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单词 potter
释义 pot·ter
I. \ˈpäd.ə(r), -ätə-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English pottere, from Old English, from pott pot + -ere -er
: one that makes pottery
 < for I remember stopping by the way to watch a potter thumping his wet clay — Edward FitzGerald >
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: probably freq. of pote (I)
intransitive verb
1. dialect chiefly Britain : to poke or prod lightly and repeatedly
2. : putter
 < bad weather finds him pottering around, nailing new lobster pots, painting, repairing his gear — A.J.Cronin >
 < pottered around with it for a while and then gave up — New Yorker >
 < pottering about in a canoe on summer afternoons — Richard Aldington >
 < the trolley pottered through that part of town in a desultory, neighborly way — New Yorker >
 < pottering among the ruins of the old casino — Alan Moorehead >
3. of a dog : to quest indecisively
transitive verb
1. dialect England : bother, irritate, annoy
2. : to waste by idling or trifling — often used with away
III. noun
(-s)
Etymology: pot (II) + -er
: pothunter 1
IV. noun
(-s)
Etymology: probably from pot (I) + -er
: red-bellied terrapin
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