potpourri

英 [ˌpəʊpʊˈriː]

美 [ˌpoʊpʊˈriː]

n.  百花香(房间熏香用的干花和叶子的混合物); 杂烩; 集锦

复数：potpourris　

GRE

BNC.46137 / COCA.21734

牛津词典

noun

• 百花香（房间熏香用的干花和叶子的混合物）
  a mixture of dried flowers and leaves used for making a room smell pleasant
• 杂烩；集锦
  a mixture of various things that were not originally intended to form a group
  1. a potpourri of tunes
     乐曲集锦

柯林斯词典

• 百花香（各种不同的干花瓣和叶子的混合物，可使室内空气芬芳）
  Potpourriis a mixture of dried petals and leaves from different flowers. Potpourri is used to make rooms smell pleasant.
• N-SING 混杂物；杂烩；集锦
  Apotpourri ofthings is a collection of various different items which were not originally intended to form a group.
  1. ...a potpourri of architectural styles from all over the world.
     世界各地建筑风格的荟萃

英英释义

noun

• a jar of mixed flower petals and spices used as perfume
• a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources
  Synonym:medleypastiche
• a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
  1. a great assortment of cars was on display
  2. he had a variety of disorders
  3. a veritable smorgasbord of religions
  Synonym:assortmentmixturemixed bagmiscellanymiscellaneavarietysalmagundismorgasbordmotley

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