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　

TOEFL

Collins.2 / BNC.9074 / COCA.27631

短语动词

牛津词典

verb

• 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

• 陶工
  a person who makes clay pots by hand

柯林斯词典

• 陶工；制陶工人
  Apotteris someone who makes pottery.

英英释义

noun

• a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln
  Synonym:throwerceramicistceramist

verb

• move around aimlessly
  Synonym:putterpotter aroundputter around
• 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
• work lightly
  1. The old lady is pottering around in the garden
  Synonym:putter

双语例句

• 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。
• That's not really your concern, is it, potter?
  那和你无关，对不对，波特？
• As the wheel turned, the potter shaped the clay
  轮子一边转动，制陶工人一边拉坯。
• 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。
• 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！
• Maybe Potter crashed and was hurt.
  也有可能是波特掉了下来受了伤。
• 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。
• 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。
• Potter had argued that the government coerced him into pleading guilty
  波特辩称是政府强迫他认罪的。
• 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。