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单词 potpourri
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potpourri
noun
uk
/ˌpəʊ.pəˈriː/us
/ˌpoʊ.pəˈriː/
[U]
amixtureofdriedpetalsandleavesfromvariousflowersandplantsthat is used to give aroomapleasantsmell:
百花香（用作房间熏香的干花瓣及叶子）
abowlof potpourri一碗百花香
picture of potpourri
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[S]
anunusualorinterestingmixtureof things:
混杂物，杂烩
Her new TV show will be a potpourriofartsandmediareports.她的新电视节目是艺术与媒体报道的混合体。
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Variety and mixtures
Groups and collections of things
(Definition ofpotpourrifrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

potpourri| American Dictionary

potpourri
noun[C/U]
us
/ˌpoʊ·pəˈri/
amixtureofdriedflowerpetalsandspices, used to make aroomordrawersmellpleasant:
[U]Shelikedthescentoffloralpotpourri.
A potpourri is also amixedgroupingof things:
[C]a potpourri ofscenes
(Definition ofpotpourrifrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Potpourrican cast a powerful barrier to protect others.
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Apotpourriof development methodologies and software development tools were promulgated, often championed by independent consultants brought in as troubleshooters on critical projects.
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In the traditional designs apotpourricontainer is provided with a pierced fitted lid, through which the scent may slowly diffuse.
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Potpourriis named afterpotpourri, a mixture of dried plants used to provide fragrance.
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Most of the overtures are structured as a "potpourri" of tunes from the operas in three sections: fast, slow and fast.
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To apotpourriof themes from earlier in the opera, groups of protesters are seen on the march, in conflict with one another, while the city burns in the background.
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They used it as mascara, stirred saffron threads into their wines, cast it aloft in their halls and streets as apotpourri, and offered it to their deities.
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The beans themselves are said to be not meant for consumption, but are instead used to give off an aroma in other words, a type ofpotpourrifor coffee drinkers.
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Potpourrifragrances are also sold in sachets.
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The fragrant, pale purple flowers and flower buds are used in potpourris.
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Today, the plant is usually used in potpourris and is boiled in olive oil to make black dyes and hair dressing, but it has few other significant uses.
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I sympathise with his plea for a new clause set out in full, and not the sort ofpotpourriwhich is the present clause.
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Now we have apotpourriof different bits of funding.
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In ceramics manufacturing, apotpourrivase is a vase specifically designed for holdingpotpourri.
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The soft, anise-scented leaves are used as a seasoning, as a tea, inpotpourri, and can be crumbled in salad.
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