[mass noun]a collection of things lying about in an untidy mass 杂物 the attic is full of clutter. 阁楼上堆满杂物。 ■[in sing.]an untidy state 杂乱 the room was in a clutter of smelly untidiness. 房间臭烘烘的乱作一团。
verb
[with obj.]crowd (something) untidily; fill with clutter 使乱成一团;杂乱地堆满 all of the surfaces were cluttered with an assortment of equipment. 所有表面都堆满了杂七杂八的设备。 luggage cluttered up the hallway. 行李杂乱地堆满了走廊。
语源
late Middle English: variant of dialect clotter 'to clot', influenced by cluster and clatter