litter
noun
verb
ˈlɪtə
noun
1
WASTE
垃圾
waste
paper,
cans
etc
that
people
have
thrown
away
and
left
on
the
ground
in
a
public
place
〔在公共场所乱扔的〕垃圾，废弃物;
U
People
who
drop
litter
can
be
fined
in
some
cities.
在有些城市，乱扔垃圾的人会被罚款。
a
town
with
a
litter
problem
存在垃圾问题的一个小镇
2
BABY ANIMALS
幼小的动物
a
group
of
baby
animals
that
a
mother
gives
birth
to
at
the
same
time
〔同时出生的〕一窝〔小动物〕
C
[+
of
]
a
litter
of
kittens
一窝小猫
3
FOR CAT’S TOILET
供猫便溺
small
grains
of
a
dry
substance
that
is
put
in
a
container
that
a
cat
uses
as
a
toilet
indoors
猫砂〔一种干物质的颗粒，放在容器中供猫在室内便溺用〕
U
cat
litter
猫砂
a
litter
tray
猫砂盘
4
FOREST
森林
leaf
litter
dead
leaves
and
other
decaying
plants
on
the
ground
in
a
forest
〔森林里的〕落叶，落叶层
U
5
a litter of sth
a
group
of
things
that
look
very
untidy
[文] 杂乱的一堆东西
literary
A
litter
of
notes,
papers,
and
textbooks
were
strewn
on
the
desk.
一堆笔记、考卷、课本乱七八糟地摊在桌子上。
6
FOR ANIMAL’S BED
给动物睡觉用
a
substance
such
as
STRAW
that
a
farm
animal
sleeps
on
〔家畜睡觉用的〕褥草，垫草
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7
BED
床
a
chair
or
bed
for
carrying
important
people,
used
in
past
times
〔旧时抬重要人物用的〕轿，舆
C
verb
8
litter up
also
又作
if
things
litter
an
area,
there
are
a
lot
of
them
in
that
place,
scattered
in
an
untidy
way
使凌乱; 把〔某处〕弄乱
T
Clothes
littered
the
floor.
衣服扔了一地。
litter
sth
with
sth
The
desk
was
littered
with
papers.
桌子上乱七八糟地堆满报纸。
9
be littered with sth
if
something
is
littered
with
things,
there
are
a
lot
of
those
things
in
it
充满某物;
Recent
business
news
has
been
littered
with
stories
of
companies
failing.
最近的商业新闻都是公司倒闭的消息。
10
to
leave
waste
paper,
cans
etc
on
the
ground
in
a
public
place
〔在公共场所〕乱扔（垃圾）
I,T
11
if
an
animal
such
as
a
dog
or
cat
litters,
it
gives
birth
to
babies
[术语] 〔狗、猫等动物〕产仔
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