ldoce_269_dpot1 /pɒt $ pɑːt/ ●●● S2 W2 noun2 for a plant 用於植物 [countableC]DLG a container for a plant, usually made of plastic or baked clay 花盆herbs growing in pots 長在花盆裏的草本植物
3 tea/coffee 茶/咖啡 [countableC]DFU a container with a handle and a small tube for pouring, used to make tea or coffee 壺Is there any tea left in the pot? 壺裏還有茶嗎?
pot ofI’ll make a pot of coffee. 我要煮壺咖啡。
→ coffee pot, teapot 4 for food, paint etc 用於食物、油漆等 [countableC] British EnglishBrEDFU a round container for storing foods such as jam that are slightly liquid, or for substances such as glue or paint 罐;瓶pot ofa pot of blue paint 一罐藍色油漆
jam/paint/yoghurt etc pot 果醬瓶/油漆罐/酸奶瓶等
→4 See picture of 見圖 CONTAINER 5 bowl/dish etc 碗/碟等 [countableC]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 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;荒蕪;垮掉The government has let the whole country go to pot. 這個政府已令整個國家敗落了。
7 pots of money British EnglishBrE informalRICH a lot of money 大筆的金錢They’ve got pots of money in the bank. 他們在銀行有巨額存款。
He’s hoping to make pots of money from the deal. 他希望能從那筆交易中賺一大筆錢。
pots of money• It would also become clear which of the 70 pots of money were in high demand and which were irrelevant.• The counselor would then electronically graze the 70 categorical pots of money. 8 MONEY 錢the pot a) money that is available to do something, especially money that people have collected 湊集的資金in the potSo far we’ve got £150 in the pot. 我們目前湊了150英鎊。
b) all the money that people have risked in a card game, and which can be won 〔紙牌遊戲的〕全部賭注,賭注總額in the potThere was $1000 in the pot. 賭注總額是1,000美元。
9 drug 毒品 [uncountableU] old-fashioned informalMDD marijuana 大麻Michael was smoking pot with some friends. 邁克爾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 鍋笑壺黑,五十步笑百步(a case of) the pot calling the kettle black• It was a bit like the pot calling the kettle black. 11. stomach 肚子 [countableC] a potbelly 大肚子 12. hit a ball 擊球 [countableC] British EnglishBrE 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〕擊球入袋 13. toilet 馬桶 [countableC] informal a toilet 抽水馬桶 → chamber pot, chimney pot, flowerpot, lobsterpot, melting pot