1.pot的基本意思是“把植物栽在花盆里”“装在某容器里以保存”,引申表示“向某物射击”。
2.pot是及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语。
3.pot的过去式和过去分词均为potted。

pot at(v.+prep.)
射击,射杀 shoot at
▲pot at sth
He potted at rabbits with his new gun.他用新枪随手射击兔子。
They were potting at a tiger there.他们正在那里射击一只老虎。

pot up(v.+adv.)
种在盆内 plant in a flower-pot
▲pot sth⇔up
My father potted up the young tomato plants.父亲把这些西红柿嫩苗种在盆内。
He potted up the rose cuttings.他把玫瑰花的插枝种在花盆内。

用作及物动词
▲S+～+n./pron.
He used to pot flowers.他过去常用盆栽花。
The old man potted the chrysanthemum cuttings.老人把菊花的插枝种在花盆内。
My mother potted the fish she bought yesterday.母亲把昨日买的鱼装入罐内。
She potted shrimps.她把小虾装进罐里。
He potted a rabbit.他射杀了一只兔子。
The boy potted a partridge.男孩射杀了一只鹌鹑。
其他
She likes potted ham.她喜欢罐装火腿。

［词源］  ＜古英语pott ＜中古拉丁语pottus ＜拉丁语potus(罐,壶)

1.pot的意思是“罐,锅,壶”,指一种盛水或盛固体的容器,可由陶瓷制成,也可由金属制成,是可数名词。
2.a pot of可表示“一罐〔壶〕…的量”。

all to pot
混乱; 糟糕 confused; spoiled
The trains are all to pot today because of a derailment farther down the line.今天的火车混乱不堪,因为前面有一列火车出轨了。
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go to pot
使糟糕,使垮掉 deteriorate; become very bad
His health has gone to pot.他的身体垮了。
The motel business went to pot when the new highway was built.那条新公路建成之后,汽车旅馆生意便萧条了。
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into the melting pot
处于变化〔动荡不安〕中 in a state of flux〔transition〕
I don't know when we will be able to make a start because the whole project has gone back into the melting pot.我不知道我们什么时候能开始,因为整个工程又回到了动荡不安的局面。

take pot luck
赶上什么是什么,吃便饭 accept whatever is available, especially food at a meal, without any choice or alternative being offered
You are welcome to eat with us, but you'll have to take pot luck.欢迎你和我们一起吃饭,但是你要有什么吃什么。
We seldom book hotels when travelling; we usually just take pot luck.我们旅游时很少预订旅馆的房间,通常都是赶上什么算什么。

The pot came down on the stone floor with a clash.锅“当”地一声掉到石地上。
He debated heating up the pot first before his friends came.他考虑在朋友们到来之前先把火锅烧热。
She stirred the pot until all the sugar added had melted.她不断搅动锅,直到加的糖全部溶化为止。
He was so concentrated on the TV programme that he forgot the cooking and the water in the pot boiled away. 他注意力全集中在电视节目上,忘了正在做的饭,把锅里的水都烧干了。
The window opened, and the pot just dropped out.窗户开了,花盆就掉了出去。
He filled the pot with earth and planted a rose in it.他在花盆里填上土,栽了株玫瑰。
I don't think that such a large plant will grow in such a small pot.我认为,这么大的一棵植物不能在这么小的花盆中生长。
The unusual shape of the pot dates it as about A.D. 400.这个壶的特殊形状使人们可以确定它的年代大约为公元400年。
In making tea, remember to put the tea into the pot before adding in the hot water.沏茶时,记着先把茶叶放进壶里,再倒开水。
A full tea set like this consists of a pot and eight cups.像这样的全套茶具由一个壶和八个杯子组成。
Housewives used to keep milk cool by covering the bottle with a stone pot.过去家庭主妇们常用石钵罩住奶瓶,防止牛奶变热。
I can't date the pot exactly, but it must be very old.我不能精确断定这只罐的年代,不过时间一定很久远了。
They've eaten a whole pot of jam!他们吃了满满一罐果酱。
Bring me another pot of coffee.给我再来一壶咖啡。

pot, kettle, pottery
pot是“壶的总称”, kettle特指“茶壶”,而pottery则是“陶器的总称”,即kettle是pot中的一种,而pot是pottery中的一种。