littered
littered — 動詞
- litteredpresent simple I / you / we / they
- littereds3rd person singular
- littereding-ing form
- litterededpast simple
1. to leave many objects scattered all over a surface or place, so that it looks un
散置；亂放
把東西雜亂地散布在某處
to leave many objects scattered all over a surface or place, so that it looks untidy
The toddlers littered the living-room floor with toys and crayons before lunch.
午餐前，幼兒們把玩具和蠟筆撒得客廳地板到處都是。
transitive: litter + place + with + objects
After the concert, empty cups and ticket stubs littered every row of seats.
演唱會結束後，空杯子和票根散落在每一排座位上。
subject = the scattered objects (cups littered the seats)
Rachid littered his desk with old receipts and half-finished drawings.
Rachid 把舊收據和畫到一半的塗鴉散放在自己的書桌上。
Fallen leaves littered the garden path all through October.
整個十月，落葉都散落在花園的小徑上。
The children littered the kitchen table with glue, scissors, and coloured paper.
孩子們把膠水、剪刀和彩色紙散得廚房餐桌上到處都是。
- tidy
to put scattered things back in order
文法句型
litter + place + with + objects
用法筆記
Often appears as 'litter [place] with [things]', or with the scattered objects themselves as the subject ('papers littered the floor').
2. to be full of a large number of a particular thing, especially mistakes or unwan
佈滿；充滿
到處充滿某種東西，尤指錯誤或垃圾
to be full of a large number of a particular thing, especially mistakes or unwanted items spread all through it
Nadia's first draft was littered with spelling mistakes and missing commas.
Nadia 的初稿裡佈滿了拼字錯誤，還漏掉許多逗號。
passive: be littered with [errors]
The old country road was littered with deep potholes after the harsh winter.
經過嚴寒的冬天後，那條老鄉間道路上佈滿了深深的坑洞。
Mateo's history essay was littered with dates that turned out to be wrong.
Mateo 的歷史報告裡佈滿了後來證實有誤的日期。
The abandoned factory floor was littered with broken glass and rusty nails.
那座廢棄工廠的地板上佈滿了碎玻璃和生鏽的釘子。
The comedian's speech was littered with jokes, so the audience kept laughing.
那位喜劇演員的演說充滿了笑話，逗得全場觀眾笑個不停。
文法句型
be littered with + noun
用法筆記
Almost always passive ('be littered with') and the thing it is full of is often abstract, such as errors, clichés, or delays, unlike sense 1's physical scattering.
3. to throw or leave waste such as wrappers or cans on streets and public places ra
亂丟垃圾
在公共場所亂丟垃圾
to throw or leave waste such as wrappers or cans on streets and public places rather than putting it in a bin
Please do not litter; carry your snack wrappers home in your bag.
請勿亂丟垃圾，把零食包裝紙放進袋子帶回家。
imperative warning: do not litter
Two teenagers were fined for littering near the train station last week.
上週有兩個青少年因為在火車站附近亂丟垃圾而被罰款。
gerund: fined for littering
Karim never litters, even when there is no bin in sight.
即使附近找不到垃圾桶，Karim 也從不亂丟垃圾。
Visitors who litter in the national park now face a heavy fine.
在國家公園裡亂丟垃圾的遊客，現在會被處以高額罰款。
The festival warned guests not to litter the riverbank with bottles and cans.
那場慶典提醒賓客，不要把瓶子和罐子亂丟在河岸邊。
- fly-tip
British; dumping larger waste illegally rather than small items
- tidy up
to clear away rubbish from a place
文法句型
litter (in a place)
用法筆記
Used both without an object ('do not litter') and with a place as the object ('litter the beach'). The waste is understood, so naming it is unnecessary.
常見錯誤
littered — 名詞
1. waste such as paper, cans, and wrappers that people drop and leave lying in publ
垃圾
丟棄在地上的小垃圾
waste such as paper, cans, and wrappers that people drop and leave lying in public places
Volunteers filled twelve bags with litter from the crowded city beach.
