potter
UK/'pɒtә/US
TOEFLB1
释义
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
词根拆分
词根派生pot + -er（做……的人）= 做锅的人。动词 potter about 是相关但独立的义项：不慌不忙地摆弄琐事，仿佛在摆弄小罐子。
词根 pot 还连着 7 个词常用搭配
- 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
例句
- 1.
The potter shaped the clay quickly on the spinning wheel.
陶工在转动的陶轮上迅速地塑形黏土。
- 2.
He likes to potter around the garden on Sunday mornings.
他喜欢周日上午在花园里东弄弄西弄弄。