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litter

/lit-er/US // ˈlɪt ər //UK // (ˈlɪtə) //

垃圾,废弃物,杂物,扔垃圾

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish.
    • : a condition of disorder or untidiness: We were appalled at the litter of the room.
    • : a number of young brought forth by a multiparous animal at one birth: a litter of six kittens.
    • : a framework of cloth stretched between two parallel bars, for the transportation of a sick or wounded person; stretcher.
    • : a vehicle carried by people or animals, consisting of a bed or couch, often covered and curtained, suspended between shafts.
    • : straw, hay, or the like, used as bedding for animals or as protection for plants.
    • : the layer of slightly decomposed organic material on the surface of the floor of the forest.
    • : cat litter.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to strew with scattered objects, rubbish, etc.: to be fined for littering the sidewalk.
    • : to scatter in disorder: They littered their toys from one end of the playroom to the other.
    • : to be strewn about in disorder: Bits of paper littered the floor.
    • : to give birth to, as a multiparous animal.
    • : to supply with litter for a bed.
    • : to use for litter.
    • : to cover with straw, hay, etc., for litter.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to give birth to a litter: The cat had littered in the closet.
    • : to strew objects about: If you litter, you may be fined.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounmess, debris
Forms: littered, littering

Examples

  • This includes the cat’s routine of stepping into sandy-textured litter, doing its business, and burying the waste.

  • The discs can be covered with kitty litter to make your cat feel at home, perched on top of the toilet.

  • No more scooping litter twice a day, no more cluttering your living room with a clunky litter box.

  • They aren’t texting their litter mates to catch up and swiping around on the furry equivalent of Bumble.

  • This is essentially an extra-strength garbage bag sprinkled with a proprietary mix of kitty litter for humans, which makes your waste solid, less stinky, and OK to deposit in a trash can.

  • We coo over how cute our cat is and minimize the drudgery of cleaning the litter box.

  • According to Swiss press reports, younger cats in the litter are the most tender and, as such, are the preferred cat cuts.

  • You'd think that when you get the pick of the litter, the litter would be great.

  • Remember when Chandler was sexually attracted to sharks and Phoebe raised a litter of baby rats?

  • He would always be throwing litter out the window and I would have to pick it up.

  • The plain furniture was stiffly arranged, and there was no litter of clothing or small feminine belongings.

  • Let my litter be prepared, and send men on horseback to provide relays of carriers every ten miles.

  • The exact mode in which the manure is to be managed must greatly depend on whether the supply of litter is large or small.

  • There is an old mother hog that has gotten quite wild, and has a litter of young ones with her that are hard to catch.

  • A piece of strong iron wire, which lay among the other litter, was inserted in a narrow slot, apparently a crack in the stone.