志工們在擁擠的市區海灘上撿了滿滿十二袋垃圾。
uncountable: litter takes no plural
The park bins overflowed, so litter blew across the football field.
公園的垃圾桶滿了出來，垃圾因此被風吹過整片足球場。
Picking up litter every Saturday, Élise slowly cleaned her whole street.
Élise 每個星期六都去撿垃圾，慢慢把自己住的整條街打掃乾淨。
A pile of litter had gathered under the broken park bench.
壞掉的公園長椅底下堆了一堆垃圾。
Tourists left so much litter that the mountain trail looked like a dump.
遊客留下太多垃圾，讓那條山徑看起來像個垃圾場。
用法筆記
Uncountable: say 'a lot of litter' or 'a piece of litter', never 'litters'. The plural form belongs to the baby-animal and bedding senses.
常見錯誤
2. all the young that one mother animal, such as a dog, cat, or pig, gives birth to
一窩；同胎
一胎同時出生的幼獸
all the young that one mother animal, such as a dog, cat, or pig, gives birth to together
Their farm dog gave birth to a litter of seven healthy puppies.
他們農場的狗一胎生下了七隻健康的小狗。
countable: a litter of [young animals]
The vet checked each kitten in the new litter for fleas.
獸醫檢查了這一窩新生小貓，看牠們身上有沒有跳蚤。
Haruto's rabbit produced two litters of babies in a single spring.
Haruto 養的兔子在一個春天裡就生了兩窩小兔。
A sow usually feeds her whole litter of piglets at the same time.
母豬通常會同時餵養整窩的小豬。
Only three pups from the litter survived the cold winter night.
那一窩裡只有三隻幼崽熬過了寒冷的冬夜。
- brood
used mainly of birds or hens, not of mammals
文法句型
a litter of + young animals
用法筆記
Countable in this sense: 'a litter of puppies', 'two litters a year'. The young are all born from one pregnancy.
3. straw, hay, or similar dry material spread on the floor for farm animals to rest
墊草；墊料
鋪給動物當床的乾草
straw, hay, or similar dry material spread on the floor for farm animals to rest on
The farmer spread fresh litter across the stable before the cold night.
在寒冷的夜晚來臨前，農夫在馬廄裡鋪上了新鮮的墊草。
uncountable: litter as animal bedding
Clean straw litter keeps the hens warm during the winter months.
乾淨的稻草墊料能讓母雞在冬天的幾個月裡保持溫暖。
Reuben changed the litter in the rabbit hutch every other day.
Reuben 每隔一天就替兔籠裡的墊草換新。
Damp litter in the barn can quickly make the cattle ill.
穀倉裡潮濕的墊草很快就會讓牛隻生病。
The stable hands piled soft litter into each horse's stall.
馬廄工把柔軟的墊草堆進每一個馬廄隔間裡。
用法筆記
Uncountable and mostly a farming term; in everyday city life this sense is rare compared with the rubbish and cat-toilet meanings.
4. dry grains placed in a tray so that a cat or other indoor pet can relieve itself
貓砂
供寵物如廁的顆粒狀填料
dry grains placed in a tray so that a cat or other indoor pet can relieve itself
Samir poured fresh litter into the cat's tray every single morning.
Samir 每天早上都會把新鮮的貓砂倒進貓咪的便盆裡。
uncountable: cat litter; litter tray / box
The clumping litter made cleaning the cat's box much faster.
凝結式貓砂讓清理貓咪便盆變得快多了。
Our kitten refused to use the new scented litter at first.
我們家的小貓一開始不肯用那款新的香味貓砂。
Always scoop the dirty litter so the cat stays healthy and happy.
記得把髒掉的貓砂鏟掉，這樣貓咪才能健健康康、開開心心。
A large bag of clay litter can last one cat about a month.
一大袋黏土貓砂大約可以讓一隻貓用上一個月。
用法筆記
Uncountable, almost always as 'cat litter' and used with 'litter tray' (British) or 'litter box' (American).