litter
英 [ˈlɪtə(r)] 美 [ˈlɪtɚ]

n.

杂物，垃圾；（一窝）幼崽；褥草；轿，担架

vt.& vi.

使杂乱；乱丢杂物；乱扔；使饱含

变形

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

双语释义

n.(名词)

1. [U]废弃物;垃圾 waste material thrown away , especially bits of paper scattered untidily in a public place
2. [S]杂乱,凌乱 state of untidiness
3. [C]一窝 all the young born to an animal at one time

v.(动词)

1. vt. & vi. 使杂乱;乱丢杂物 make untidy with odds and ends;scatter litter

英英释义

litter[ 'litə ]

• n.
  • 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 materialbedding

• v.
  • strew

    "Cigar butts littered the ground"

  • make a place messy by strewing garbage around
  • give birth to a litter of animals

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)动词+～

• clean〔pick〕 up litter清除〔收拾〕杂物
• drop〔leave〕 litter乱扔杂物

形容词+～

• a terrible litter乱七八糟的一大堆

介词+～

• in a litter一片杂乱

～+介词

• a litter of magazines乱七八糟的一堆杂志
• a litter of puppies一窝小狗

用作动词 (v.)～+名词

• litter books〔newspaper〕扔书〔报纸〕

同近义词辨析

waste, debris, rubbish, litter, garbage, junk

这组词都有“废物，垃圾”的意思，其区别是：

waste普通用词，概念广泛，指任何被丢弃的东西。

debris着重指分解、分裂或破坏后剩下的碎片，也指零散的普通废品。

rubbish普通用词，指任何成堆的、破损的、用过的或无用的东西，尤指弃掉的垃圾堆。也可作引申用。

litter是四下乱丢物品的总称，尤指散落于地，有碍观瞻的废物。

garbage主要指有机废料，包括厨房的剩菜剩饭或不能再用的食物。也可作引申用。

junk指回收的旧汽车或大型机器，也指毫无实用价值，或破烂物体，但不指垃圾。

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. There was litter strewn all over the pavement.
   人行道上到处都是扔的垃圾。
2. The desk was covered with a litter of documents.
   书桌上满满地放着一堆杂乱的文件。
3. His litter strewn room really needed to be cleaned.
   他杂乱的房间该好好收拾一下了。
4. His dog hasn't had a litter of puppies.
   他的狗还没有生过一窝小狗。
5. This litter produced two males and seven females.
   这一窝产下两只雄仔和七只雌仔。
6. I was carried in a litter during the final stage of our journey.
   旅行的最后一段路我是坐着轿子完成的。

权威例句

Heterogeneous photocatalysis : Transition metal ions in photocatalytic systems
Invasive species accelerate decomposition and litter nitrogen loss in a mixed deciduous forest
Importance of Stream Microfungi in Controlling Breakdown Rates of Leaf Litter
Morphological patterns and community organization in leaf-litter ant assemblages
Epidemiology of infection by nontuberculous mycobacteria. VIII. Absence of mycobacteria in chicken litter.
Shredders and Riparian VegetationLeaf litter that falls into streams influences communities of stream invertebrates
Fluorescein diacetate hydrolysis as a measure of total microbial activity in soil and litter.
Leptin in hepatic fibrosis: evidence for increased collagen production in stellate cells and lean littermates of ob/ob mice.
Breakdown of leaf litter in a neotropical stream
Litter and dead wood dynamics in ponderosa pine forests along a 160-year chronosequence