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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同义词辨析

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

garbagen. 〈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。

debrisn. 〈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？

junkn. 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。

littern. 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。

rubbishn. 〈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！

wasten. 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。

牛津词典

noun

（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。
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。
（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
（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
（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
（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

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。
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。
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

N-UNCOUNT 废弃物；被胡乱扔掉的东西；垃圾
Litteris 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。
N-UNCOUNT 杂乱的一堆
Alitter ofthings 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。
VERB 使凌乱
If a number of thingslittera 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。
ADJ 充满的
If something islittered withthings, 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。
N-COUNT 一窝（幼崽）
Alitteris a group of animals born to the same mother at the same time.
1. ...a litter of pups.
  一窝小狗
猫沙
Litteris a dry substance that you put in the container where you want your cat to go to the toilet.

英英释义

noun

material used to provide a bed for animals
Synonym:bedding materialbedding
conveyance consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by bearers
the offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal
rubbish carelessly dropped or left about (especially in public places)

verb

give birth to a litter of animals
make a place messy by strewing garbage around
strew
1. Cigar butts littered the ground

双语例句

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。
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。
Wear rubber gloves when handling cat litter.
清理猫粪时要带上橡胶手套。
Books and papers litter his desk.
他的桌子上零乱地堆满了书和文件。
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。
Costs of fires and litter collection.
费用火灾和垃圾的收集。
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。
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。
This is the way I pick up litter.
这是我拣垃圾的方式。
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。