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￼牛津8￼ noun, verbBrE /pɒt/￼NAmE /pɑːt/￼￼ noun￼ word origin￼ thesaurus￼ example bank for cooking￼1 [countable] a deep round container used for cooking things in￼pots and pans container￼2 [countable] (especially BrE) a container made of glass, clay or plastic, used for storing food in￼a pot of jam￼ a yogurt pot￼3 [countable] (especially in compounds) a container of various kinds, made for a particular purpose￼a coffee pot￼ a pepper pot￼ a teapot￼ Is there any more tea in the pot?￼ see also chamber pot, chimney pot, flowerpot,lobster pot, melting pot, potted￼4 [countable] the amount contained in a pot￼They drank a pot of coffee.5 [countable] a bowl, etc. that is made by a potter money6 the pot [singular] (especially NAmE) the total amount of money that is bet in a card game7 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￼ see also kitty drug8 [uncountable] (informal) = marijuana￼pot smoking shot9 [countable] = potshot￼ He took a pot at the neighbour's cat with his air rifle. in billiards, etc.10 [countable] (in the game of billiards, pool orsnooker) the act of hitting a ball into one of the pockets around the edge of the table stomach11 [countable] (informal) = pot belly￼go to ˈpot (informal) to be spoiled because people are not working hard or taking care of things￼Her handwriting's gone to pot since she started using a computer all the time.the pot calling the kettle ˈblack (saying, informal)used to say that you should not criticize sb for a fault that you have yourselfˌpot ˈluckwhen 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￼It's pot luck whether you get good advice or not.￼ You're welcome to stay to supper, but you'll have to take pot luck (= eat whatever is available).￼ see also potluckˈpots of money (BrE, informal) a very large amount of money￼ more at a crock/pot of gold at gold n., in the melting pot at melting pot, put a quart into a pint pot at quart, a watched pot never boils at watch v.verb￼ verb forms￼ word origin(-tt-) plant1 ~ sth to put a plant into a flowerpot filled with soil in billiards, etc.2 ~ sth (in the games of billiards, pool and snooker)to hit a ball into one of the pockets (= holes at the corners and edges of the table)￼ pocket￼He potted the black to take a 7–3 lead. shoot3 ~ sth to kill an animal or a bird by shooting it￼ see also potted￼牛津7双解￼柯林斯2008￼朗文动词短语

Pot Container Made Amount ￼ Word Origin Pot￼ A Pot [Singular] (Especially

Pot Container Made Amount Word Origin Pot A Pot [Singular] (Especially