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单词 potter
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potter


pot·ter 1

P0483900 (pŏt′ər)n. One who makes pottery.

pot·ter 2

P0483900 (pŏt′ər)v. Chiefly British Variant of putter2.

potter

(ˈpɒtə) n (Ceramics) a person who makes pottery

potter

(ˈpɒtə) or

putter

vb1. (intr; often foll by about or around) to busy oneself in a desultory though agreeable manner2. (intr; often foll by along or about) to move with little energy or direction: to potter about town. 3. (usually foll by: away) to waste (time): to potter the day away. nthe act of pottering[C16 (in the sense: to poke repeatedly): from Old English potian to thrust; see put] ˈpotterer, ˈputterer n

Potter

(ˈpɒtə) n1. (Biography) (Helen) Beatrix. 1866–1943, British author and illustrator of children's animal stories, such as The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1902)2. (Biography) Dennis (Christopher George). 1935–94, British dramatist. His TV plays include Pennies from Heaven (1978), The Singing Detective (1986), and Blackeyes (1989)3. (Biography) Paulus. 1625–54, Dutch painter, esp of animals4. (Biography) Stephen. 1900–70, British humorist and critic. Among his best-known works are Gamesmanship (1947) and One-Upmanship (1952), on the art of achieving superiority over others

pot•ter1

(ˈpɒt ər)

n. a person who makes pottery.

pot•ter2

(ˈpɒt ər)

v.i. -tered, -ter•ing. Chiefly Brit. putter 1.

Pot•ter

(ˈpɒt ər)

n. 1. Beatrix, 1866–1943, English writer and illustrator of children's books. 2. Paul, 1625–54, Dutch painter.

potter


Past participle: pottered
Gerund: pottering
Imperative
potter
potter
Present
I potter
you potter
he/she/it potters
we potter
you potter
they potter
Preterite
I pottered
you pottered
he/she/it pottered
we pottered
you pottered
they pottered
Present Continuous
I am pottering
you are pottering
he/she/it is pottering
we are pottering
you are pottering
they are pottering
Present Perfect
I have pottered
you have pottered
he/she/it has pottered
we have pottered
you have pottered
they have pottered
Past Continuous
I was pottering
you were pottering
he/she/it was pottering
we were pottering
you were pottering
they were pottering
Past Perfect
I had pottered
you had pottered
he/she/it had pottered
we had pottered
you had pottered
they had pottered
Future
I will potter
you will potter
he/she/it will potter
we will potter
you will potter
they will potter
Future Perfect
I will have pottered
you will have pottered
he/she/it will have pottered
we will have pottered
you will have pottered
they will have pottered
Future Continuous
I will be pottering
you will be pottering
he/she/it will be pottering
we will be pottering
you will be pottering
they will be pottering
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been pottering
you have been pottering
he/she/it has been pottering
we have been pottering
you have been pottering
they have been pottering
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been pottering
you will have been pottering
he/she/it will have been pottering
we will have been pottering
you will have been pottering
they will have been pottering
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been pottering
you had been pottering
he/she/it had been pottering
we had been pottering
you had been pottering
they had been pottering
Conditional
I would potter
you would potter
he/she/it would potter
we would potter
you would potter
they would potter
Past Conditional
I would have pottered
you would have pottered
he/she/it would have pottered
we would have pottered
you would have pottered
they would have pottered
Thesaurus
Noun1.potter - a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kilnpotter - a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kilnceramicist, ceramist, throwerartisan, journeyman, artificer, craftsman - a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft
Verb1.potter - do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idlypotter - do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly; "The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house"monkey around, muck about, muck around, mess around, tinker, monkey, putterpuddle - mess around, as in a liquid or paste; "The children are having fun puddling in paint"work - exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; "I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor"
2.potter - work lightly; "The old lady is pottering around in the garden"putterbusy, occupy - keep busy with; "She busies herself with her butterfly collection"
3.potter - move around aimlesslypotter around, putter around, puttermove - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"

