Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #14581
clutter
/ˈklʌtə/
noun
杂乱的东西；凌乱的一堆
A disorganized collection of objects lying around in a messy way.
- 1.
A confused disordered jumble of things.
混乱无序的一堆东西
- 2.
Background echoes, from clouds etc., on a radar or sonar screen.
雷达或声纳屏幕上的背景回波,如云等。
- 3.
A Sperner family.
Sperner家族
（雷达或声纳屏幕上的）杂波；Sperner族；混乱无序的一堆东西；雷达或声纳屏幕上的背景回波,如云等。；Sperner家族
In use
The desk was covered with a clutter of papers and books.
She tried to clear the mental clutter before making a decision.
Radar operators must filter out ground clutter to detect targets.
Connections
Collocations
- clear the clutter
- 清理杂物
- I spent Sunday morning clearing the clutter from the attic.我花了周日早上清理阁楼里的杂物。
- reduce clutter
- 减少杂物
- A simple design helps reduce clutter in a small kitchen.简单的设计有助于减少小厨房里的杂物。
- visual clutter
- 视觉杂乱
- The dashboard had too much visual clutter, making the data hard to read.仪表板的视觉杂乱内容太多，导致数据难以阅读。
- household clutter
- 家居杂物
- They donated their household clutter to the local thrift store.他们把家居杂物捐给了当地的旧货店。
- mental clutter
- 思绪杂乱；精神负担
- Too much information causes mental clutter and makes it hard to focus.信息过多会让人思绪杂乱，难以集中注意力。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象“克拉特”一声，杂物堆倒下来——clutter 就是杂乱无章的一堆。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：household interiors、desks and workspaces、storage areas 作为名词表示“杂乱的一堆东西”时，通常用于日常口语和一般书面语，多用于描述房间、桌面或储物空间中物品乱堆乱放的情形。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 clutter /ˈklʌtə/ 押韵，都以重读的 /ʌ/ 加 /tə/ 结尾。注意 cluster /ˈklʌstə/ 看起来相似，但多了一个 /s/，并不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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