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  • Conjugation : past  potted ; pp  potted ; ing  potting
  • Derivatives : adj  potlike
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

pot [pɔt]
  1. 1. noun [c] (for cooking) 锅
  2. 2. noun [c] (also: teapot) 茶壶
  3. 3. noun [c] (also: pot of tea) 一壶茶
  4. 4. noun [c] (also: coffeepot) 咖啡壶
  5. 5. noun [c] (also: pot of coffee) 一壶咖啡
  6. 6. noun [c] (for paint, jam, marmalade, honey) 罐
  7. 7. noun [c] (also: chamber pot) 尿壶
  8. 8. noun [c] (also: flowerpot) 花盆
  9. 9. noun [u] [inf] (marijuana) 大麻
  10. 10. vt. [+plant] 把...栽在盆里
    pots of money
    [BRIT] [inf] 大笔钱
    to go to pot
    [inf] [work, performance+] 垮掉

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

pot [pɑt] [pɔt]
  1. 1. noun 罐;锅;壶
    I need to buy a pot of coffee.
    我需要买一壶咖啡。
    Tea pots in Chinese restaurants are usually white.
    中式餐馆里的茶壶通常是白色的。
  2. 2. noun 一罐(或锅、壶)的容量
  3. 3. noun 同义词】potful
  4. 4. noun (一壶)酒;酒
  5. 5. noun flower pot,lobster pot,chimney pot的简写形式
    Put these daisies in a flower pot.
    把菊花放在花瓶里。
  6. 6. noun 同义词】chamber pot
  7. 7. noun [verbal] 一次所赌之总额赌注
  8. 8. noun [verbal] 大笔款子
    He won a large pot last hand.
    他最后一把赢了一大笔钱。
  9. 9. noun [verbal] 近距离射击
  10. 10. noun [American English] [slang] 同义词】marijuana
  11. 11. noun 便池尿盆
  12. 12. noun [slang] 同义词】potbelly
  13. 13. noun [slang] 厕所通常与the连用
  14. 14. noun [slang] 水杯,酒杯(过时语,但仍在使用
  15. 15. noun [slang] 一个用来盛接捐赠物容器帽子篮子等等
  16. 16. noun [slang] 筹集来的钱,汇集的钱
  17. 17. noun [slang] 大麻原为毒品相关用语现在广为人知)
  18. 18. vt. 把…放在罐里;把…装罐
  19. 19. vt. 装于盆中
    I need to pot these flowers before I put them inside.
    把花拿进来之前,我先要把他们都栽到盆里。
  20. 20. vt. 在锅中煮
  21. 21. vt. (为取得食物而)向…射击获得猎物
  22. 22. vt. 乱射;射击
  23. 23. vt. [verbal] 抓;捕获赢得
  24. 24. vi. [verbal] 射击;乱射
  25. 25. vi. [slang] 酗酒饮酒过量

Collins English-English Dictionary

pot [pɑt]
  1. 1. n a container made of earthenware, glass, or similar material; usually round and deep, often having a handle and lid, used for cooking and other domestic purposes
  2. 2. n short for flowerpot teapot
  3. 3. n the amount that a pot will hold; potful
  4. 4. n a chamber pot, esp a small one designed for a baby or toddler
  5. 5. n a handmade piece of pottery
  6. 6. n a large mug or tankard, as for beer
  7. 7. n [Austral] any of various measures used for serving beer
  8. 8. n [informal] a cup or trophy, esp of silver, awarded as a prize in a competition
  9. 9. n the money or stakes in the pool in gambling games, esp poker
  10. 10. n [often plural] [informal] a large amount, esp of money
  11. 11. n a wicker trap for catching fish, esp crustaceans
    a lobster pot
  12. 12. n [billiards] [snooker] a shot by which a ball is pocketed
  13. 13. n short for chimneypot
  14. 14. n [chiefly Brit] [US] [informal] a joint fund created by a group of individuals or enterprises and drawn upon by them for specified purposes
  15. 15. n See pot shot
  16. 16. n See potbelly
  17. 17. vb [mainly tr] to set (a plant) in a flowerpot to grow
  18. 18. vb to put or preserve (goods, meat, etc) in a pot
  19. 19. vb to cook (food) in a pot
  20. 20. vb to shoot (game) for food rather than for sport
  21. 21. vb to shoot (game birds or animals) while they are on the ground or immobile rather than flying or running
  22. 22. vb [also intr] to shoot casually or without careful aim at (an animal, etc)
  23. 23. vb to sit (a baby or toddler) on a chamber pot
  24. 24. vb [also intr] to shape clay as a potter
  25. 25. vb [billiards] [snooker] to pocket (a ball)
  26. 26. vb [informal] to capture or win; secure
  27. 27. vb See also pot on
  28. 28. vb [Etymology] Late Old English pott, from Medieval Latin pottus (unattested), perhaps from Latin potus a drink; compare Middle Low German pot, Old Norse pottr
pot [pɑt]
  1. 1. n [Scot and northern English] [dialect] a deep hole or pothole
  2. 2. n (capital when part of a name)
    Pen-y-Ghent Pot
  3. 3. n [Etymology] C14: perhaps identical with pot1 but possibly of Scandinavian origin; compare Swedish dialect putt water hole, pit
pot [pɑt]
  1. 1. n [slang] cannabis used as a drug in any form, such as leaves (marijuana or hemp) or resin (hashish)
  2. 2. n [Etymology] C20: perhaps shortened from Mexican Indian potiguaya
pot [pɑt]
  1. 1. n short for potentiometer

Examples

He made a pot of green tea.
他泡了一壶绿茶。 tea
Put these daisies in a flower pot.
把菊花放在花瓶里。 pot
I need to buy a pot of coffee.
我需要买一壶咖啡。 pot
He won a large pot last hand.
他最后一把赢了一大笔钱。 pot
My garden has gone to pot.
我的花园已经荒芜了。
My camellia plant has gone to pot.
我的山茶花已经枯萎了。
I need to pot these flowers before I put them inside.
把花拿进来之前,我先要把他们都栽到盆里。 pot
I poured the juice into a pot.
我把果汁倒进了壶里。 pour
Please cover the pot to keep the meal warm.
请把锅盖上,要不饭菜就凉了。 keep
His place is full of pot plants.
他家里到处都是盆栽。 plant

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