litter

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  • n.
    杂物,垃圾
    (一窝)幼崽
    褥草
    轿,担架
  • vt.& vi.
    使杂乱
    乱丢杂物
    乱扔
    使饱含

单词词源

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.

双语例句

1. Whether or not we recycle , litter the street or evade tax often comes down to our perception of society 's view .
不管我们是否重新利用社会准则,乱扔垃圾或者逃税经常成为我们的社会观念。
2. Civilians have been killed in raids by government aircraft , bodies litter the streets , and the town , say the refugees , has run out of food and water .
被政府的突然空袭杀死的市民尸体乱扔在街头,难民说这个城市已经耗尽了食物和水。
3. Landowners are not supposed to block footpaths , or leave hikers at the mercy of an angry bull ; walkers are supposed to shut gates , leave no litter and keep their dogs under control .
土地所有人不可以阻挡人行道,或者任由一头愤怒的公牛把旅人吓得团团转;而旅人则应该随手关门,不乱扔垃圾,还要管好自己的狗。
4. But could cctv " creep " , including the use of them to punish people who drop litter or fail to clean up after their dogs , threaten public support for a vital crime fighting tool ?
但是闭路监控系统能这样霸道下去吗?包括用它惩罚人们乱扔垃圾,不清理宠物狗的粪便,持有危害公共安全的严重犯罪作案工具?
5. Other researchers have found that sex ratio of the litter itself affects adult behavior .
另外的一些研究者发现产仔的性别比例本身也会影响这些幼崽成年后的行为。

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