litter
n
1
(a) [U] light rubbish (eg bits of paper, wrappings, bottles) left lying about, esp in a public place 亂扔的雜物(如紙屑、 包裝紙、 瓶子); (尤指在公共場所亂扔的)垃圾
Please do not leave litter. 請勿亂扔垃圾.
(b) [sing] state of untidiness 雜亂; 凌亂
Her desk was covered in a litter of books and papers. 她的書桌上都是亂七八糟的書和紙.
His room was a litter of old clothes, dirty crockery and broken furniture. 他的屋子里到處都是舊衣物、 臟陶器和破家具.
2 [U] straw, etc used as bedding for animals 動物鋪窩的草等.
3 [CGp] all the young born to an animal at one time (一胎所生的)小動物, 一窩
a litter of puppies 一窩小狗.
4 [C]
(a) type of stretcher(1) 擔架.
(b) (formerly) couch carried on men's shoulders or by animals as a means of transport (舊時)轎, 輿. litter, v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
~ sth (up) (with sth) make (a place) untidy with scattered rubbish 亂扔垃圾使(某處)凌亂
Newspapers littered the floor. 報紙扔了一地.
He's always littering up the room with his old magazines. 他老是亂扔舊雜志, 弄得房間凌亂不堪.
2 [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sth (down) supply straw, etc as bedding for (an animal) 給(動物)的窩鋪草等.
3 [I] (of animals) bring forth young (指動物)下崽, 產仔
The sow's about to litter. 這母豬要下崽兒了.
?? 考研助記
一點(little)小 廢物 亂扔 letter字母-litter(廢物):寫字的產物- 廢紙屑
?? 擴展釋義
*['lit?]n. 垃圾, 雜亂, 轎, 擔架vt. 亂丟, 鋪草, 弄亂vi. 產仔, 亂丟垃圾【醫】 擔架相關詞組: in a litter in litter
?? 醫學釋義
擔架/stretcher
?? 同詞根單詞
leadvt. 領導;引導;指揮;
vi. 領導;導致;用水砣測深;
n. 鉛;領導;榜樣;槍彈;
adj. 領頭的;最重要的;領先的;