| 单词 | pot |
| 释义 | pot (pɒt ) Word forms: pots , potting , potted 1. countable noun B1 A pot is a deep round container used for cooking stews, soups, and other food. ...metal cooking pots. [+ of] Synonyms: container, bowl, pan, vessel A pot of stew, soup, or other food is an amount of it contained in a pot. He was stirring a pot of soup. [+ of] 2. countable noun B1 You can use pot to refer to a teapot or coffee pot. There's tea in the pot. A pot of tea or coffee is an amount of it contained in a pot. He spilt a pot of coffee. [+ of] 3. countable noun [oft noun NOUN] B1 A pot is a cylindrical container for jam, paint, or some other thick liquid. Hundreds of jam pots lined her scrubbed shelves. A pot of jam, paint, or some other thick liquid is an amount of it contained in a pot. ...a pot of red paint. [+ of] 4. countable noun A pot is the same as a flowerpot. 5. verb If you pot a young plant, or part of a plant, you put it into a container filled with soil, so it can grow there. Pot the cuttings individually. [VERB noun] ...potted plants. [VERB-ed] 6. uncountable noun Pot is sometimes used to refer to the drugs cannabis or marijuana. [informal] 7. quantifier [QUANT of pl-n/n-uncount] If you have pots of money, you have a lot of it. [informal] He must have pots of money. 8. singular noun [the NOUN] In a card game, the pot is the money from all the players which the winner of the game will take as a prize. 9. singular noun [the NOUN] You can refer to a fund consisting of money from several people as the pot. [mainly US] I've taken some money from the pot for wrapping paper. 10. countable noun Someone who has a pot has a round, fat stomach which sticks out, either because they eat or drink too much, or because they have had very little to eat for some time. [mainly US] 11. countable noun A pot is a deep bowl which a small child uses instead of a toilet. 12. verb In the games of snooker and billiards, if you pot a ball, you succeed in hitting it into one of the pockets. He did not pot a ball for the next two frames. [VERB noun] 13. See also potted, chamber pot, chimney pot, coffee pot, lobster pot, melting pot, plant pot 14. go to pot phrase [VERB inflects] If something goes to pot, it loses all its good qualities because nobody looks after it or works at it. [informal] The neighbourhood really is going to pot. Synonyms: decline, slump, deteriorate, worsen 15. pot luck phrase If you take pot luck, you decide to do something even though you do not know what you will get as a result. If you haven't made an appointment, take pot luck and knock on the door. He scorns the 'pot-luck' approach. 16. pot of gold phrase Money that someone hopes they will get in the future is sometimes referred to as a pot of gold. Also a crock of gold, mainly in British English. You can't expect to find a pot of gold in a day. Idioms: a pot of gold a lot of money that someone hopes to get in the future When he went to Hamburg, he should have said he was going to make his pot of gold. Instead, he said he was going to improve his football. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers go to pot if something is going to pot, its condition is becoming very bad, because it has not been properly looked after The neighbourhood really is going to pot. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers keep the pot boiling to make sure that a process does not stop I threw in a question, just to keep the pot boiling while my brain caught up. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers the pot calling the kettle black said to mean that someone with a particular fault accuses someone else of having the same fault For him to be in a job telling people how to be safe driving is pretty much the pot calling the kettle black. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow something that will be very difficult to achieve in reality, although you dream of getting it I would rather be honest with people than mislead them that there is going to be some pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers a watched pot never boils [old-fashioned] said to mean that if you wait and watch anxiously to see something happen, it will seem to take a very long time, or it will not happen at all This strategy is doomed from the start because it is far too public: a watched pot never boils. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers be pot luck if a meal at your house will be pot luck, you have not planned it or prepared any special food `We'll just be casual and eat in the kitchen. It's just pot luck,' Moira said. `Hope you don't mind.' Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers take pot luck to make a choice from what is available, although you do not have any knowledge to help you, and so it is a matter of luck whether you get something good We'd take potluck at whatever restaurants might still be open. Travel firms stuck with hundreds of unsold package holidays are offering great breaks on a pot-luck basis. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers a quart into a pint pot [British] a large amount of something that will not fit into a small container or space In putting together the article, I was faced with the problem of fitting a quart into a pint pot, there being so much material available. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers in the melting pot [mainly British, journalism] constantly changing, so that you do not know what will finally happen I am very disappointed. The whole business has been put into the melting pot again. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: patio pot They can be grown either under glass, in patio pots or out in the open ground. The Sun (2015) Here is a special offer on soft fruits to grow in patio pots. The Sun (2016) Stand patio pots of leafy plants in saucers to keep the compost damp. The Sun (2007) A full fry-up and a pot of tea for only 2.95, or pie, chips and mushy peas for 2.60. The Sun Take your pick from a fresh-ground coffee, latte, cappuccino, hot chocolate or pot of tea - and why not try the grub too. The Sun She threw a pot of tea at me. The Sun He found a pot of tea using leaves twice resulted in an average price of 4p a cup. The Sun She would serve up a plateful with a pot of tea at family gatherings: hot from the oven, split and liberally buttered. Times, Sunday Times Mix them in a large pot of water and simmer on low heat. The Sun Bring a large pot of water to the boil. Times, Sunday Times Add salt to large pot of water and cook pasta of choice. Times, Sunday Times Imagine a home experiment where you are given a small pot of water and a block of copper of the same mass. Christianity Today Bring a medium pot of water to the boil and salt generously. Times, Sunday Times Get a deep, ovenproof stew pot, with a lid, and heat it on the hob. Times, Sunday Times He opens cupboards, rummages, finds an old stew pot, two foil pans. Times, Sunday Times They all put it down to a local hunter out to fill the stew pot. Times, Sunday Times Then she puts all sorts of rubbish into a stew pot and sets it to stew. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Not a stew pot, but a smorgasbord. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Who else will stir the pot just as it appears to be settling? The Sun Her ability to stir the pot and subtly undermine people wasn't exactly a surprise, after all those years in politics. The Sun Two developments in recent weeks have allowed the rumour-mongers to stir the pot again. Times, Sunday Times The better to stir the pot for the slightly implausible third act, it turns out. Times, Sunday Times We don't want to stir the pot again. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Find a rocky, weedy spot at low water and throw the pot as far out as you can - remembering that you'll need to retrieve it. Times, Sunday Times You may not become a concert pianist but you're never too old to learn an instrument - or how to throw a pot or ice a cake. Times, Sunday Times They will help you throw a pot, which will then be fired and sent to your home. Times, Sunday Times She threw a pot of tea at me. The Sun On completing the third round he throws the pot over his back, and striking his mouth with his hand, calls aloud. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Carefully remove the plant from its pot, wash the pot thoroughly, then put the plant back. The Sun Remove the plant and wash the pot thoroughly, then return the plant. The Sun I'd wash the pots and have to lie down halfway through. Times, Sunday Times Two: bulk cooking means you are washing the pot just once, rather than repeatedly. Times, Sunday Times She goes to the borehole to pump a pail of water, then washes her pots and pans. Globe and Mail Translations: Chinese: 壶 Japanese: 深鍋 |
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