litter

['litə]

n. 垃圾, 杂乱, 一窝(幼仔), 褥草, 轿子
v. 乱丢垃圾, 弄乱, 产(幼仔), 用草等给动物铺窝

例句与用法：

There were piles of litter in the streets.

街道上垃圾成堆。

He was fined for littering on the sidewalks.

他因在人行横道上乱扔杂物而被罚款。

Our cat has a litter of four kittens.

我们家的猫一窝养了4只小猫。

词形变化：

名词: litterer | 动词过去式: littered | 动词过去分词: littered | 动词现在分词: littering | 动词第三人称单数: litters |

详细释义：

n.

1. 废弃物, 零乱之物[U]

There were piles of litter on the streets.

街上有一堆一堆的废弃物。

2. 杂乱[S]

Her room was in such a litter that she was ashamed to ask me in.

她的房间十分杂乱, 她不好意思请我进去。

3. (动物睡窝里垫的)干草等物; 厩肥[U]

4. (猪、狗等生下的)一窝(仔畜)[C][G]

A female rat may have five or six litters yearly, and an average of nine per litter.

一只雌鼠每年可产幼仔五至六窝, 平均每窝九只。

5. (森林里的)枯枝落叶层[U]

6. 轿, 舆; 担架[C]

vt.

1. 把……弄得乱七八糟[(+with)]

Don't litter up the floor with scraps of paper.

别往地上乱丢纸屑。

2. 乱丢(杂物)

3. 给(牲畜)垫褥草[(+down)]

4. (多产动物)产(仔)

5. 使充满[H][(+with)]

The fire-place was littered with cigarette butts.

壁炉里丢满了烟头。

vi.

1. 乱扔废弃物

Please don't litter.

请勿乱扔纸屑杂物。

2. 产仔

短语词组：

litter about

1. 到处乱丢

Don't litter your stuff about.

别把东西乱丢。