pot
noun
uk/pɒt/us/pɑːt/potnoun(CONTAINER)
B1[C]
any ofvarioustypesofcontainer, usually round,especiallyone used forcookingfood:
罐，壶Fill alargepot withsaltedwaterandbringit to theboil.用一个大壶装满盐水并煮开。
There's plenty ofcupboardspacein thekitchenfor allyourpotsandpans.厨房的碗橱有足够的空间放你的盆盆罐罐。
See also
teapot
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B1[C]mainlyUK
any of differenttypesofcontainers, with or without alid,especiallyforstoringfoodorliquids:
（尤指储藏食物或液体的）罐，瓶，壶a pot ofcream/jam/paint/ink一罐奶油／果酱／油漆／墨水
B1[C]
aflowerpot:
aterracottaplantpot赤陶植物盆
Mostliliesgrowwell in pots.大多数百合花在盆中都生长良好。
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[C]
theamountthat iscontainedinside a pot:
一罐（或一壶、一瓶等）的量I've justdrunkawholepot oftea!我刚喝了整整一壶茶！
She'd made alargepot ofchickensoup.她做了一大锅鸡汤。
[C]
used incombinationto refer to acontainerof astatedtype:
（用作构词成分）壶，罐acoffeepot咖啡壶
aflowerpot花盆
ateapot茶壶
acookingpot蒸煮锅
[C]
adish,bowl, etc. made byhandout ofclay
陶碟，陶碗；陶制器皿
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pots ofsomething
alargeamountof something:
大量的…She's got pots ofmoney(= she's veryrich).她很有钱。
Theythrewpots ofmoneyat theproblembut nothingchanged.
Thesepeoplehave pots ofcashand they have noideahowdifficulttimesare forordinarypeople.
Thenovelwas asurprisehitand made her pots ofmoney.
He went to thelocalschooleventhough hisparentshad pots ofcash.
- We couldheartheporridgebubblingaway in the pot.
- He's got a fewplantsin pots on thewindowsill.
- Sow theseedsin pots.
- Thisdishwasherevenwashespots andpans.
- Thechildrenmouldedlittle pots out ofclay.
Pots & pans
- anti-stick
- bakeware
- baking sheet
- broiler pan
- Bundt tin
- cauldron
- cookware
- deep fat fryer
- double boiler
- Dutch oven
- grill pan
- non-stick
- ovenproof
- ovenware
- pipkin
- skillet
- springform tin
- tajine
- Teflon
- wok
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Containers for liquids and gases
General and miscellaneous containers
Measurements of volume: informal
Dishes, bowls, cups & glasses
Large amounts of money
potnoun(TOILET)
[C]
apotty(=bowlused bychildrenas atoilet)
幼儿用便盆Parts of buildings: the toilet
- bathroom
- bedpan
- bog
- chamber pot
- cistern
- cloakroom
- flush
- flushable
- gent
- john
- ladies' room
- latrine
- lav
- litter
- potty chair
- powder room
- privy
- public convenience
- restroom
- women's room
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Children & babies
potnoun(DRUG)
[U]USslangorUKslang
→cannabis:
大麻a potsmoker吸食大麻者
Specific types of drug
- alprazolam
- amnesiac
- amyl nitrite
- anaphrodisiac
- anti-AIDS
- anti-aphrodisiac
- aphrodisiac
- barbiturate
- caffeine
- designer drug
- gas and air
- GHB
- hallucinogen
- khat
- legal high
- LSD
- MDMA
- psychedelic
- roach
- smack
potnoun(STOMACH)
[Cusually singular]mainlyhumorous
apotbelly
啤酒肚The human torso
- -bellied
- -chested
- abs
- axilla
- bread basket
- breast
- chest
- coeliac
- diaphragm
- flank
- groin
- shoulder
- six-pack
- spare tyre
- thoracic
- thorax
- umbilicus
- visceral muscle
- waisted
- waistline
potnoun(BAD STATE)
go to potinformal
to bedamagedorspoiledbecausepeopleare notworkinghard on it orcaringfor it:
毁坏；衰落；完蛋I'mafraidI'veletthegardengo to pot thissummer.很遗憾，今年夏天我让花园荒芜了。
Our littletownis going to pot and nobodyseemstocare.
Heworriesthat he'll go to pot if heretires.
Thewholesquadron's gone to pot. We don'tevenhave aflagpole.
I didn't have apooltotrainin and mytechniquewent to pot.
Damaging and spoiling
- adulterate
- adulterated
- adulteration
- at the expense ofsomeoneidiom
- at-risk
- butcher
- erode
- flaw
- foul
- foul(something)up
- gild the lilyidiom
- gloss
- gnaw
- rampage
- ravage
- ravages
- ruin
- scourge
- sour
- wreck
potnoun(HIT BALL)
[C]UK
anactofhittingaballinto ahole,especiallyingamessuch assnooker:
（斯诺克等）击（球）落袋Dawson made adifficultpotlookveryeasy.很难的一记击球在道森手上却显得轻而易举。
Snooker, pool & billiards
- billiard
- billiard ball
- billiards
- break
- break(something)off
- cannon
- carom
- cue
- cushion
- frame
- miscue
- pool
- rack
- re-rack
- re-spot
- snooker
- snooker ball
- triangle
Idioms
not have a pot to piss in
the pot calling the kettle black
pot
verb
uk/pɒt/us/pɑːt/-tt-potverb(SHOOT)
[IorT]mainlyUK
toshootbirdsorsmallanimalsforfood, or toshoot(at) them without takingcarefulaim:
射杀，射猎（飞禽或小动物）；随手射（中）Hestrolledthrough thefields, potting(at)theoccasionalrabbit.他在田间散步，随手射猎了那只偶然撞见的野兔。
Guns
- automatic
- blaster
- cannon
- cannonade
- cannonball
- carry
- cock
- go off
- gunnery
- gunpoint
- gunsmith
- kick
- machine gun
- plug
- shoot
- shootsomethingdown
- shoot up
- shooter
- sniper
- sniping
potverb(HIT BALL)
[T]UK
ingamessuch assnooker, tohitaballso that itfallsinto one of theholesat theedgeof thetable
（斯诺克等）击（球）落袋Snooker, pool & billiards
- billiard
- billiard ball
- billiards
- break
- break(something)off
- cannon
- carom
- cue
- cushion
- frame
- miscue
- pool
- rack
- re-rack
- re-spot
- snooker
- snooker ball
- triangle
potverb(PUT IN CONTAINER)
[T]
to put aplantinto acontainertogrow:
把（植物）栽入盆中I'm just going to pot(up)theseseedlings.我正要把这些幼苗栽在花盆中。
Synonym
plant(LIVING THING)
Gardening - general words
- allotmenteer
- allotmenteering
- aquaponics
- arborist
- beanpole
- bed
- blanch
- graft
- guerrilla gardening
- hanging basket
- hedgerow
- hedging
- homegrown
- potsomethingoff
- potsomethingon
- potsomethingup
- prune
- repot
- scythe
- turf
Phrasal verbs
potsomethingoff
potsomethingon
potsomethingup