单词 | litter |
释义 | Word Frequency litter(ˈlɪtə) noun 1. a. small refuse or waste materials carelessly dropped, esp in public places b. (as modifier) litter bin 2. a disordered or untidy condition or a collection of objects in this condition 3. a group of offspring produced at one birth by a mammal such as a sow 4. a layer of partly decomposed leaves, twigs, etc, on the ground in a wood or forest 5. straw, hay, or similar material used as bedding, protection, etc, by animals or plants 6. cat litter 7. a means of conveying people, esp sick or wounded people, consisting of a light bed or seat held between parallel sticks verb 8. to make (a place) untidy by strewing (refuse) 9. to scatter (objects, etc) about or (of objects) to lie around or upon (anything) in an untidy fashion 10. (of pigs, cats, etc) to give birth to (offspring) 11. (transitive) to provide (an animal or plant) with straw or hay for bedding, protection, etc Word origin C13 (in the sense: bed): via Anglo-French, ultimately from Latin lectus bed |
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