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pot belly

/pot-bel-ee/US // ˈpɒtˌbɛl i //

壶腹,锅盖头,锅巴,锅盖饭

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural pot·bel·lies.

    • : a distended or protuberant belly.
    • : potbelly stove.
    • : potbelly wood.

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Examples

  • She attends hip-hop and belly dance classes (known as Arabic dance in Iran) just to shine more at parties.

  • Bring a large pot of water to a boil and season liberally with salt.

  • Set a heatproof bowl over a pot of gently simmering water, making sure that the bowl does not touch the surface of the water.

  • Before this latest brush with the law, the rapper was facing pot-bust and unrelated gun charges.

  • So too does Inherent Vice, which is something like a love letter written in pot smoke to the Gold Coast.

  • A Yankee, whose face had been mauled in a pot-house brawl, assured General Jackson that he had received his scars in battle.

  • There is a companion who condoleth with his friend for his belly's sake, and he will take up a shield against the enemy.

  • And, old ink pot, tuck a horse blanket under my chin, and rub me down with brickbats while I feed!

  • Gunn touched the brim of his soft felt hat, which he wore turned down all round apparently in imitation of a flower-pot.

  • The pot goeth so long to the water til at length it commeth broken home.