| 单词 | pot |
| 释义 | pot —pot /pɒt/ aep /pɑːt/ noun (BAD STATE) go to pot INFORMAL► F0 to be damaged or spoiled because people are not working hard on it or caring for it: » I'm afraid I've let the garden go to pot this summer.Thesaurus+: ↑Damaging and spoiling , ↑Destroying and demolishingnoun (CONTAINER) B1 [C] any of various types of container, usually round, especially one used for cooking food: » Fill a large pot with salted water and bring it to the boil.» There's plenty of cupboard space in the kitchen for all your pots and pans.→ SEE ALSO TEAPOT(Cf. ↑teapot)Thesaurus+: ↑Pots and pansB1 [C] MAINLY UK any of different types of containers, with or without a lid, especially for storing food or liquids: » a pot of cream/jam/paint/inkThesaurus+: ↑Containers for liquids and gasesB1 [C] a FLOWERPOT(Cf. ↑flowerpot): » a terracotta plant pot» Most lilies grow well in pots.F0 [C] the amount that is contained inside a pot: » I've just drunk a whole pot of tea!» She'd made a large pot of chicken soup.Thesaurus+: ↑Informal measurements of volume , ↑Measurements of volumeF0 [C] used in combination to refer to a container of a stated type: » a coffee pot» a flowerpot» a teapotThesaurus+: ↑Pots and pansF0 [C] a dish, bowl, etc. made by hand out of clay Thesaurus+: ↑Dishes, bowls, cups and glassespots of sthF0 a large amount of something: » She's got pots of money (= she's very rich).Thesaurus+: ↑Large amounts of money , ↑Small amounts of money• • • Extra Examples:» We could hear the porridge bubbling away in the pot.» He's got a few plants in pots on the windowsill.» Sow the seeds in pots.» This dishwasher even washes pots and pans .» The children moulded little pots out of clay.noun [C usually singular] MAINLY HUMOROUS (STOMACH) ► F0 a POTBELLY(Cf. ↑potbelly)Thesaurus+: ↑The human torsonoun [C] (TOILET) ► F0 a potty (= bowl used by children as a toilet)Thesaurus+: ↑The toiletThesaurus+: ↑Children and babiesnoun [C] UK (HIT BALL) ► F0 an act of hitting a ball into a hole, especially in games such as snooker: » Dawson made a difficult pot look very easy.Thesaurus+: ↑Snooker, pool and billiardsnoun [U] US SLANG OR UK SLANG (DRUG) ► F0 → CANNABIS(Cf. ↑cannabis): » a pot smokerThesaurus+: ↑Specific types of drug , ↑Drugs - general words , ↑Specific medicines and drugsverb [I or T] (-tt-) MAINLY UK (SHOOT) ↑Verb Endings for pot ► F0 to shoot birds or small animals for food, or to shoot (at) them without taking careful aim: » He strolled through the fields, potting (at) the occasional rabbit.Thesaurus+: ↑Target sportsverb [T] (-tt-) (PUT IN CONTAINER) ↑Verb Endings for pot ► F0 to put a plant into a container to grow: » I'm just going to pot (up) these seedlings.Thesaurus+: ↑Gardening - general wordsverb [T] (-tt-) UK (HIT BALL) ↑Verb Endings for pot ► F0 in games such as snooker, to hit a ball so that it falls into one of the holes at the edge of the tableThesaurus+: ↑Snooker, pool and billiards |
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