Word · Frequency #2782
pot
锅；罐
a deep round container with a handle and lid, used for cooking food
- 1.
A flat-bottomed vessel (usually metal) used for cooking food, possibly excluding saucepans (see usage notes).
- 2.
metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid
通常是圆形深的金属或陶土烹饪器具,常有把手和盖子
- 3.
Various similar open-topped vessels, particularly
- 4.
a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
用于排便和排尿的卫生设施
- 5.
Pothole, sinkhole, vertical cave.
- 6.
the quantity contained in a pot
锅中所含的量
- 7.
A shallow hole used in certain games played with marbles. The marbles placed in it are called potsies.
- 8.
A pot-shaped non-conducting (usually ceramic) stand that supports an electrified rail while insulating it from the ground.
- 9.
The money available to be won in a hand of poker or a round of other games of chance; (figuratively) any sum of money being used as an enticement.
一手扑克或其他赌博游戏中可赢得的钱；引申为用作诱饵的任何一笔钱。
- 10.
An allocation of money for a particular purpose.
为特定目的拨出的款项。
壶；罐；盆；马桶；便壶；坑洞；塌陷坑；一锅之量；一壶之量；底池；赌注总额
In use
I put the soup in the pot and heated it.
She planted a rose in the pot.
He brewed tea in a clay pot.
a pot of [noun]
表示容器及其内容量。
She made a pot of tea.
她沏了一壶茶。
[noun] in a/the pot
表示位置。
The vegetables are in the pot.
蔬菜在锅里。
cook [noun] in a pot
表示烹饪方式。
Cook the rice in a pot.
在锅里煮米饭。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- flower pot
- 花盆
- She planted the rose in a large flower pot.她把玫瑰种在一个大花盆里。
- pot of tea
- 一壶茶
- Would you like another pot of tea?你想再来一壶茶吗？
- pot lid
- 锅盖
- Be careful, the pot lid is hot.小心，锅盖很烫。
- pot luck
- 家常便饭（每人自带一道菜的聚餐）
- We're having a pot luck dinner on Friday.我们周五有个每人带菜的聚餐。
- melting pot
- 大熔炉（多民族融合的地方）
- New York is a melting pot of cultures.纽约是一个文化大熔炉。
- pot holder
- 锅垫；防烫手套
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一个圆锅，字母o像锅口，t像把手，发音/pɑt/类似‘抛锅’——抛东西进锅。
Context & Register
Register: neutral. Typical settings: kitchen, cooking, household. Note: 该词作为'锅'使用时，是通用性很强的中性词汇，多用于日常烹饪场景。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the spelling chunk -ot and rhyme with /pɑt/. Note that words like 'post' have a different vowel sound even though they share the -st ending.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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