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单词 potter
释义

potter1 /potˈər/

noun

A maker of pottery

ORIGIN: pot

pottˈery noun

  1. Articles of baked clay collectively, esp earthenware vessels
  2. A place where such goods are commercially manufactured
  3. The work or art of the potter
adjective

Made of clay or earthenware

potter's field noun

A burial ground for strangers and paupers (from that bought with the money Judas received for betraying Jesus)

potter wasp noun

A solitary wasp that builds clay nests for its eggs

potter's wheel noun

(a device incorporating) a horizontally revolving dish on which to shape clay vessels such as bowls, plates, jugs, etc

potter2 /potˈər/

intransitive verb
  1. To busy oneself in a desultory way with trifling tasks
  2. To progress in an unhurried manner, to dawdle (with along, etc)
noun
  1. Pottering
  2. Diffuse talk
ORIGIN: Frequentative of pote

pottˈerer noun

pottˈering noun and adjective

pottˈeringly adverb

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