potter
UK/'pɒtә/US
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Definitions
n.
A person who makes clay pots and other ceramics.
陶工，制陶人
v.
(chiefly BrE) To busy oneself in a relaxed way with small, unimportant tasks.
（主英）漫无目的地消磨时间，东摸西弄
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedpot + -er (one who) = one who makes pots. The verb 'potter about' is a separate but related sense: to fiddle unhurriedly with little tasks, as if fussing over small pots.
Root pot still carries 7 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.potter's wheel陶轮
- 2.potter's clay陶土
- 3.potter about悠闲地忙碎事
- 4.potter around漫无目的地忙活
Example Sentences
- 1.
The potter shaped the clay quickly on the spinning wheel.
- 2.
He likes to potter around the garden on Sunday mornings.