potter

verb (usually with around or about) mess about, fiddle (informal), tinker, dabble, fritter, footle (informal), poke along, fribble She was pottering around in the garden.
Translations
闲荡陶工

potter1

(ˈpotə) noun a person who makes plates, cups, vases etc out of clay and fires them in an oven (called a kiln). 陶工 陶工ˈpottery noun1. articles made by fired clay. He is learning how to make pottery. 陶器(總稱) 陶器(总称) 2. (plural ˈpotteries) a place where articles of fired clay are made. He is working in the pottery. 陶器廠 陶器厂3. the art of making such articles. He is learning pottery. 陶器製造術 陶器制造术

potter2

(potə) verb to wander about doing small jobs or doing nothing important. I spent the afternoon pottering (about). 閒盪 闲荡

potter


potter's field

A place where the indigent or the unknown are buried. A reference to the Bible, "So they conferred together and bought the potter's field with it as a burial place for foreigners" (Matthew 27:7). Primarily heard in US. The work was so grueling that a great number of immigrant laborers who built the railroads across this country ended up in some potter's field or another before the job was complete.See also: field

potter's clay

A special type of clay that does not contain iron and is often used for making pottery. OK, class, make sure to get some potter's clay before you sit down at your wheel today.See also: clay

potter along

1. To move forward at a slow or listless pace. You can still see my granddad pottering along into town each morning, the same way he's done every morning for the last 30 years. I hate it when people potter along in the bike lane when I'm trying to get to work each morning. Go to the countryside if you're looking for a leisurely cycle!2. To continue or make progress at a steady, consistent pace, especially one that is neither particularly fast nor slow. The economy has been pottering along for a while now, and while it continues to make gains, it is not accelerating at the pace many economists say is needed to recover from the recession. Our business has been pottering along. We haven't exploded into success, but we're making good growth each month.See also: potter

potter about

To move from place to place, doing trivial, random, or aimless tasks or activities. It makes me sad thinking of my granddad pottering about in that big old house all by himself. I didn't have a specific plan while I was in London, so I spent most of the time just pottering about.See also: potter

potter around

To move from place to place, doing trivial, random, or aimless tasks or activities. It makes me sad thinking of my granddad pottering around that big old house all by himself. I didn't have a specific plan while I was in London, so I spent most of the time just pottering around.See also: around, potter

Potter


Potter

1. (Helen) Beatrix. 1866--1943, British author and illustrator of children's animal stories, such as The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1902) 2. Dennis (Christopher George). 1935--94, British dramatist. His TV plays include Pennies from Heaven (1978), The Singing Detective (1986), and Blackeyes (1989) 3. Paulus. 1625--54, Dutch painter, esp of animals 4. Stephen. 1900--70, British humorist and critic. Among his best-known works are Gamesmanship (1947) and One-Upmanship (1952), on the art of achieving superiority over others

Potter


Pot·ter

(pot'ĕr), Edith L., early 20th-century U.S. perinatal pathologist. See: Potter disease, Potter facies, Potter syndrome.

Pot·ter

(pot'ĕr), Irving White, U.S. obstetrician, 1868-1956.

potter


Related to potter: Beatrix Potter, Potter syndrome
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  • verb
  • noun

Synonyms for potter

verb mess about

Synonyms

  • mess about
  • fiddle
  • tinker
  • dabble
  • fritter
  • footle
  • poke along
  • fribble

Synonyms for potter

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

Synonyms

  • ceramicist
  • ceramist
  • thrower

Related Words

  • artisan
  • journeyman
  • artificer
  • craftsman

verb do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly

Synonyms

  • monkey around
  • muck about
  • muck around
  • mess around
  • tinker
  • monkey
  • putter

Related Words

  • puddle
  • work

verb work lightly

Synonyms

  • putter

Related Words

  • busy
  • occupy

verb move around aimlessly

Synonyms

  • potter around
  • putter around
  • putter

Related Words

  • move
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