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pot

UK /pɒt/US /pɑːt/

词源

源自古英语'pott',可能源自原始日耳曼语,与荷兰语'pot'和德语'Topf'同源。

noun

❶ 一种用于烹饪或盛放食物的圆形深容器,通常由金属、陶瓷或玻璃制成,带有把手和盖子。

“She put the soup in a pot to keep it warm.”

(她把汤放在锅里保温。)

“The pot was too heavy to lift with one hand.”

(这个锅太重了,一只手提不起来。)

❶ 指大麻或其他毒品的俚语说法,通常指用于吸食的形式。

“He was arrested for carrying pot in his bag.”

(他因包里携带大麻而被逮捕。)

“Smoking pot is illegal in many countries.”

(在许多国家吸食大麻是违法的。)

同义词:pan, container, vessel, jar, kettle

verb

❶ 将植物移栽到花盆中,使其能在容器中生长。

“She potted the seedlings carefully.”

(她小心地把幼苗移栽到花盆里。)

“You should pot the plant before it grows too big.”

(你应该在植物长得太大之前把它栽到盆里。)

同义词:plant, transplant, re-pot

常见短语

pot luck — 指参与者各自带一道菜分享的聚餐形式,中文常称为'百家饭'或'自带菜聚会'。

“We're having a pot luck dinner at work tomorrow.”

(明天我们公司要办一个自带菜的聚餐。)

go to pot — 俚语,表示情况恶化或变得糟糕,常用于形容计划、生意或状态的衰败。

“After the manager left, the business went to pot.”

(经理离开后,生意就一落千丈。)