litter
UK ['lɪt.ər] US ['lɪtˌ.ɚ] noun
RUBBISH 垃圾
uncountable
■small pieces of rubbish that have been left lying on the ground in public places （散落在公共场所的）小块垃圾，废弃物•About 2% of fast-food packaging ends up as litter.约有2%的速食包装会被人当作垃圾随手扔掉。
UK ['lɪt.ər] US ['lɪtˌ.ɚ] noun
BABY ANIMALS 幼崽
countable [+ sing/pl verb]
■a group of animals that are born at the same time and have the same mother 一窝幼崽•a litter of kittens一窝小猫
UK ['lɪt.ər] US ['lɪtˌ.ɚ] noun
BED 床
uncountable
■dried grass or plant stems used by animals as a bed （动物睡觉用的）褥草，草垫
UK ['lɪt.ər] US ['lɪtˌ.ɚ] noun
ANIMAL TOILET 动物厕所
uncountable
■a substance that is put in a container to be used as a toilet by pets （供宠物便溺的）猫沙•cat/pet litter猫沙
UK ['lɪt.ər] US ['lɪtˌ.ɚ] verb
transitive
■to spread across an area or place untidily 四处乱扔，到处乱丢•The park was littered with bottles and cans after the concert.音乐会结束后，公园里到处都是被人丢弃的瓶瓶罐罐。 •Dirty clothes littered the floor of her bedroom.她的睡房地板上到处都是脏衣服。 be littered with sth
■A place, document or other object that is littered with something, has or contains a lot of that thing 布满，到处都是•The newspaper has a reputation for being littered with spelling mistakes.该报错字连篇，尽人皆知。 intransitive
■to drop rubbish on the ground in a public place 在公共场所乱扔垃圾•People who litter often have no pride in the area.经常随地乱扔垃圾的人没有地区荣誉感。 |