pot·ter
verb/ˈpɒtə(r)/
/ˈpɑːtər/
(British English) (North American English putter)
[intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they potter | /ˈpɒtə(r)/ /ˈpɑːtər/ |
| he / she / it potters | /ˈpɒtəz/ /ˈpɑːtərz/ |
| past simple pottered | /ˈpɒtəd/ /ˈpɑːtərd/ |
| past participle pottered | /ˈpɒtəd/ /ˈpɑːtərd/ |
| -ing form pottering | /ˈpɒtərɪŋ/ /ˈpɑːtərɪŋ/ |
- + adv./prep. to do things or move without hurrying, especially when you are doing something that you enjoy and that is not important
从容做事，慢条斯理地做事（尤为喜欢的小事） - I spent the day pottering around the house.
我在家里做做这、做做那，悠然自得地过了一天。
Word Originverb mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘poke repeatedly’): frequentative of dialect pote ‘to push, kick, or poke’ of unknown origin. - I spent the day pottering around the house.