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

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Collins.2 / BNC.9074 / COCA.27631



牛津词典

verb

  1. 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

  1. 陶工
    a person who makes clay pots by hand

    柯林斯词典

    1. 陶工;制陶工人
      A potter is someone who makes pottery.

      双语例句

      1. As the wheel turned, the potter shaped and squeezed the lump of clay into a graceful shape.
        随着陶轮的转动,制陶工人缓慢挤压陶泥块,塑出优美的造型。
      2. Potter had argued that the government coerced him into pleading guilty
        波特辩称是政府强迫他认罪的。
      3. 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。
      4. 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。
      5. As the wheel turned, the potter shaped the clay
        轮子一边转动,制陶工人一边拉坯。
      6. 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。
      7. 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。
      8. After all, they have grown up in the world of cyber games and Harry Potter.
        毕竟,他们生活在一个充满网络游戏和哈利波特的世界里。
      9. I have a lot of posters of Harry Potter.
        我有很多哈利波特的海报。
      10. I knew my brother, Potter.
        我了解我的哥哥,波特。
      11. 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。
      12. Maybe Potter crashed and was hurt.
        也有可能是波特掉了下来受了伤。
      13. In a small village, there lived a potter. He had a donkey.
        在一个小村庄里住着一位陶工,他养了一头驴。
      14. 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。
      15. The potter did what the saint had said.
        陶工按照圣人说的做了。
      16. I'm in love with Luna and I won't let Potter steal her from me!
        我爱上了卢娜,我不会让波特从我这里偷走她!
      17. I'm going to kill you, Harry potter.
        我要杀了你,哈利波特。
      18. He picks up a Harry Potter book and reads the first few pages.
        他选了一本《哈利.波特》读了前面几页。
      19. A potter makes a pot, which breaks to pieces again.
        一个陶工铸造了陶器,又被打成了碎片。
      20. Potter and his bride walked sheepishly and with speed.
        波特和他的新娘羞怯而快步地走着。
      21. The books have also inspired countless Potter paraphernalia, including candy, cakes, capes and toys.
        这套书还创造了无数的哈利·波特随身用品,其中包括糖果、蛋糕、魔法斗篷和玩具等。
      22. Potter had devised a system of mechanically searching these indexes.
        波特设计了一种机械查找索引的系统。
      23. Potter: I want you to manage my affairs, run my properties.
        波特:我想让你管理我的业务,经营我的财产。
      24. Daniel Radcliffe ( Harry Potter) has featured on this poster alongside William Shakespeare and Winston Churchill.
        丹尼尔(哈利波特)也出现在海报上,竟与威廉·莎士比亚和温斯顿·邱吉尔比肩。
      25. Here is William Potter with my newspaper.
        威廉波特拿着我的报纸来了。
      26. That's not really your concern, is it, potter?
        那和你无关,对不对,波特?
      27. I'm not Harry Potter but I found the solution!
        我不是哈利波特,但我找到了解决办法!
      28. The potter's wheel was still, the loom empty, the stove cold. No voice ever sang.
        陶工的转盘停了,织布机空了,火炉冷了。没有一丝声音响起。
      29. I do feel a need to say to people that I am capable of more than Harry Potter.
        我确实感觉需要对人我能够超过哈利波特说话。
      30. Bob: I get enough of Harry Potter from my children.
        鲍伯:我的小孩让我受够了《哈利波特》。

      短语动词

      potter about potter around

      1. 悠闲地做些琐碎事;慢条斯理地干轻松活儿  


      英英释义

      noun

      1. a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln

          Synonym:    throwerceramicistceramist

        verb

        1. move around aimlessly

            Synonym:    putterpotter aroundputter around

          1. 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

          2. work lightly
            1. The old lady is pottering around in the garden

            Synonym:    putter