英 [ˈpɒtə(r)] 美 [ˈpɑːtər]
n. 陶艺家，制陶工人
vt. 闲混，虚度
vi. 闲逛；慢条斯理地做事
n. （Potter）人名；（英、荷、德、葡）波特
复数potters
第三人称单数potters
现在分词pottering
过去式pottered
过去分词pottered
potter /ˈpɒtə/
名词 a person who makes pottery 陶瓷工
potter /ˈpɒtə/
动词 If you potter around or potter about, you do unimportant but enjoyable things, without hurrying. 混事
I started pottering around outside, not knowing what I was doing.
我开始在外面混日子，不知道自己在做些什么
She liked to potter in the kitchen.
她喜欢在厨房中磨蹭度日
a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln
同义词： thrower / ceramicist / ceramist
do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly
同义词： putter / mess around / tinker / monkey / monkey around / muck about / muck around
move around aimlessly
同义词： putter / potter around / putter around
陶工
这有点奇怪，我们很容易记住某人是陶工（Potter），却难以记住他的名字其实就叫Potter。我们不由自主的将名字视为无意义的，即便在它们有意义的时候。
曾经我和一个朋友谈起过 哈利波特 （ POTTER ），每当我嘴里说道波特（BO TE）这个发音的时候，那个朋友总会夸张的发出PO~~ POTTER 来纠正我，我每说一次，他就强调（ POTTER...
约翰·托马斯（John Thomas）自愿约翰·托马斯（John Thomas），为什么，戴·波特（Potter）是*位律师，我的上校和汉密尔顿女士。她不是赃物吗？
... potent a 强有力的；有势力的，有效力的；烈性的 potter n 陶工；[英方]陶器小贩 poverty n 贫穷，缺乏，缺少，贫乏 ...
pottery 陶器；陶器厂；陶器制造术
陶艺家，制陶工人
闲混，虚度
闲逛；慢条斯理地做事
The potter shaped and squeezed the lump of clay into a graceful shape.
制陶工人把一块黏土塑形，压成漂亮的形状。
Ms. Potter has won a reputation for toughness and determination on her way to the top.
波特小姐在奋斗到顶层的过程中赢得了坚强和果断的名声。
Potter trembled and grew white.
波特浑身发抖，脸色发白。
Eric Potter is a program director in the Bureau of Economic Geology at the University of Texas at Austin.
VOA : special.2009.10.23
There are lots of Ancient Near Eastern stories of ; Gods fashioning humans from clay; We have depictions of gods as potters at a potter's wheel just turning out lots of little humans.
也有很多古代近东故事,关于上帝用黏土造人;,我们看来上帝就像转盘旁边的陶艺工匠,造出许多小小的人类。
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I'm also starting up a Quidditch team at NYU which is a fictional sport in Harry Potter,
我也在纽约大学组建了魁地奇球队，在《哈利•波特》里面这是个虚幻的运动，
SpeakingMax英语口语达人 : 和戏剧专业的朋友
But,as archivist Constance Potter points out, that is only a fraction of the ten billion records the Archives holds.
VOA : special.2010.06.28
So energy expert Eric Potter says it is too early to know how the new gas shale reserves will affect the market.
VOA : special.2009.10.23
Former New Zealand international Meli had been tipped to follow departing Saints coach Mick Potter to Bradford.
Potter around rough trails on foot or by bike, breaking with a picnic lunch and a dip.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower, starring Harry Potter actress Emma Watson, took home the outstanding film award.