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| 1 | C a deep round metal container used for cooking food in on a cooker （烹饪所用圆而深的）锅，釜 |
| a set of pots and pans 一套锅具 |
| | 1a | a container used for making or serving hot drinks 壶；罐 | |
| | 1b | a container made of glass or clay that is used for storing food , especially liquids （盛食物，尤指液状物的）玻璃罐，陶罐 | |
| | 1c | a container that you grow plants in 花盆 | |
| | 1d | the amount of liquid or food that a pot contains 一罐（或壶）之量 | | We drank three pots of tea in an afternoon. 我们一个下午喝了3壶茶。 | |
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| 2 | singular an amount of money that people share or compete for , especially in a card game （尤指牌戏一次押下的）赌注总额 |
| | 2a | money collected from all the members in a group for a common purpose （团体所有成员）共同的筹款，公共基金 | |
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| 3 | U informal cannabis |
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| - | go to pot informal
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| if something goes to pot , it loses all of its good qualities because no one takes care of it |
| （某物因无人料理而）破败，衰败 |
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| The house has been going to pot for years. 这栋房子已经荒芜多年了。 |
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| - | keep the potboiling informal
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| to keep people interested in something such as an idea or plan |
| 保持人们（对某个想法或计划）的兴趣 |
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| - | not have a pot to piss in impolite
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| used for saying you are very poor |
| 穷得叮当响；一贫如洗 |
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| - | the potcalling the kettleblack informal
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| used for saying that someone is criticizing another person for a fault that they also have |
| 锅嫌壶黑；五十步笑百步 |
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| - | a pot of gold informal
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| a large amount of money , especially money that you get because of good luck |
| 一坛金子（一大笔钱，尤指幸运所得） |
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| - | pots of sth BRITISH informal
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| a lot of something , especially money |
| 许多…（尤指钱） |
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