pot

noun

烹饪 for cooking

1. 锅
   a deep round container used for cooking things in
   1. pots and pans
      锅碗瓢盆

容器 container

2. （盛食品的）罐，瓶，壶
   a container made of glass, clay or plastic, used for storing food in
   1. a pot of jam
      一罐果酱
   2. a yogurt pot
      酸奶瓶
3. （某种用途的）容器
   a container of various kinds, made for a particular purpose
   1. a coffee pot
      咖啡壶
   2. a pepper pot
      胡椒瓶
   3. a teapot
      茶壶
   4. Is there any more tea in the pot?
      茶壶里还有茶吗？
4. 一罐，一瓶，一壶（的量）
   the amount contained in a pot
   1. They drank a pot of coffee.
      他们喝了一壶咖啡。
5. 陶盆；陶罐；碗
   a bowl, etc. that is made by a potter

钱 money

6. （一局纸牌游戏的）赌注总额，全部赌注
   the total amount of money that is bet in a card game
7. 凑集的资金；凑合的钱
   all the money given by a group of people in order to do sth together, for example to buy food

毒品 drug

毒品 drug

发射 shot

发射 shot

台球等 in billiards, etc.

8. 击球入袋
   the act of hitting a ball into one of the pockets around the edge of the table

胃 stomach

胃 stomach

verb

植物 plant

1. 把…栽入盆中；种盆栽
   to put a plant into a flowerpot filled with soil

台球等 in billiards, etc.

2. 击（球）入袋
   to hit a ball into one of the pockets (= holes at the corners and edges of the table)
   1. He potted the black to take a 7–3 lead.
      他把黑球击入袋中，以7:3领先。

射击 shoot

3. 射杀，射猎（飞禽或走兽）
   to kill an animal or a bird by shooting it

1. N-COUNT 锅
   A pot is a deep round container used for cooking stews, soups, and other food.
   1. ...metal cooking pots.
      金属炒锅
   2. A pot of stew, soup, or other food is an amount of it contained in a pot.
      一锅的量
   3. He was stirring a pot of soup.
      他在搅拌一锅汤。
2. N-COUNT 茶壶；咖啡壶
   You can use pot to refer to a teapot or coffee pot.
   1. There's tea in the pot.
      壶里有茶。
   2. A pot of tea or coffee is an amount of it contained in a pot.
      一壶的量
   3. He spilt a pot of coffee.
      他把一壶咖啡弄洒了。
3. N-COUNT （装果酱、油漆等的）罐，桶
   A pot is a cylindrical container for jam, paint, or some other thick liquid.
   1. Hundreds of jam pots lined her scrubbed shelves.
      她那擦得干干净净的架子上排列着几百个果酱罐。
   2. A pot of jam, paint, or some other thick liquid is an amount of it contained in a pot.
      一罐之量
   3. ...a pot of red paint.
      一罐红色颜料
4. 同 flowerpot
   A pot is the same as a flowerpot .
5. VERB 把…栽入盆中
   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.
   1. Pot the cuttings individually.
      把插条分别栽入盆中。
   2. ...potted plants.
      盆栽植物
6. 大麻
   Pot is sometimes used to refer to the drugs cannabis and marijuana.
7. QUANT 一大笔；很多；大量
   If you have pots of money, you have a lot of it.
   1. He must have pots of money.
      他一定有很多钱。
8. （一盘纸牌游戏中各玩家所下的）赌注总额，全部赌注
   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. N-SING 公共基金
   You can refer to a fund consisting of money from several people as the pot .
   1. I've taken some money from the pot for wrapping paper.
      我已从公共基金里拿了一些钱买包装纸。
10. 大肚子；罗汉肚
    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.
11. （幼儿用的）便壶
    A pot is a deep bowl which a small child uses instead of a toilet.
12. VERB （斯诺克及台球中）击（球）入袋
    In the games of snooker and billiards, if you pot a ball, you succeed in hitting it into one of the pockets.
    1. He did not pot a ball for the next two frames.
       他在接下来的两局中一杆未进。
13. See also: potted chamber pot chimney pot coffee pot lobster pot melting pot plant pot
14. PHRASE （因无人照料或经营）垮掉，没落，衰落；荒废
    If something goes to pot, it loses all its good qualities because nobody looks after it or works at it.
    1. The neighbourhood really is going to pot.
       这个街区确实在走向败落。
15. 如果你没有预约，就敲门试试运气吧。 → see: If you haven't made an appointment, take pot luck and knock on the door...

