pot

US: /ˈpɑt/
UK: /pˈɒt/

English Vietnamese dictionary

pot /pɔt/
  • danh từ
    • ấm, bình, lọ, chậu, hũ, vại, ca (uống nước); ấm (đầy), bình (đầy), lọ (đầy), chậu (đầy), hũ (đầy), ca (đầy)
      • a pot of tea: một ấm trà
      • a pot of porter: một ca bia đen
    • nồi
    • bô (để đi đái đêm)
    • chậu hoa
    • bình bạc, bình vàng (làm giải thưởng thể thao, điền kinh); (từ lóng) giải
    • cái chụp ống khói ((cũng) chimney pot); (từ lóng) mũ chóp cao
    • giỏ bắt tôm hùm ((cũng) lobster pot)
    • giấy khổ 39 x 31, 3 cm
    • số tiền lớn
      • to make a pot; to make a pot of money: làm được món bở, vớ được món tiền lớn
    • (từ lóng) số tiền lớn đánh cá (cá ngựa); ngựa đua hy vọng thắng
      • to put the pot on Epinard: dốc tiền đánh cá vào con E-pi-na
    • a big pot
      • quan to
    • to go to pot
      • hỏng bét cả; tiêu ma cả
    • to keep the pot boiling (on the boil)
      • làm cho trong nhà lúc nào cũng có gạo ăn, giữ cho bếp núc lúc nào cũng đỏ lửa ((nghĩa bóng))
    • tiếp tục làm gì một cách khẩn trương
    • to make the pot boil
      • làm ăn sinh sống kiếm cơm
    • the pot calls the kettle black
      • lươn ngắn lại chê chạch dài, thờn bơn méo miệng chê trai lệch mồm
    • watched pot never boils
      • (tục ngữ) cứ mong lại càng lâu đến, để ý lại càng sốt ruột
  • ngoại động từ, (thường) động tính từ quá khứ
    • bỏ (cá, thịt, muối...) vào hũ (vại...) (để để dành...)
      • potted meat: thịt ướp bỏ hũ
    • trồng (cây) vào chậu
    • (thể dục,thể thao) chọc (hòn bi-a) vào túi lưới
    • bỏ (thú săn...) vào túi
    • nắm giữ, chiếm lấy, vớ, "bỏ túi"
      • he's potted the whole lot: hắn vớ hết, hắn chiếm hết
    • rút ngắn, thâu tóm
    • bắn chết (thú săn, chim...) bằng một phát bắn gần
    • nội động từ
      • (+ at) bắn, bắn gần

    Advanced English dictionary

    noun, verb
    + noun
    for cooking
    1 [C] a deep round, usually metal, container used for cooking things in: pots and pans
    container
    2 [C] (especially BrE) a container made of glass, clay or plastic, used for storing food in: a pot of jam / honey + a yogurt pot
    3 [C] (especially in compounds) a container of various kinds, made for a particular purpose: a coffee pot + a pepper pot + a teapot + Is there any more tea in the pot?
    See also - CHAMBER POT, CHIMNEY POT, FLOWERPOT, LOBSTER POT, MELTING POT, POTTED
    4 [C] the amount contained in a pot: They drank a pot of coffee.
    5 [C] a bowl, etc. that is made by a POTTER
    money
    6 (the pot) [sing.] (especially AmE) the total amount of money that is bet in a card game
    7 (the pot) [sing.] (especially AmE) all the money given by a group of people in order to do sth together, for example to buy food
    See also - KITTY
    drug
    8 [U] (informal) = MARIJUANA: pot smoking
    shot
    9 [C] = POTSHOT: He took a pot at the neighbour's cat with his air rifle.
    in billiards, etc.
    10 [C] (in the game of BILLIARDS, POOL or SNOOKER) the act of hitting a ball into one of the pockets around the edge of the table
    stomach
    11 [C] (informal) = POT BELLY
    Idioms: go to pot (informal) to be spoiled because people are not working hard or taking care of things
    the pot calling the kettle black (saying, informal) used to say that you should not criticize sb for a fault that you have yourself
    pot luck when you take pot luck, you choose sth or go somewhere without knowing very much about it, but hope that it will be good, pleasant, etc: It's pot luck whether you get good advice or not. + You're welcome to stay to supper, but you'll have to take pot luck (= eat whatever is available).
    See also - POTLUCK
    pots of money (BrE, informal) a very large amount of money
    more at GOLD n., MELTING POT, QUART
    + verb (-tt-) [VN]
    plant
    1 to put a plant into a FLOWERPOT filled with soil
    in billiards, etc.
    2 (in the games of BILLIARDS, POOL and SNOOKER) to hit a ball into one of the pockets (= holes at the corners and edges of the table)
    Synonym: POCKET
    He potted the black to take a 73 lead.
    shoot
    3 to kill an animal or a bird by shooting it
    See also - POTTED(also pot)
    + noun
    (informal) a shot that sb fires without aiming carefully: Somebody took a potshot at him as he drove past. + (figurative) The newspapers took constant potshots at (= criticized) the president.

    Thesaurus dictionary

    n.
    1 pan, saucepan, cauldron, cook-pot, stewpot; kettle:
    How many politicians have promised the people 'a chicken in every pot'?
    2 jackpot, bank, kitty:
    You will have to add $5 to the pot to see my hand.
    3 pot-belly, paunch, gut, Colloq corporation, beer belly, spare tyre, US bay window:
    If he exercised more, Patrick wouldn't have such a pot.

    Collocation dictionary

    1 for cooking

    ADJ.

    cooking

    VERB + POT

    scour | cover
    Cook gently in a covered pot for 3 to 4 hours.

    POT + VERB

    brim (over) with sth
    The waiter brought over a steaming pot brimming with seafood.
    | bubble, steam
    He could hear the pot bubbling on the stove.

    PREP.

    for the ~
    Local people kill these animals for the pot (= to eat).
    | in/into a/the ~
    Put all the ingredients in a large pot.
    | ~ of
    a pot of soup

    PHRASES

    pots and pans

    2 for tea/coffee

    ADJ.

    steaming | fresh | coffee, tea
    (also
    teapot)

    VERB + POT

    brew, make, put on
    I'll make a fresh pot of tea.
    | share | fill, refill, top up
    She refilled the teapot with boiling water.
    | empty

    PREP.

    in a/the ~
    Is there any more tea in the pot?
    | ~ of

    3 container for storing/growing things, etc.

    ADJ.

    ceramic, clay, earthenware, glass, iron, pewter, plastic, terracotta | flower, plant | jam, paint, pepper, yogurt | chamber | chimney | lobster

    VERB + POT

    grow sth in, plant sth in

    POT + VERB

    be filled with sth, be full of sth, contain sth
    a clay pot full of oil

    POT + NOUN

    plant

    PREP.

    in/into a/the ~
    Plants in pots require more water than you might think.
    | ~ of
    a pot of glue/jam


    Concise English dictionary

    potted|potting|potspɑt /pɒt
    noun
    +metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid
    +a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
    +the quantity contained in a pot
    +a container in which plants are cultivated
    +(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
    +the cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker)
    +slang for a paunch
    +a resistor with three terminals, the third being an adjustable center terminal; used to adjust voltages in radios and TV sets
    +street names for marijuana
    verb
    +plant in a pot



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