litter 英 [ˈlɪtə(r)] 　 美 [ˈlɪtɚ]

litter

litter　 英 [ˈlɪtə(r)] 美 [ˈlɪtɚ]

n. 垃圾；一窝（动物的幼崽）；　 vt. 乱丢；乱扔　

进行时:littering　 过去式:littered　 过去分词:littered　 第三人称单数:litters　 名词复数:litters　

There will be fines for people who drop litter.　乱扔垃圾的人将被罚款。
a litter of puppies　一窝小狗

  • If everyone decided to litter, or drop trash on the ground, the world would be covered in garbage. Litter doesn't always have to be trashy though. When a cat has kittens, they are born as a litter.
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  • n. 垃圾；一窝（动物的幼崽）；
  • vt. 乱丢；乱扔

  • 1. There will be fines for people who drop litter.

    乱扔垃圾的人将被罚款。

  • 2. a litter of puppies

    一窝小狗

  • 3. Broken glass littered the streets.

    街上到处是玻璃碎片。

  • 4. The floor was littered with papers.

    地板上乱七八糟扔了许多文件。

  • 5. Your essay is littered with spelling mistakes.

    你的文章里到处是拼写错误。

  • litter (n.) c. 1300, "a bed," also "bed-like vehicle carried on men's shoulders" (early 14c.), from Anglo-French litere "portable bed," Old French litiere "litter, stretcher, bier; straw, bedding" (12c.), from Medieval Latin lectaria "litter," from Latin lectus "bed, lounge, sofa, dining-couch," from PIE *legh-to-, suffixed form of root *legh- "to lie down, lay."
  • litter (v.) late 14c., "provide with bedding," from litter (n.). Meaning "bring forth, give birth to" (of animals or, contemptuously, of humans) is from late 15c. Meaning "to strew with objects" is from 1713. Transitive sense of "to scatter in a disorderly way" is from 1731. Related: Littered; littering.
lit·ter / ˈlɪtə(r) ; NAmE ˈlɪtər / noun , verb litter litters littered littering noun 1 [uncountable ] small pieces of rubbish/garbage such as paper, cans and bottles, that people have left lying in a public place （在公共场所乱扔的）垃圾，废弃物，杂物 ◆ There will be fines for people who drop litter. 乱扔垃圾的人将被罚款。 2 [singular ] litterof sth a number of things that are lying in an untidy way 乱七八糟的东西；乱放的杂物 ◆ The floor was covered with a litter of newspapers, clothes and empty cups. 地板上到处都是报纸、衣服和空杯子。 3 [uncountable ] a dry substance that is put in a shallow open box for pets, especially cats, to use as a toilet when they are indoors （供宠物，尤指猫，在室内便溺的）猫砂 ◆ cat litter 猫砂 ◆ ( BrE) a litter tray 猫砂盘 ◆ ( NAmE) a litter box 铺了便溺垫物的箱子 4 [countable ] a number of baby animals that one mother gives birth to at the same time （动物一胎所生的）一窝幼崽 ◆ a litter of puppies 一窝小狗 ◆ the runt (= the smallest and weakest baby)of the litter 一窝中最弱小的幼畜 5 [uncountable ] the substance, especially straw,that is used for farm animals to sleep on （供牲畜睡卧用的）垫草，褥草，铺栏草 6 [countable ] a kind of chair or bed that was used in the past for carrying important people （旧时抬要人的）轿，舆 verb 1 [transitive ] littersth to be spread around a place, making it look untidy 使乱七八糟；使凌乱 ◆ Piles of books and newspapers littered the floor. 地板上乱七八糟地堆了许多书和报纸。 ◆ Broken glass littered the streets. 街上到处是玻璃碎片。 2 [transitive ,  usually passive ,  intransitive ] litter(sth) (with sth) to leave things in a place, making it look untidy 乱扔 ◆ The floor was littered with papers. 地板上乱七八糟扔了许多文件。 ◆ ( NAmE) He was arrested for littering. 他因乱扔垃圾被拘捕。 3 [transitive ] be littered with sth to contain or involve a lot of a particular type of thing, usually sth bad 使饱含，使遍布（一般指不好的东西） ◆ Your essay is littered with spelling mistakes. 你的文章里到处是拼写错误。 lit·ter / ˈlɪtə(r) ; NAmE ˈlɪtər /
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