potter

英['pɒtə(r)] 美['pɑːtər]
  • n. 陶工；陶艺家
  • vi. 懒散；闲逛(=putter)；磨蹭地做一些琐事
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星级词汇:
  • pott n.375×312mm纸张

详细释义

Noun:
  1. a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln

Verb:
  1. do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly;

    "The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house"

  2. work lightly;

    "The old lady is pottering around in the garden"

  3. move around aimlessly

双语例句

1. As the wheel turned, the potter shaped the clay.
轮子一边转动，制陶工人一边拉坯。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The story is told through the eyes of Inspector Simon Potter.
这个故事是从西蒙·波特巡官的视角讲述的。

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3. Potter had argued that the government coerced him into pleading guilty.
波特辩称是政府强迫他认罪的。

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4. At weekends he would potter around the garden.
他周末会在花园里干些零碎活儿。

来自柯林斯例句

5. The potter carefully shaped the vase.
那个陶工精心地制作了这个花瓶.

来自《简明英汉词典》

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. The potter shaped the clay into a vase.
      陶工将泥土塑成花瓶。
    2. A potter is making pottery by hand.
      陶器匠正用手做陶器。
    用作不及物动词 (vi.)
    1. He loves to potter in the garden.
      他喜欢在花园里随便走走。
    2. We spent the weekend pottering around (in) the house.
      我们周末做一些琐碎的家务事。

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