clutter
verb /ˈklʌtə(r)/
/ˈklʌtər/
动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they clutter | /ˈklʌtə(r)/ /ˈklʌtər/ |
| he / she / it clutters | /ˈklʌtəz/ /ˈklʌtərz/ |
| past simple cluttered | /ˈklʌtəd/ /ˈklʌtərd/ |
| past participle cluttered | /ˈklʌtəd/ /ˈklʌtərd/ |
| -ing form cluttering | /ˈklʌtərɪŋ/ /ˈklʌtərɪŋ/ |
- clutter something (up) (with something/somebody) to fill a place or area with too many things, so that it is untidy
凌乱地塞满；乱堆放 - Don't clutter the page with too many diagrams.
别用太多的图表来堆砌版面。 - Too many graphics can clutter the screen.
过多的图形会使屏幕混乱。 - I don't want all these files cluttering up my desk.
我不想看到这么多文档乱堆在我的桌子上。 - (figurative) Try not to clutter your head with trivia.
尽量别满脑子都想些鸡毛蒜皮的事。
- Every surface was cluttered with an assortment of electronic equipment.
每个表面都堆满了各式各样的电子设备。 - I don't want all these boxes cluttering up the place.
我不想看到那么多盒子乱堆在这个地方。 - Ski lifts clutter the mountains with pylons and cables.
滑雪缆车用塔和电缆把山弄得乱七八糟。
词源late Middle English: variant of dialect clotter ‘to clot’, influenced by cluster and clatter. - Don't clutter the page with too many diagrams.