potter

英 ['pɒtə(r)] 美 ['pɑːtər]

• n. 陶工；陶艺家
• vi. 懒散；闲逛(=putter)；磨蹭地做一些琐事

英英释义

Noun:

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

Verb:

1. do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly;

   "The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house"
   

2. work lightly;

   "The old lady is pottering around in the garden"
   

3. move around aimlessly

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The potter shaped the clay into a vase.
   陶工将泥土塑成花瓶。
2. A potter is making pottery by hand.
   陶器匠正用手做陶器。

用作不及物动词 (vi.)

1. He loves to potter in the garden.
   他喜欢在花园里随便走走。
2. We spent the weekend pottering around (in) the house.
   我们周末做一些琐碎的家务事。

经典引文

• A potter through the boundary woods.

  出自： E. Bowen

• He..pottered in and out of his dressing-room.

  出自： J. Galsworthy

• The walk sounded rather far: he could only potter about these days.

  出自： E. M. Forster

• Nothing left but pottering in the garden till the end.

  出自： S. Barstow

• They all pottered about, fishing, sailing and flying kites.

  出自： C. Tomalin

词汇搭配

• potter's lathe 陶器车床
• potter's wheel 陶工旋盘
• potter's clay 塑粘上,陶土...
• potter's field 公共墓地; 义冢...
• potter's work 陶器
• potter around 游荡
• potter about 闲逛
• potter away 闲混着浪费(时间)...
• potter away one's time 浪费时间

近反义词

【近义词】

• tinker 修补匠
• mess around 浪费时间
• dabble 喷洒
• mess about 闲逛
• mess 混乱
• mooch 乞讨
• fiddle 小提琴
• toy 玩具
• play 玩
• dawdle 磨蹭
• shuffle 拖曳
• toddle （幼儿等）东倒西歪地走...
• amble 溜蹄
• putter (高尔夫球的)轻击棒...
• potter around 游荡
• muck around 闲荡; 混日子,耍弄...
• ceramicist 制陶瓷业者
• ceramist 陶器制造者
• monkey around 鬼混
• thrower 投掷者
• muck about 闲荡; 混日子,耍弄...
• monkey 猴子
• putter around 闲荡