| 词汇 | pottering |
| 释义 | pottering present participle ofpotter potter verb[ Iusually+ adv/prep ] mainly UKuk /ˈpɒt.ər/ us /ˈpɑː.t̬ɚ/(US usuallyputter) to move around without hurrying, and in a relaxed and pleasant way: 闲逛，闲荡 I spent the afternoon pottering around the garden doing a few odd jobs.我一个下午都在庭园里散步，顺便做些零活儿。 He doesn't drive very fast - he tends to potter along.他车开得不很快——只是在闲逛。 Moving gently on foot amble blow circulate dumbwalking flâneur gently mincing mincingly mooch mosey pad paseo plod potter promenade stroll stroller tippy tiptoe wander Examples of potteringpottering In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Indeed, gardening is not just about pottering picturesquely in the herbaceous borders in these works, it is an opportunity both to act and to think. Hundreds of labourers, day after day, week after week, and month after month, have been pottering about the local tribunals. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is no use going on as we are, pottering. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We saw him pottering in and out an hour or so ago. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is an awful feeling that we are pottering at this without really working on a strategy which is based on a long-term policy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One has to have inspectors pottering around the farms counting the number of legs of the sheep and dividing by four. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are only pottering with things. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We cannot afford to go pottering along. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not want a housing scheme for agricultural labourers to go pottering about among all the local authorities of the country, with us trying to get them to agree. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One is not talking of a man with a shovel pottering across his field to open a ditch that is blocked, but to fairly major works. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He turned up on his bike, just pottering about. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He is never happier than when pottering about the grounds on a fine sunny day. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Pottering is also main business for people of muragod. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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