Word · Frequency #6500
litters
乱扔的垃圾；废弃物
litters is the plural of litter.
Waste or rubbish left lying around, especially in public places.
- 1.
Straw, grass, and similar loose material used as bedding for people or animals.
用作人或动物床铺的稻草、草或类似松散材料
- 2.
the offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal
一窝所生的幼崽
- 3.
A mobile bed or couch transported upon or suspended from poles placed over human shoulders or animal backs.
由人肩膀或动物背部抬或悬挂的移动床或沙发
- 4.
rubbish carelessly dropped or left about (especially in public places)
乱扔的垃圾
- 5.
The whole group of live young born at the same time, typically in reference to mammals or (figurative, derogatory) unpleasant people or objects.
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
- 6.
conveyance consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by bearers
轿子
- 7.
Waste or debris, originally any mess but now particularly trash left or thrown on the ground.
垃圾或碎屑,原指任何杂乱物,现在特别指丢在地上的垃圾
- 8.
The layer of fallen leaves and other loose organic material on the ground in a forest.
森林地面上的落叶层和其他松散有机物
- 9.
Fuller's earth, clay pellets, wood chips, or other similar loose absorbent materials used for the waste of pet animals.
用于宠物排泄物的吸收材料,如膨润土、粘土颗粒、木屑等
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
In use
There is a lot of litter on the beach after the holiday weekend.
The park was full of litter after the concert.
The city has a problem with litter on the streets.
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.
请勿在海滩上乱扔垃圾。
Common mistakes
I saw a litter of trash on the street.I saw a pile of trash on the street.
Connections
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
- It is illegal to drop litter in the street.在街上乱扔垃圾是违法的。
- litter problem
Learner notes
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）。
Context & Register
neutral; public places; 通常用于描述公共场所的废弃物，语气中性。
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。
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.
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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