词典释义：
occupy oneself in a desultory but pleasant manner, doing a number of small tasks or not concentrating on anything particular
闲散地做琐事
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I'm quite happy just to potter about by myself here .我就喜欢一个人在这儿东摸摸西弄弄。
[with adverbial of direction]move or go in a casual, unhurried way
闲逛，闲荡
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I might potter into Nice for the day .我可能去尼斯逛一天。
an idle but pleasant look around something; a desultory stroll
闲赏；闲逛
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an afternoon's potter through the rooms and possessions of the rich .在豪富的房子和藏品中消磨一个下午。
a person who makes ceramic ware
陶工，制陶工人。
Dennis (Christopher George) (1935—94), English television dramatist. His series use popular songs to contrast the humdrum or painful realities of everyday life with the imagination's capacity for hope and self-delusion. Notable works:
波特，丹尼斯（·克里斯托夫·乔治）（１９３５—１９９４，英国电视剧作家；他创作的连续剧用通俗歌曲来突现单调痛苦的现实生活与幻想所及的希望与自我欺骗之间强烈的反差；代表作品： 戏剧《硫磺和糖浆》［１９７６］ ，连续剧《意外的收获》［１９７８］ 和《唱歌的侦探》［１９８６］ ）。
(Helen) Beatrix (1866—1943), English writer for children. She is known for her series of animal stories, illustrated with her own delicate watercolours, which began with
波特，（海伦·）比阿特丽克斯（１８６６—１９４３，英国儿童文学作家，以系列动物故事出名；故事都配有她本人绘制的精美水彩插图，开篇为《兔子彼得的传奇》［１９００年首次非公开出版］ ）。
"mid 16th cent. （in the sense ‘poke repeatedly’）： frequentative of dialect
