pot

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

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ldoce_269_dpot1 /pɒt $ pɑːt/ ●●● S2 W2 noun  1  cooking 烹饪 [countable]DFU a container used for cooking which is round, deep, and usually made of metal 〔通常为金属制成的圆而深的〕锅 pots and pans 锅碗瓢盆pot of There was a big pot of soup on the stove. 炉子上有一大锅汤。 →5  See picture of pot 锅, teapot 茶壶, coffee pot 咖啡壶 ... →4  See picture of 见图 pot →4  See picture of 见图 PAN 12  for a plant 用于植物 [countable]DLG a container for a plant, usually made of plastic or baked clay 花盆 herbs growing in pots 长在花盆里的草本植物3  tea/coffee 茶/咖啡 [countable]DFU a container with a handle and a small tube for pouring, used to make tea or coffee 壶 Is there any tea left in the pot? 壶里还有茶吗？pot of I’ll make a pot of coffee. 我要煮壶咖啡。 → coffee pot, teapot4  for food, paint etc 用于食物、油漆等 [countable] British EnglishDFU a round container for storing foods such as jam that are slightly liquid, or for substances such as glue or paint 罐；瓶pot of a pot of blue paint 一罐蓝色油漆jam/paint/yoghurt etc pot 果酱瓶/油漆罐/酸奶瓶等 →4  See picture of 见图 CONTAINER5  bowl/dish etc 碗/碟等 [countable]TIP a dish, bowl, plate, or another container that is made by shaping clay and then baking it 陶碟；陶碗；陶盆；陶制容器 → pottery an earthenware pot 陶罐6  go to pot informalFAIL if something such as a place or an organization goes to pot, it becomes much worse or fails because no one is taking care of it 衰落；荒芜；垮掉 The government has let the whole country go to pot. 这个政府已令整个国家败落了。7  pots of money British English informalRICH a lot of money 大笔的金钱 They’ve got pots of money in the bank. 他们在银行有巨额存款。 He’s hoping to make pots of money from the deal. 他希望能从那笔交易中赚一大笔钱。8  MONEY 钱the pot a) money that is available to do something, especially money that people have collected 凑集的资金in the pot So far we’ve got £150 in the pot. 我们目前凑了150英镑。 b) all the money that people have risked in a card game, and which can be won 〔纸牌游戏的〕全部赌注，赌注总额in the pot There was $1000 in the pot. 赌注总额是1,000美元。9  drug 毒品 [uncountable] old-fashioned informalMDD marijuana 大麻 Michael was smoking pot with some friends. 迈克尔和一些朋友在吸大麻。10. (a case of) the pot calling the kettle black informalCRITICIZE used humorously to say that you should not criticize someone for something, because you have done the same thing or have the same fault 锅笑壶黑，五十步笑百步11. stomach 肚子 [countable] a potbelly 大肚子12. hit a ball 击球 [countable] British English the act of hitting a ball into one of the pockets (=holes at the edge of the table) in games such as billiards, pool, and snooker 〔台球等的〕击球入袋13. toilet 马桶 [countable] informal a toilet 抽水马桶 → chamber pot, chimney pot, flowerpot, lobsterpot, melting pot

