Word · Frequency #6500
litter
乱扔的垃圾;废弃物
核心释义
Waste or rubbish left lying around, especially in public places.
- 1.
用作人或动物床铺的稻草、草或类似松散材料
Straw, grass, and similar loose material used as bedding for people or animals.
- 2.
一窝所生的幼崽
the offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal
- 3.
由人肩膀或动物背部抬或悬挂的移动床或沙发
A mobile bed or couch transported upon or suspended from poles placed over human shoulders or animal backs.
- 4.
乱扔的垃圾
rubbish carelessly dropped or left about (especially in public places)
- 5.
同时出生的一群幼崽,通常指哺乳动物或(比喻,贬义)令人不快的人或物
The whole group of live young born at the same time, typically in reference to mammals or (figurative, derogatory) unpleasant people or objects.
- 6.
轿子
conveyance consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by bearers
- 7.
垃圾或碎屑,原指任何杂乱物,现在特别指丢在地上的垃圾
Waste or debris, originally any mess but now particularly trash left or thrown on the ground.
- 8.
森林地面上的落叶层和其他松散有机物
The layer of fallen leaves and other loose organic material on the ground in a forest.
- 9.
用于宠物排泄物的吸收材料,如膨润土、粘土颗粒、木屑等
Fuller's earth, clay pellets, wood chips, or other similar loose absorbent materials used for the waste of pet animals.
一窝(幼崽);(贬)一群;猫砂;宠物垫料;垫草;褥草;落叶层;枯枝落叶层;轿子;舆
用法In use
There is a lot of litter on the beach after the holiday weekend.
用法提示:在这里,“litter”作为名词,指被随意丢弃的垃圾。
The park was full of litter after the concert.
用法提示:“litter”作为名词,表示公共场所的废弃物。
The city has a problem with litter on the streets.
用法提示:“litter”用作名词,指街头乱扔的杂物。
a litter of + plural noun
用于表示一窝幼崽。
The cat gave birth to a litter of five kittens.
这只猫生了一窝五只小猫。
drop/leave litter
litter作不可数名词,意为垃圾。
Please do not drop litter on the beach.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- litter bin
- 垃圾桶
- Please throw your empty bottle into the litter bin.请把空瓶子扔进垃圾桶。
- litter box
- 猫砂盆
- The cat uses the litter box in the corner.这只猫使用角落里的猫砂盆。
- litter picker
- 垃圾夹
- Volunteers used litter pickers to clean up the park.志愿者们用垃圾夹清理公园。
- litter of puppies
- 一窝小狗
- The mother dog gave birth to a litter of six puppies.狗妈妈生了一窝六只小狗。
- drop litter
- 乱扔垃圾
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象母猫生下一窝(litter)小猫,它们把房间弄得像垃圾场(litter)。
语境与语域Context & Register
neutral; public places; 通常用于描述公共场所的废弃物,语气中性。
语法说明Grammar Note
注意:litter作名词时,在“一窝幼崽”和“轿子”义项上为可数名词(如a litter of puppies),在“垃圾”义项上通常为不可数名词,但也可用作可数名词指多堆垃圾。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like bitter, fitter, and glitter rhyme with litter (stressed vowel /ɪ/ and following /tə(ɹ)/). Letter, later, and latter look similar but have different vowel sounds: /e/, /eɪ/, /æ/ respectively.
用法优先级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。
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