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Pot Money Container Informal Countable N Made N Count

The flashcard defines "pot" with multiple meanings: a cooking vessel, containers for beverages (tea/coffee) or other substances (jam/paint), a plant container, a slang term for cannabis, and a verb for planting or sinking a ball in games. It also refers to money, a bet pool, and a belly.

The flashcard defines "pot" as a deep, round container for cooking (like stews or soups), a teapot or coffee pot, a container for items like jam or paint, a flowerpot, and in informal speech, refers to cannabis. As a verb, it means to plant a young plant in a container or to hit a ball into a pocket in games like snooker. It can also refer to a large sum of money, a betting pool, or a protruding stomach.

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[N-COUNT 可数名词] A pot is a deep round container used for cooking stews, soups, and other food.
  [usu N of n]
  • ...metal cooking pots.

    金属炒锅

  • A pot of stew, soup, or other food is an amount of it contained in a pot.一锅的量
    • He was stirring a pot of soup.

      他在搅拌一锅汤。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]茶壶;咖啡壶 You can use pot to refer to a teapot or coffee pot.
  [usu N of n]
  • There's tea in the pot.

    壶里有茶。

  • A pot of tea or coffee is an amount of it contained in a pot.一壶的量
    • He spilt a pot of coffee.

      他把一壶咖啡弄洒了。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词](装果酱、油漆等的)罐,桶 A pot is a cylindrical container for jam, paint, or some other thick liquid.
  [usu with supp]
  [usu N of n]
  • Hundreds of jam pots lined her scrubbed shelves.

    她那擦得干干净净的架子上排列着几百个果酱罐。

  • A pot of jam, paint, or some other thick liquid is an amount of it contained in a pot.一罐之量
    • ...a pot of red paint.

      一罐红色颜料

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]同 flowerpot A pot is the same as a flowerpot .
    5
    [VERB 动词]把…栽入盆中 If you pot a young plant, or part of a plant, you put it into a container filled with soil, so it can grow there.
      [V n]
      [V-ed]
    • Pot the cuttings individually.

      把插条分别栽入盆中。

    • ...potted plants.

      盆栽植物

    6
    [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]大麻 Pot is sometimes used to refer to the drugs cannabis and marijuana.
      [INFORMAL 非正式]
      7
      [QUANT 数量词]一大笔;很多;大量 If you have pots of money, you have a lot of it.
        [QUANT of pl-n/n-uncount]
        [INFORMAL 非正式]
      • He must have pots of money.

        他一定有很多钱。

      8
      [N-SING 单数名词](一盘纸牌游戏中各玩家所下的)赌注总额,全部赌注 In a card game, the pot is the money from all the players which the winner of the game will take as a prize.
        [the N]
        9
        [N-SING 单数名词]公共基金 You can refer to a fund consisting of money from several people as the pot .
          [the N]
          [mainly AM 主美]
        • I've taken some money from the pot for wrapping paper.

          我已从公共基金里拿了一些钱买包装纸。

        10
        [N-COUNT 可数名词]大肚子;罗汉肚 Someone who has a pot has a round, fat stomach which sticks out, either because they eat or drink too much, or because they have had very little to eat for some time.
          [mainly AM 主美]
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          [N-COUNT 可数名词](幼儿用的)便壶 A pot is a deep bowl which a small child uses instead of a toilet.
            12
            [VERB 动词](斯诺克及台球中)击(球)入袋 In the games of snooker and billiards, if you pot a ball, you succeed in hitting it into one of the pockets.
              [V n]
            • He did not pot a ball for the next two frames.

              他在接下来的两局中一杆未进。

            13
            See also:
            potted
            chamber pot
            chimney pot
            coffee pot
            lobster pot
            melting pot
            plant pot
              14
              [PHRASE 短语](因无人照料或经营)垮掉,没落,衰落;荒废 If something goes to pot, it loses all its good qualities because nobody looks after it or works at it.
                [V inflects]
                [INFORMAL 非正式]
              • The neighbourhood really is going to pot.

                这个街区确实在走向败落。

              15
              [PHRASE 短语]碰运气;撞大运 If you take pot luck, you decide to do something even though you do not know what you will get as a result. pot of gold→see:
              gold
                [PHR after v]
              • If you haven't made an appointment, take pot luck and knock on the door...

                如果你没有预约,就敲门试试运气吧。

              • He scorns the 'pot-luck' approach.

