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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   litter

   • IPA[ˈlidər]

   美式

   • n.
     trash, such as paper, cans, and bottles, that is left lying in an open or public place；an untidy collection of things lying about
   • v.
     make (a place) untidy with rubbish or a large number of objects left lying about；leave (rubbish or a number of objects) lying untidily in a place

   • verb: litter, 3rd person present: litters, gerund or present participle: littering, past tense: littered, past participle: littered

   • noun: litter, plural noun: litters

2. • 釋義

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. trash, such as paper, cans, and bottles, that is left lying in an open or public place fines for dropping litter 同義詞 refuse, junk, waste, debris, odds and ends, ... 更多scraps, leavings, fragments, detritus, flotsam, discarded matter, dross, muck, rubbish, trash, garbage
   • ▪ an untidy collection of things lying about a litter of sleeping bags on the floor 同義詞 clutter, jumble, muddle, mess, tangle, ... 更多heap, disorder, untidiness, confusion, hotchpotch, disarray, disorganization, disarrangement, turmoil, informalshambles, rareolla podrida
   • 2. the group of young animals born to an animal at one time a litter of five kittens 同義詞 brood, family, young, offspring, progeny, ... 更多issue, rareprogeniture
   • 3. absorbent material, typically in granular form, used to line a shallow receptacle in which a cat can urinate and defecate when indoors a plastic litter tray
   • 4. straw or other plant matter used as bedding for animals the plant burns discarded litter from poultry farms 同義詞 animal bedding, bedding, straw, floor covering
   • ▪ decomposing but recognizable leaves and other debris forming a layer on top of the soil, especially in forests the spiders live in leaf litter
   • 5. historical a vehicle containing a bed or seat enclosed by curtains and carried on men's shoulders or by animals. 同義詞 sedan chair, palanquin, stretcher, portable bed/couch
   • ▪ a framework with a couch for transporting sick or wounded people.

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. make (a place) untidy with rubbish or a large number of objects left lying about clothes and newspapers littered the floor
   • ▪ leave (rubbish or a number of objects) lying untidily in a place there was broken glass littered about
   • ▪ fill (a text, history, etc.) with examples of something unpleasant news pages have been littered with doom and gloom about company collapses
   • 2. archaic provide (a horse or other animal) with litter as bedding.