litter和rubbish的区别主要有以下几点:
1、作名词时,具体含义不同
rubbish指“废物、垃圾”,不可回收,如: a rubbish heap垃圾堆、to burn the rubbish烧垃圾
litter指“乱扔的东西”,一般都可回收,如:in a state of littler凌乱、a litter basket废纸篓
2、litter还可作动词,而rubbish不行
litter既可作及物动词,也可作不及物动词,具体如下:
vt.
(1)把...弄得乱七八糟[(+with)]
Don't litter up the floor with scraps of paper.别往地上乱丢纸屑。
(2)乱丢(杂物)
(3)给(牲畜)垫褥草[(+down)]
(4)(多产动物)产(仔)
(5)使充满[H][(+with)]
The fire-place was littered with cigarette butts.壁炉里丢满了烟头。
vi.(1)乱扔废弃物
Please don't litter. 请勿乱扔纸屑杂物。
(2)产仔
3、rubbish还可作形容词,而litter不行
rubbish充当形容词时,一般指肮脏,散乱的性格。如:The room is rubbish.=你很乱。
1、litter:英 [ˈlɪtə(r)] 、美 [ˈlɪtɚ]
n.杂物,垃圾; (一窝)幼崽; 褥草; 轿,担架
vt.& vi.乱扔; 使杂乱; 乱丢杂物; 使饱含的意思
例句:
If you see litter in the corridor,pick it up.在过道里看到垃圾的话请捡起来。
2、rubbish: [ 'rʌbiʃ ]
a. 毫无价值的
n. 废话,垃圾,废物
例句:
The dustman comes once a week to collect the rubbish.垃圾工每周来收一次垃圾。