Word · Frequency #6500
litter
乱丢垃圾
To drop or throw trash improperly, especially in public places.
- 1.
To drop or throw trash without properly disposing of it (as discarding in public areas rather than trash receptacles).
随意丢弃垃圾而不正确处理(如在公共场所而非垃圾桶中丢弃)
- 2.
To scatter carelessly about.
随意散布
- 3.
To strew (a place) with scattered articles.
用散落的物品布满(某地)
- 4.
To give birth to, in the manner of animals.
像动物一样分娩
- 5.
To produce a litter of young.
产下一窝幼崽
- 6.
To supply (cattle etc.) with litter; to cover with litter, as the floor of a stall.
为(牲畜等)提供垫料；用垫料覆盖,如马厩地面
- 7.
To be supplied with litter as bedding; to sleep or make one's bed in litter.
用垫料作床；在垫料上睡觉或铺床
乱扔，散落；使凌乱，散落于；（动物）产仔，生一窝；给…铺褥草；在褥草中休息；随意丢弃垃圾而不正确处理(如在公共场所而非垃圾桶中丢弃)
In use
People often litter in public places despite the fines.
Please don't litter the park with your empty bottles.
The dog littered six puppies last night.
Verb forms
base litter · third person litters · -ing littering · past littered · past participle littered
规则动词
Connections
Collocations
- do not litter
- 请勿乱扔垃圾；不要随地丢垃圾
- The sign in the park says, "Do not litter."公园里的告示牌写着“请勿乱扔垃圾”。
- litter the streets
- 在街上乱丢垃圾
- People who litter the streets should be fined.在街上乱丢垃圾的人应该被罚款。
- be littered with
- 遍布；满是
- The park was littered with empty bottles and wrappers.公园里到处都是空瓶子和包装纸。
Idioms & figurative uses
- be littered with something
- 满是；充斥着The report is littered with spelling mistakes.这份报告满是拼写错误。
Synonyms
- scatter
- 撒；使四处散开 · scatter 不限于废弃物，只强调向各处散开；不直接用地点作宾语（如不能说 scatter the streets），而 litter 可以。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：litter 长得像 little——垃圾被扔成一小片一小片，散落(litter)一地。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：public anti-littering notices、written descriptions of clutter、veterinary or biological discussion of animal birth litter 作动词时含义多样，语域也随之变化：表示“乱丢垃圾”多用于公共标语或日常提醒，语气偏中性/正式；表示“散落、使凌乱”多见于书面描写；表示“（动物）产仔”则常见于兽医或生物语境。建议根据具体搭配判断。
Grammar Note
及物动词时，后接宾语；不及物动词时，主语为动物，表示产仔。
Pronunciation & Spelling
其中 bitter、glitter、fitter、hitter 与 litter 押韵（重读元音和后面部分都是 /ɪtər/）。注意不要看错：letter 和 liter 拼写很像 litter，但重读元音不同（letter 读 /ˈlɛtər/，liter 读 /ˈliːtər/），并不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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