potter

英 [ˈpɒtə(r)]

美 [ˈpɑːtər]

v.  从容做事; 欣然从事; 漫步; 闲荡
n.  陶工

复数：potters　现在分词：pottering　过去式：pottered　第三人称单数：potters　过去分词：pottered　

TOEFL

Collins.2 / BNC.9074 / COCA.27631

短语动词

牛津词典

verb

• 从容做事；欣然从事；漫步；闲荡
  to do things or move without hurrying, especially when you are doing sth that you enjoy and that is not important
  1. I spent the day pottering around the house.
     我在家里逍遥了一天。

noun

• 陶工
  a person who makes clay pots by hand

柯林斯词典

• 陶工；制陶工人
  Apotteris someone who makes pottery.

英英释义

noun

• a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln
  Synonym:throwerceramicistceramist

verb

• move around aimlessly
  Synonym:putterpotter aroundputter around
• do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly
  1. The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house
  Synonym:puttermess aroundtinkermonkeymonkey aroundmuck aboutmuck around
• work lightly
  1. The old lady is pottering around in the garden
  Synonym:putter

双语例句

• Potter and his bride walked sheepishly and with speed.
  波特和他的新娘羞怯而快步地走着。
• Here is William Potter with my newspaper.
  威廉波特拿着我的报纸来了。
• I knew my brother, Potter.
  我了解我的哥哥，波特。
• 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。
• He held a brush in his hand, and, with all his airy superiority gone, he brushed potter's new clothes as the latter slowly turned this way and that way.
  他手里拿着一把刷子，原先那傲慢的神气全不见了；他替波特刷身上的新衣，波特则缓缓地、时左时右地转动着身子。
• The potter shaped and squeezed the lump of clay into a graceful shape.
  制陶工人把黏土块捏塑成优美的形状。
• I'm going to kill you, Harry potter.
  我要杀了你，哈利波特。
• You get away from this school, Potter, and out of the country if you can.
  波特，你赶快离开这所学校，如果可能的话，离开这个国家。
• Daniel: you can sell your Harry Potter to me for cash.
  丹尼尔：你可以把你的《哈利.波特》卖给我，我给你钱。
• Having dreamed up Potter on a train, This time I was on a plane.
  曾经梦见波特在火车上，这次我是在飞机上。