中英互译
litter
英 /ˈlɪtə(r)/美 /ˈlɪtər/
基本释义
- n.(公共场所内乱扔的)垃圾,废弃物;一堆杂乱的东西;(同时出生的)一窝(小动物);猫砂;(森林里的)落叶,落叶层;(家畜睡觉用的)褥草,垫草;轿子;担架
- v.散乱覆盖;(在公共场所)乱扔(垃圾);使(某事物)充满;(狗、猫等动物)产仔;<古>(为马或其他动物)铺褥草
- 人名 (Litter)(匈、德)利特(人名)
复数litters
第三人称单数litters
现在分词littering
过去式littered
过去分词littered
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词语例句
(公共场所内乱扔的)垃圾,废弃物un.
If you see litter in the corridor, pick it up.
如果你看到走廊里有垃圾,就把它捡起来。
However, some parents are concerned that it encourages their children to drop litter so they can watch the birds pick it up.
然而,一些家长担心这样会鼓励他们的孩子乱扔垃圾,这样他们就可以看到鸟儿捡垃圾了。
Obviously we ask all our customers to dispose of litter responsibly.
显然,我们要求所有的顾客负责任地处理垃圾。
一堆杂乱的东西cn. (常sing.)
The floor was covered with a litter of newspapers, clothes and empty cups.
地板上到处都是乱七八糟的报纸、衣服和空杯子。
(同时出生的)一窝(小动物)cn.
Animals reject the runt of the litter.
动物们排斥一窝中最弱小的幼仔。
猫砂un.
You can put the litter tray on the floor.
你可以把猫砂盘放在地上。
- Animals reject the runt of the litter.动物们排斥一窝中最弱小的幼仔。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- If you see litter in the corridor, pick it up.如果你看到走廊里有垃圾,就把它捡起来。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- The amount of litter in the streets is unbefitting for a historic city.街道上垃圾之多与历史名城不协调。来自《牛津词典》
相关短语
- litter bin垃圾箱
- a litter of sth.一堆杂乱的……
- be littered with sth.被……散乱覆盖
- No Litter勿乱扔杂物;不乱扔垃圾
- litter box猫砂;猫砂盆;产仔箱
- drop litter乱丢垃圾;乱扔东西
- litter bin垃圾筒
- litter layer死地被物层;枯落物层;凋落物层
词语扩展
n.
litterbug在街道或公共场所乱丢垃圾的人
词义分布
垃圾
68.3%
凋落物
6%
乱扔垃圾
5.7%
乱丢垃圾
5.7%
产仔
2.7%
担架
2.7%
胎
2.4%
乱丢
2.4%
枯枝落叶
2.1%
枯落物
1.8%
英英释义
- n.the offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal
- n.rubbish carelessly dropped or left about (especially in public places)
- n.conveyance consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by bearers
- n.material used to provide a bed for animals
- v.strew
- v.make a place messy by strewing garbage around
- n.paper or rubbish that people leave lying on the ground in public places
(公共场所乱扔的)垃圾,废弃物- I hate it when I see people dropping litter.我讨厌看到人们乱扔垃圾。
- n.all the babies that are born to an animal at the same time
(动物一胎所生的)一窝幼崽- Our cat has just given birth to a litter of three kittens.我们的猫刚生了一窝三只小猫。
- v.to be lying around or over a place in a messy way
使凌乱;使乱七八糟- Broken glass littered the pavement.碎玻璃散落在人行道上。
词源
- litter轿,担架,杂物,垃圾,一窝幼崽来自拉丁语lectus,床,沙发,来自PIE*legh,躺,词源同lie.其原义为床,折叠床,担架,轿子,后来指铺床的草垫,草,猫窝,一窝猫崽,现在用于词义杂草,杂物,垃圾。拼写比较latte,lettuce.
- litter垃圾;一窝(动物的幼崽)归根结底,这个单词本意是床(躺下的地方),与lie躺和lay放置同源。好,古代没有席梦思,那就用草来铺床吧,实乃防潮取暖之居家必备,产仔要在床上吧,稻草啥的也不值钱,所以这些乱七八糟的稻草、杂草后来就引申为杂物、垃圾。