乱堆放着的书本和报纸推开,摆了两套餐具。
      3. VERB 使凌乱
        If a number of things litter a place, they are scattered untidily around it or over it.
        1. Glass from broken bottles litters the pavement.
          人行道上满是破碎瓶子的玻璃渣。
      4. ADJ 充满的
        If something is littered with things, it contains many examples of it.
        1. History is littered with men and women spurred into achievement by a father's disregard...
          历史上因为被父亲漠视而发奋成功的儿女数不胜数。
        2. Charles' speech is littered with lots of marketing buzzwords like 'package' and 'product'.
          查尔斯的演讲充斥着“包装”、“产品”之类的营销领域流行用语。
      5. N-COUNT 一窝(幼崽)
        A litter is a group of animals born to the same mother at the same time.
        1. ...a litter of pups.
          一窝小狗
      6. 猫沙
        Litter is a dry substance that you put in the container where you want your cat to go to the toilet.

        双语例句

        1. Wear rubber gloves when handling cat litter.
          清理猫粪时要带上橡胶手套。
        2. If you see litter in the corridor, pick it up
          在过道里看到垃圾的话请捡起来。
        3. On Wednesday we cleared a beach and woodland of litter.
          星期三我们清理了一块海滨林地的垃圾。
        4. He pushed aside the litter of books and papers and laid two places at the table.
          他把桌子上凌乱堆放着的书本和报纸推开,摆了两套餐具。
        5. Glass from broken bottles litters the pavement.
          人行道上满是破碎瓶子的玻璃渣。
        6. History is littered with men and women spurred into achievement by a father's disregard
          历史上因为被父亲漠视而发奋成功的儿女数不胜数。
        7. Charles 'speech is littered with lots of marketing buzzwords like' package 'and' product '.
          查尔斯的演讲充斥着“包装”、“产品”之类的营销领域流行用语。
        8. Keeping pace with the litter during summer, when the park is most heavily used, is also a huge task.
          夏季公园游人最多的时候,及时清扫废弃物也是一项艰巨的任务。
        9. Animals reject the runt of the litter.
          动物会丢弃最弱小的幼仔。
        10. He stuffed the newspapers into a litter bin and headed down the street
          他把报纸塞进了垃圾箱,然后沿街往前走了。
        11. Don't litter the place with wastepaper.
          不要乱扔废纸。
        12. Don't litter up the floor with scraps of paper.
          不要在地板上乱扔纸屑。
        13. Don't litter.
          不要随地扔东西。
        14. The streets were full of litter.
          街道上满是垃圾。
        15. Please clear up the litter before you leave the office.
          请你离开办公室前把这堆废纸杂物清理掉。
        16. The litter of puppies are ( is) playing in the ground.
          这窝小狗正在地上嬉闹。
        17. We should exact fines from people who drop litter on the streets.
          我们应该强令在街上乱扔废纸杂物的人缴出罚款。
        18. Litter layer had definite inhibitory effect on soil erosion.
          凋落物层对土壤侵蚀具有一定的抑制作用;
        19. I can not litter, I can tell my friends not to do it.
          我不会乱丢垃圾,我能告诉我的朋友也不要那样做。
        20. Costs of fires and litter collection.
          费用火灾和垃圾的收集。
        21. The buds are protected by the soil or surface litter.
          该种植物在近地面或土层内有越冬芽,可以被土壤或表层的枯枝落叶层保护起来。
        22. Books and papers litter his desk.
          他的桌子上零乱地堆满了书和文件。
        23. Litter baskets have been placed under the trees, but people still throw their rubbish everywhere.
          树下都已设置了废物筐,但是人们仍到处扔垃圾。
        24. A reference to litter, I think of a story.
          一提到乱扔垃圾,我就想起了一个故事。
        25. He listen to the introduce of the production, he have a litter heartbeat.
          听了这个产品的介绍,他有点心动了。
        26. With this formula, even one cat requires at least two cat litter boxes.
          有了这个公式,即使是猫需要至少两个猫砂盒。
        27. This is the way I pick up litter.
          这是我拣垃圾的方式。
        28. We can't throw any litter onto the ground and we should collect them for recycling.
          我们不能有任何垃圾,丢在地上,并要搜集他们的回收对象。
        29. We on the grass and litter on the grass.
          我们不能在草坪上走路和丢杂物。
        30. Can you help me clean up all the litter?
          你能帮我把垃圾都清理干净吗?

        同义词辨析

          garbage debris junk litter rubbish waste【导航词义:废弃物,垃圾】

          garbage n. 〈尤美〉垃圾,废弃物

        〔辨析〕多指生活中的有机废料,如废纸、包装盒、剩饭剩菜或变质的食物等。

        〔例证〕
        Tom went to dump the garbage.
        汤姆去倒垃圾。
        Garbage pollutes our rivers and lakes.
        垃圾污染我们的河川湖泊。

          debris n. 〈正式〉垃圾;残渣;废弃物

        〔辨析〕指某处堆积的垃圾或某种材料无用的碎渣、碎片等。

        〔例证〕
        The ditches had filled up with mud and debris.
        沟渠中塞满了淤泥和垃圾。
        Was the debris removed in your presence?
        你在现场时,碎渣等垃圾是否清除掉了?

          junk n. 破烂,废旧杂物

        〔辨析〕指没有用处、毫无价值的废旧物品。

        〔例证〕
        There is a heap of junk in the corner.
        墙角有一堆废旧杂物。
        He threw away all the junk in the boot of his car.
        他把汽车行李箱中所有废旧杂物都扔掉了。

          litter n. 垃圾,废弃物

        〔辨析〕尤指在公共场所散落于地、有碍观瞻的废弃物。

        〔例证〕
        Don't drop litter anywhere.
        请不要乱扔垃圾。
        There were piles of litter in the streets.
        街道上垃圾成堆。

          rubbish n. 〈尤英〉垃圾,废弃物

        〔辨析〕普通用词,指扔掉的食物、废纸等;也可指任何不再使用而应该扔掉的东西,但作此义解时多用于非正式文体。

        〔例证〕
        They burnt up all the garden rubbish.
        他们将花园中的垃圾全部烧掉了。
        The dustman comes once a week to collect the rubbish.
        垃圾工每周来收一次垃圾。
        Oh God, he's got so much rubbish on his desk!
        天哪,他桌上有那么多垃圾!

          waste n. 废弃物,废料

        〔辨析〕普通用词,多指已无使用价值的材料或陈旧的、破损的物品,也可指任何被丢弃之物。

        〔例证〕
        household/industrial waste
        家庭垃圾/工业废料
        Put all the waste in this bag.
        把所有垃圾放进这只袋子里。
        They disposed of the city's waste in the sea.
        他们把城里的垃圾倒入海中。

        英英释义

        noun

        1. material used to provide a bed for animals

            Synonym:    bedding materialbedding

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

            1. the offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal

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

                verb

                1. give birth to a litter of animals

                  1. make a place messy by strewing garbage around

                    1. strew
                      1. Cigar butts littered the ground