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单词 littering
释义
littering
noun[U]
uk
/ˈlɪt.ər.ɪŋ/us
/ˈlɪt̬.ɚ.ɪŋ/
theactofdroppingrubbishon thegroundinpublicplaces:
There arepenaltiesfor littering.
the city's litteringproblem
More examples
  • TheCCTVcamerasareintendedtoreducelittering in thearea.
  • Nuisance,graffiti,vandalismor littering arepunishableby afine.
  • She said that theconsequencesof littering are not takenseriouslyby manydrivers.
  • Offences such asrobberies,vandalismand littering have been on theincreaseover the past fewyears.
  • Anyone whowitnesseslittering in thenationalparkisinvitedtoreportit.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Rubbish and waste
  • anti-litter
  • anti-littering
  • debris
  • dejunk
  • dejunking
  • garbage disposal
  • gubbins
  • high-level waste
  • influent
  • jetsam
  • litter
  • recycle
  • rubbish
  • sewerage
  • shavings
  • skip diving
  • slag
  • spoil
  • tat
  • white elephant
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(Definition oflitteringfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflittering

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And yet cur rent doctrine allows, as a matter of remedial discretion, the sort of severance-by-expansion illustrated by mylitteringhypothetical.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In addition, the portion of the ordinance following the "even if" is now largely surplusage because it is difficult to conceive of circumstances in whichlitteringwould constitute incitement.
From theCambridge English Corpus
However, in the long term do we really want 1.4 million graveslitteringthe countryside every year?
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Litteringthe ocean floor, in great abundance, there are manganese nodules.
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Diseases must be kept at bay, the landmineslitteringthe area must be cleared and re-housing schemes must be established.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
There are other even less attractive thingslitteringthe beach, too.
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We are trying to get rid of the alcoholics and drunkslitteringup our prisons.
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Litteringaffects our way of life; it is not just an accident in which one is involved.
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The problem oflitteringin housing in multiple occupation is often severe, but it is sometimes difficult to prove precisely who is responsible for it.
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A great many people get away completely with minorlittering.
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The offence oflitteringrequires a person to drop, deposit or leave litter.
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Is it not simply an extension of that rule that if candidates recklessly dispose of election leaflets, they arelittering?
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Two people were successfully prosecuted forlitteringoffences on railway stations.
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Thelitteringof these places would, of course, be utterly wrong.
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As for our own country, we arelitteringthe world with so many broken promises, such as the guarantee of the maintenance of the £ sterling.
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