pot plant
pot plant — 名詞
1. a plant that is placed in a container with soil and kept inside a building, such
盆栽
種在室內花盆裡的植物
a plant that is placed in a container with soil and kept inside a building, such as a home or office, for decoration or enjoyment.
Nikos bought a small pot plant for his desk at the office.
Nikos 買了一盆小型盆栽放在辦公桌上。
Esme waters her pot plants every Sunday morning before breakfast.
Esme 每個週日早上吃早餐前都會給她的盆栽澆水。
collocation: water a pot plant
The pot plant in the corner needs more direct sunlight to stay healthy.
角落那盆盆栽需要更多陽光才能保持健康。
Adina chose a hardy pot plant that needs very little care for her first try.
Adina 第一次嘗試選了一種不太需要照顧的耐活盆栽。
adjective + pot plant: hardy, easy-care
Tunde's grandmother showed him how to move a pot plant into a larger container.
Tunde 的祖母教他如何把盆栽移到更大的容器裡。
- water a pot plant
- keep a pot plant
- grow pot plants
- indoor pot plant
- flowering pot plant
- houseplant
more common in American English; same meaning
- potted plant
often used for plants still in a temporary nursery pot
- indoor plant
focuses on the location rather than the container
- outdoor plant
a plant grown outside in the ground or in a garden bed
文法句型
a pot plant
pot plants
用法筆記
This meaning is more common in British English. In American English the term 'houseplant' is preferred for the same idea.
常見錯誤
2. a cannabis plant, especially one grown without official permission for personal
大麻
大麻植物，常指私種者
a cannabis plant, especially one grown without official permission for personal use or sale.
The police found several pot plants hidden behind a tall fence in the garden.
警方在花園高高的圍籬後面發現了幾株大麻。
Hao was arrested for growing pot plants in a rented warehouse outside the city.
Hao 因為在郊區租來的倉庫裡種植大麻而被捕。
collocation: grow pot plants
The farmer insisted he did not know the pot plants were growing among his vegetables.
那位農夫堅稱他不知道大麻混在他的蔬菜裡生長。
Brian warned his roommate not to keep pot plants in their shared apartment.
Brian 警告他的室友不要在他們合住的公寓裡放大麻。
- grow pot plants
- find pot plants
- hide pot plants
- police found pot plants
- marijuana plant
more formal or neutral term, less slangy
- cannabis plant
the botanical or legal term
文法句型
a pot plant
pot plants
grow pot plants
用法筆記
This sense is slang. It relies on the word 'pot' as a slang term for cannabis. In formal or legal contexts the phrase 'cannabis plant' is preferred. 'Pot plant' for cannabis is much rarer than 'pot' on its own.
常見錯誤
同根字
- pot名詞A2
- plant名詞A1
- potted形容詞B1
- houseplant名詞A2
- pot名詞B2