                他对这种“碰运气”的方法不屑一顾。


              Oxford pot / pɒt ; NAmE pɑːt /
              noun
              ,
              verb
              pot pots potted potting
              noun for cooking 烹饪 1 [countable ] a deep round container used for cooking things in pots and pans 锅碗瓢盆 container 容器 2 [countable ] ( especially BrE) a container made of glass, clayor plastic, used for storing food in (盛食品的)罐,瓶,壶 a pot of jam 一罐果酱 a yogurt pot 酸奶瓶 3 [countable ] ( especially in compounds 尤用于构成复合词 ) a container of various kinds, made for a particular purpose (某种用途的)容器 a coffee pot 咖啡壶 a pepper pot 胡椒瓶 a teapot 茶壶 Is there any more tea in the pot? 茶壶里还有茶吗? see also
              chamber pot
              ,
              chimney pot
              ,
              flowerpot
              ,
              lobster pot
              ,
              melting pot
              ,
              potted
              4 [countable ] the amount contained in a pot 一罐,一瓶,一壶(的量) They drank a pot of coffee. 他们喝了一壶咖啡。 5 [countable ] a bowl, etc. that is made by a potter 陶盆;陶罐;碗
              money 6 the pot [singular ] ( especially NAmE) the total amount of money that is bet in a card game (一局纸牌游戏的)赌注总额,全部赌注 7 the pot [singular ] ( especially NAmE) all the money given by a group of people in order to do sth together, for example to buy food 凑集的资金;凑合的钱 see also
              kitty
               (1 ), ( 2 )
              drug 毒品 8 [uncountable ] ( informal) =
              marijuana
              pot smoking 吸大麻
              shot 发射 9 [countable ] =
              potshot
              He took a pot at the neighbour's cat with his air rifle. 他用气枪向邻居的猫打了一枪。
              in billiards, etc. 枱球等 10 [countable ] (in the game of billiards, poolor snooker 枱球、普尔或斯诺克 ) the act of hitting a ball into one of the pockets around the edge of the table 击球入袋 stomach 11 [countable ] ( informal) =
              pot belly
              at pot-bellied
              IDIOMS go to ˈpot ( informal) to be spoiled because people are not working hard or taking care of things (因疏懒或忽视)搞砸了,糟蹋了 Her handwriting's gone to pot since she started using a computer all the time. 自从她开始完全使用电脑后,她的手写就荒疏了。 the pot calling the kettle ˈblack ( saying, informal) used to say that you should not criticize sb for a fault that you have yourself 锅笑壶黑;五十步笑百步;乌鸦说猪黑 ˌpot ˈluck when you take pot luck,you choose sth or go somewhere without knowing very much about it, but hope that it will be good, pleasant, etc. 碰运气;撞大运 It's pot luck whether you get good advice or not. 能不能得到好的指点那就全靠运气了。 You're welcome to stay to supper, but you'll have to take pot luck (= eat whatever is available). 欢迎你留下来吃晚饭,不过你得有什么就吃什么了。 see also
              potluck
              ˈpots of money ( BrE) ( informal) a very large amount of money 大笔的金钱;巨额款项
              more at
              gold
              n.
              ,
              melting pot
              ,
              quart
              ,
              watch
              v.
              verb ( -tt- ) plant 植物 1 potsth to put a plant into a flowerpotfilled with soil 把…栽入盆中;种盆栽 in billiards, etc. 枱球等 2 potsth (in the games of billiards, pooland snooker 枱球、普尔和斯诺克 ) to hit a ball into one of the pockets (= holes at the corners and edges of the table) 击(球)入袋 SYN
              pocket
              He potted the black to take a 7–3 lead. 他把黑球击入袋中,以 7:3 领先。
              shoot 射击 3 potsth to kill an animal or a bird by shooting it 射杀,射猎(飞禽或走兽) see also
              potted
              pot / pɒt ; NAmE pɑːt /
              LDC
              pot1 noun
              pot2 verb
              potpot1 /pɒt $ pɑːt/ ●●● S2 W2 noun
              Entry menu
              Word Origin
              Examples
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              Collocations
              Phrases
              1pot (1)cooking [countable] a container used for cooking which is round, deep, and usually made of metal:  pots and panspot of There was a big pot of soup on the stove.2for a plant [countable] a container for a plant, usually made of plastic or baked clay:  herbs growing in pots3tea/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
              4for 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 paintpot of a pot of blue paintjam/paint/yoghurt etc pot5bowl/dish etc [countable] a dish, bowl, plate, or another container that is made by shaping clay and then baking itpottery:  an earthenware pot6go 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.7pots 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.8money the pot a)money that is available to do something, especially money that people have collectedin 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 wonin the pot There was $1000 in the pot.9drug [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 fault11stomach [countable] a potbelly12hit 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 snooker13toilet [countable] informal a toilet
              chamber pot
              , chimney pot
              , flowerpot
              , lobsterpot
              , melting pot
              pot1 noun
              pot2 verb
              potpot2 verb (past tense and past participle potted, present participle potting) [transitive]
              Verb Table
              Examples
              word sets
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              Phrases
              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
              WDF

              pot

              [pɒt]potted, potting, pots

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              pots[3285] potted[460]
              壶(55%),罐(40%),射猎(4%),把 ... 装罐(1%)
              n.壶;盆;罐
              vt.把…装罐;射击;节略
              vi.随手射击
              n.(Pot)人名;(柬)布特;(捷)波特;(法)波

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