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lit·terBrE /ˈlɪtə(r)/NAmE /ˈlɪtər/ noun [U] 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。 [sing.] ~ of stha 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. 地板上到处都是乱七八糟的报纸、衣服和空杯子。 [U] 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,便溺垫物◆cat litter 猫砂◆(BrE) a litter tray 猫砂盘◆(NAmE) a litter box 铺了便溺垫物的箱子 [C] 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 [U] 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 [C] a kind of chair or bed that was used in the past for carrying important people (旧时抬要人的)轿,舆 lit·terBrE /ˈlɪtə(r)/NAmE /ˈlɪtər/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they litter BrE /ˈlɪtə(r)/ NAmE /ˈlɪtər/present simple - he / she / it litters BrE /ˈlɪtəz/ NAmE /ˈlɪtərz/past simple littered BrE /ˈlɪtəd/ NAmE /ˈlɪtərd/past participle littered BrE /ˈlɪtəd/ NAmE /ˈlɪtərd/ -ing form littering BrE /ˈlɪtərɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈlɪtərɪŋ/ [T] ~ sthto 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。 [T, usually passive, I] ~ (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。 [T] 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。 |