Examples from the Corpus

pot• pots and pans• It's like firing a pot.• She ordered a pot of tea for one.• a pot of honey• Do you think I should put it in a bigger pot?• a coffee pot• Too big for a cooking pot, too small for a bath, Mrs Kim-Soon decided.• However it's unlikely her pot belly will disappear.• Put the peel in a large pot of water and boil it until the peel becomes tender.• Corning's high-quality, high-priced pots and pans are more vulnerable to recession than more humble vessels.• broken shards of Roman pots• a soup pot• Sugar sweetens the pot as in-season fruits are added.• We watered the pots of white geraniums which bordered an improvised set of steps, boards on bricks, covered with sheets.pots and pans• And yet this high-tech portfolio looks strange beside pots and pans, which continue to account for 28% of its sales.• Day in, day out, it cleans pots and pans as well as plates.• That explains why the firm has been so reluctant to shed its pots and pans.• There are my pots and pans.• Corning's high-quality, high-priced pots and pans are more vulnerable to recession than more humble vessels.• As she rattles pots and pans, she talks about life on the canal.• In the cockpit everything was sodden crew, cookers, ropes, pots and pans.• To Dede, washing pots and pans in the back of the Chatterbox, the snow came as quite a thrill.jam/paint/yoghurt etc pot• The children soon got the idea and sorted things of similar size and shape, e.g. egg boxes and yoghurt pots.• I put some plants into old paint pots and hung them from the joists in the veranda roof.• And that day all the eels and sticks and stray paint pots rushed past on their way to the sea.• Then Sam had thrown her a pleading look, like a naughty little boy caught with his finger in the jam pot.• The jam spoon is in the jam pot.smoking pot• There are languorous afternoons and evenings swimming and smoking pot.• I used to love driving a standard, especially when I was drinking or you know smoking pot and everything.• We apparently had surprised them because there were still smoking pots with food in them.• Now at 13, he was smoking pot and planning to pierce his ear, eyebrow and lip.• I mean, we were smoking pot at twelve and thirteen, smoking with Tunner.

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pot2 verb (potted, potting) [transitive]  1  DLG (also pot up British English) to put a plant into a pot filled with soil 把〔植物〕栽入盆中 Pot the seedlings after 2–3 weeks. 两到三周后把幼苗栽入盆中。2. DGS British English to hit a ball into one of the pockets (=holes at the edge of the table) in games such as billiards, pool, and snooker 〔台球等中〕击〔球〕入袋 SYN pocket→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

pot• Once well formed, remove the polythene bag and allow to grow on for a few weeks before potting on each plant singly.• Foster stood by the doorway of the hotel, next to a potted palm.• White clinched a quarter-final place when he potted the last red and colours to the pink in the deciding frame.Origin pot1 Old English pott

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pot¹ S2 W3 /pɒt $ pɑːt/ noun
1.  COOKING  [countable] a container used for cooking which is round, deep, and usually made of metal:
    pots and pans
    pot of
    There was a big pot of soup on the stove.
2.  FOR A PLANT  [countable] a container for a plant, usually made of plastic or baked clay:
    herbs growing in pots
3.  TEA/COFFEE  [countable] a container with a handle and a small tube for pouring, used to make tea or coffee:
    Is there any tea left in the pot?
    pot of
    I’ll make a pot of coffee. ⇨ coffee pot, teapot
4.  FOR FOOD, PAINT ETC  [countable] British English a round container for storing foods such as jam that are slightly liquid, or for substances such as glue or paint
    pot of
    a pot of blue paint
    jam/paint/yoghurt etc pot
5.  BOWL/DISH ETC  [countable] a dish, bowl, plate, or another container that is made by shaping clay and then baking it ⇨ pottery:
    an earthenware pot
6. go to pot informal if something such as a place or an organization goes to pot, it becomes much worse or fails because no one is taking care of it:
    The government has let the whole country go to pot.
7. pots of money British English informal a lot of money:
    They’ve got pots of money in the bank.
    He’s hoping to make pots of money from the deal.
8.  MONEY the pot
  a. money that is available to do something, especially money that people have collected
    in the pot
    So far we’ve got £150 in the pot.
  b. all the money that people have risked in a card game, and which can be won
    in the pot
    There was $1000 in the pot.
9.  DRUG  [uncountable] old-fashioned informal marijuana:
    Michael was smoking pot with some friends.
10. (a case of) the pot calling the kettle black informal used humorously to say that you should not criticize someone for something, because you have done the same thing or have the same fault
11.  STOMACH  [countable] a potbelly
12.  HIT A BALL  [countable] British English the act of hitting a ball into one of the pockets (=holes at the edge of the table) in games such as billiards, pool, and snooker
13.  TOILET  [countable] informal a toilet
⇨ chamber pot, chimney pot, flowerpot, lobsterpot, melting pot

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pot² verb (past tense and past participle potted, present participle potting) [transitive]
1. (also pot up British English) to put a plant into a pot filled with soil:
    Pot the seedlings after 2–3 weeks.
2. British English to hit a ball into one of the pockets (=holes at the edge of the table) in games such as billiards, pool, and snooker
   SYN  pocket