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clutter

verb
🔊/ˈklʌtə(r)/
🔊/ˈklʌtər/
Verb Forms
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/
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  1. 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.太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。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • Every surface was cluttered with an assortment of electronic equipment.每个表面上到处都是各种各样的电子设备。
    • 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.滑雪缆车上的铁塔和电缆使山峦凌乱。
    Word Originlate Middle English: variant of dialect clotter ‘to clot’, influenced by cluster and clatter.

clutter

noun
🔊/ˈklʌtə(r)/
🔊/ˈklʌtər/
 [uncountable, singular] (disapproving)
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  1. a lot of things in an untidy state, especially things that are not necessary or are not being used; a lack of order 杂乱的东西（尤指不需要的或无用的）；杂乱synonym mess
    • There's always so much clutter on your desk!你桌子上总有那么多乱七八糟的东西！🔊🔊
    • Try to get rid of screen clutter.尝试摆脱屏幕混乱。
    • There was a clutter of bottles and tubes on the shelf.架子上胡乱堆满了瓶子和管子。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • The cat managed to find a spot to sleep amidst all the clutter of my study.猫儿设法在我一片凌乱的书房中找了个地方睡觉。
    • The garage is in such a clutter that we can't find anything.车库如此凌乱，我们什么也找不到。
    • The tune is lost in a clutter of noise.乐曲淹没在乱七八糟的杂音中。
    • The attic is full of clutter: carpets, old chairs, tables, children's toys and suchlike.阁楼上杂乱无章：地毯，旧椅子，桌子，儿童玩具等。
    • There was a clutter of bottles, glasses and ashtrays on the table.桌子上胡乱地堆满了瓶子、玻璃杯和烟灰缸。
    • Try to avoid clutter in the workplace.尽量避免在工作场所混乱。
    Topics Houses and homesc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + clutter
    • clear
    • clear up
    • eliminate
    • …
    preposition
    • amid the clutter
    • among the clutter
    • in a/​the clutter
    • …
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    Word Originlate Middle English: variant of dialect clotter ‘to clot’, influenced by cluster and clatter.