1. She was messing with the coffee pot, which was acting up again.
   她正在鼓捣咖啡壶，那壶又坏了。
2. He brewed a pot of coffee.
   他冲了一壶咖啡。
3. Order me a pot of tea, I'm dying of thirst.
   给我来一壶茶，我快要渴死了。
4. Watch your fingers as you dip into the pot
   把手伸进锅里时当心你的手指头。
5. Enclose the pot in a clear polythene bag
   将罐子装在透明的塑胶袋中。
6. A large terracotta pot planted with Busy Lizzie provides a fiery bright red display.
   一个栽种了凤仙花的大赤陶罐里开出了明艳如火的花朵。
7. After the pot is dipped in this mixture, it is fired
   陶罐在这一混合料中浸过之后就拿去烧制。
8. Unconsciously, by force of habit, she plugged the coffee pot in.
   下意识地，她习惯性地把咖啡壶的插头插上了。
9. The republic is a melting pot of different nationalities.
   这个共和国是多民族的大熔炉。
10. Marseilles has proved to be a better racial melting pot than Lyons.
    事实证明，与里昂相比，马赛是一个更好的种族大熔炉。
11. Their fate is still in the melting pot.
    他们的命运仍然难以预料。
12. She picked up the coffee pot, then plopped it down and went into the living room.
    她拿起咖啡壶，又轻手放下去了客厅。
13. There's tea in the pot.
    壶里有茶。
14. Hundreds of jam pots lined her scrubbed shelves.
    她那擦得干干净净的架子上排列着几百个果酱罐。
15. Pot the cuttings individually.
    把插条分别栽入盆中。
16. He must have pots of money.
    他一定有很多钱。
17. I've taken some money from the pot for wrapping paper.
    我已从公共基金里拿了一些钱买包装纸。
18. He did not pot a ball for the next two frames.
    他在接下来的两局中一杆未进。
19. The neighbourhood really is going to pot.
    这个街区确实在走向败落。
20. If you haven't made an appointment, take pot luck and knock on the door
    如果你没有预约，就敲门试试运气吧。
21. Coffee steamed in the richly decorated silver pot.
    咖啡在装饰精美的银壶中冒着热气。
22. Shall I ring for a fresh pot of tea?
    要我按铃叫一壶新沏的茶水吗？
23. Why not throw it all in the pot and see what happens?
    为什么不把它全扔进罐子，看看会发生什么变化？
24. During the night a gust of wind had blown the pot over.
    夜里一阵劲风将锅吹翻了。
25. The earthen pot is grazed inside.
    瓦盆里面挂了一层釉子。
26. Pour the dregs away and rinse the pot.
    倒掉沉渣，把壶涮干净。
27. The soup is boiling [ bubbling] in the pot.
    锅里汤滚了。
28. The pot is boiling dry.
    锅里的水快耗干了。
29. Pass up the paint pot and brush.
    把油漆罐和刷子递上来。
30. Surrounded heavily by our troops, the enemy were like a fish in the pot.
    敌军被我军重重包围，已成为釜底游鱼。

n.

go to pot

• 荒废；荒疏；疏懒
  to be spoiled because people are not working hard or taking care of things

the pot calling the kettle black

• 锅笑壶黑；五十步笑百步；乌鸦说猪黑
  used to say that you should not criticize sb for a fault that you have yourself

pot luck

• 碰运气；撞大运；随遇而安
  when you take pot luck , you choose sth or go somewhere without knowing very much about it, but hope that it will be good, pleasant, etc.
  1. It's pot luck whether you get good advice or not.
     能不能得到好的指点那就全靠运气了。
  2. You're welcome to stay to supper, but you'll have to take pot luck (= eat whatever is available) .
     欢迎你留下来吃晚饭，不过你得有什么就吃什么了。

pots of money

• 大笔的金钱；巨额款项
  a very large amount of money

a crock/pot of gold

• 不大可能得到的大笔奖赏（或报偿）
  a large prize or reward that sb hopes for but is unlikely to get

in the melting pot

• 要起变化；处于变化之中
  likely to change; in the process of changing

put a quart into a pint pot

• 将…置于容不下之处
  to put sth into a space that is too small for it

a watched pot never boils

• 心急水不开（越心急，时间过得越慢）
  used to say that when you are impatient for sth to happen, time seems to pass very slowly

noun

1. metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep

2. street names for marijuana

   Synonym:    grassgreen goddessdopeweedgagesesssenssmokeskunklocoweedMary Jane

3. a container in which plants are cultivated

   Synonym:    flowerpot

4. a resistor with three terminals, the third being an adjustable center terminal

   Synonym:    potentiometer

5. a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination

   Synonym:    toiletcancommodecrapperpottystoolthrone

6. slang for a paunch

   Synonym:    potbellybay windowcorporationtummy

7. the cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker)

   Synonym:    jackpotkitty

8. the quantity contained in a pot

   Synonym:    potful

9. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
   1. a batch of letters
   2. a deal of trouble
   3. a lot of money
   4. he made a mint on the stock market
   5. see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
   6. it must have cost plenty
   7. a slew of journalists
   8. a wad of money

   Synonym:    batchdealflockgood dealgreat dealhatfulheaplotmassmessmicklemintmountainmucklepasselpeckpileplentyquite a littleraftsightslewspatestacktidy sumwad

verb

1. plant in a pot
   1. He potted the palm