单词 | pot |
释义 | potWord family nounpotfulpotalepotboilerpotboilingpotboypotgunpotholepotholerpotholingpothookpothousepot luckpotmanpot plantpot roastpotsherdpotshoppot shotpotstonepotting shedpotpotheadadjectivepottablepotted , Gardening, Pottery & ceramics, Drug culture Utensilsldoce_269_dpot1 /pɒt $ pɑːt/ ●●● S2 W2 noun 1 pots and pans 锅碗瓢盆 pot of There was a big pot of soup on the stove. 炉子上有一大锅汤。 2 for a plant 用于植物 [countableC]DLG a container for a plant, usually made of plastic or baked clay 花盆 herbs growing in pots 长在花盆里的草本植物 3 tea/coffee 茶/咖啡 [countableC]DFU a container with a handle and a small tube for pouring, used to make tea or coffee 壶 Is there any tea left in the pot? 壶里还有茶吗? pot of → coffee pot, teapot I’ll make a pot of coffee. 我要煮壶咖啡。 4 for food, paint etc 用于食物、油漆等 [countableC] British EnglishBrEDFU a round container for storing foods such as jam that are slightly liquid, or for substances such as glue or paint 罐;瓶 pot of a pot of blue paint 一罐蓝色油漆 jam/paint/yoghurt etc pot 果酱瓶/油漆罐/酸奶瓶等 5 bowl/dish etc 碗/碟等 [countableC]TIP a dish, bowl, plate, or another container that is made by shaping clay and then baking it 陶碟;陶碗;陶盆;陶制容器 → pottery an earthenware pot 陶罐 6 go to pot informalFAIL if something such as a place or an organization goes to pot, it becomes much worse or fails because no one is taking care of it 衰落;荒芜;垮掉 The government has let the whole country go to pot. 这个政府已令整个国家败落了。 Examples from the Corpus go to pot• Her relationship with the boy has gone to pot lately.• This whole village has gone to pots.• My God, they've really let the house go to pot.• Many people's good intentions go to pot as Ian Cocking does the work virtually single handed.• Birth then becomes difficult and painful and, of course, the economics of the whole operation goes to pot.• There was another moneymaking scheme gone to pot.• The foundry was allowed to go to pot in the seventies and Pringle's started purchasing from outside suppliers.• Montreal was powdering its face and putting on lipstick while infrastructure was going to pot. 7 pots of money British EnglishBrE informalRICH a lot of money 大笔的金钱 They’ve got pots of money in the bank. 他们在银行有巨额存款。 He’s hoping to make pots of money from the deal. 他希望能从那笔交易中赚一大笔钱。 Examples from the Corpus pots of money• It would also become clear which of the 70 pots of money were in high demand and which were irrelevant.• The counselor would then electronically graze the 70 categorical pots of money. 8 MONEY 钱the pot a) money that is available to do something, especially money that people have collected 凑集的资金 in the pot So far we’ve got £150 in the pot. 我们目前凑了150英镑。 b) all the money that people have risked in a card game, and which can be won 〔纸牌游戏的〕全部赌注,赌注总额 in the pot There was $1000 in the pot. 赌注总额是1,000美元。 Examples from the Corpus in the pot• Layer half of the bacon, onions, potatoes and cheese in the pot.• The nuts are dropped in the pot, and a slate placed over its opening, camouflaged with earth or leaves.• More money, less fingers in the pot and a larger portion of the spoils.• I had to stuff the second lobster in the pot, which was too small.• When he'd dragged the corpse almost to the fire, he dropped the wrists and went to look in the pot.• Scoop the excess glitter up in the paper and replace in the pot.• Norwich are still in the pot.• The water in the pot must be boiling now. 9 drug 毒品 [uncountableU] old-fashioned informalMDD marijuana 大麻 Michael was smoking pot with some friends. 迈克尔和一些朋友在吸大麻。 10. (a case of) the pot calling the kettle black informalCRITICIZE used humorously to say that you should not criticize someone for something, because you have done the same thing or have the same fault 锅笑壶黑,五十步笑百步 Examples from the Corpus (a case of) the pot calling the kettle black• It was a bit like the pot calling the kettle black. 11. stomach 肚子 [countableC] a potbelly 大肚子 12. hit a ball 击球 [countableC] British EnglishBrE the act of hitting a ball into one of the pockets (=holes at the edge of the table) in games such as billiards, pool, and snooker 〔台球等的〕击球入袋 13. toilet 马桶 [countableC] informal a toilet 抽水马桶 → chamber pot, chimney pot, flowerpot, lobsterpot, melting potExamples from the Corpus pot• pots and pans• It's like firing a pot.• She ordered a pot of tea for one.• a pot of honey• Do you think I should put it in a bigger pot?• a coffee pot• Too big for a cooking pot, too small for a bath, Mrs Kim-Soon decided.• However it's unlikely her pot belly will disappear.• Put the peel in a large pot of water and boil it until the peel becomes tender.• Corning's high-quality, high-priced pots and pans are more vulnerable to recession than more humble vessels.• broken shards of Roman pots• a soup pot• Sugar sweetens the pot as in-season fruits are added.• We watered the pots of white geraniums which bordered an improvised set of steps, boards on bricks, covered with sheets. pots and pans• And yet this high-tech portfolio looks strange beside pots and pans, which continue to account for 28% of its sales.• Day in, day out, it cleans pots and pans as well as plates.• That explains why the firm has been so reluctant to shed its pots and pans.• There are my pots and pans.• Corning's high-quality, high-priced pots and pans are more vulnerable to recession than more humble vessels.• As she rattles pots and pans, she talks about life on the canal.• In the cockpit everything was sodden crew, cookers, ropes, pots and pans.• To Dede, washing pots and pans in the back of the Chatterbox, the snow came as quite a thrill. jam/paint/yoghurt etc pot• The children soon got the idea and sorted things of similar size and shape, e.g. egg boxes and yoghurt pots.• I put some plants into old paint pots and hung them from the joists in the veranda roof.• And that day all the eels and sticks and stray paint pots rushed past on their way to the sea.• Then Sam had thrown her a pleading look, like a naughty little boy caught with his finger in the jam pot.• The jam spoon is in the jam pot. smoking pot• There are languorous afternoons and evenings swimming and smoking pot.• I used to love driving a standard, especially when I was drinking or you know smoking pot and everything.• We apparently had surprised them because there were still smoking pots with food in them.• Now at 13, he was smoking pot and planning to pierce his ear, eyebrow and lip.• I mean, we were smoking pot at twelve and thirteen, smoking with Tunner. , Other games Gardeningpot2 verb (potted, potting) [transitiveT] 1 DLG (also pot up British EnglishBrE) to put a plant into a pot filled with soil 把〔植物〕栽入盆中 Pot the seedlings after 2–3 weeks. 两到三周后把幼苗栽入盆中。 2. DGS British EnglishBrE to hit a ball into one of the pockets (=holes at the edge of the table) in games such as billiards, pool, and snooker 〔台球等中〕击〔球〕入袋 SYN pocket Examples from the Corpus pot• Once well formed, remove the polythene bag and allow to grow on for a few weeks before potting on each plant singly.• Foster stood by the doorway of the hotel, next to a potted palm.• White clinched a quarter-final place when he potted the last red and colours to the pink in the deciding frame. Old English pott |
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