2014年8月23日 星期六

putter/potter around, menswear, earthenware,interruptions, pottery, houseware, táblewàre


After years of puttering along as the tiger economies in the region roared, the Philippines is finally showing some growl of its own. Between 2008 and 2012, GDP grew by an average of 4.7%, rising to 7.2% in 2013, higher than any East Asian country except China. But concerns remain http://econ.st/VJbucL

London Fashion Week
Just days ago, the fashionable crowd descended upon the U.K. capital for London Men's Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2013 (June 14-17), the city's first standalone menswear fashion week. And The Times's extensive coverage brings you the best photos of the moment from the catwalk, backstage and the street - including collections from Christopher Raeburn, Richard James, J.W. Anderson, Christopher Shannon, E. Tautz, Oliver Spencer and more.


For Ohio Pottery, a Small Revival

For Ohio Pottery, a Small Revival
Outages Plague RIM's BlackBerry
Research In Motion's BlackBerry service suffered a second-consecutive day of interruptions across Europe and other parts of the world, with carriers as far away as India reporting interruptions.

IKEA Says It Is Ready To Give India a Try
Swedish housewares giant IKEA wants to set up 25 stores in India, a plan that comes as some relief for policy makers trying to boost foreign-investor sentiment.


táblewàre[táble・wàre]

[名][U]((集合的))卓上食器類.

earthenware


(ûr'thən-wâr', -THən-) pronunciation
n.
Pottery  陶器  made from a porous clay that is fired at relatively low temperatures. Faience, delft, and majolica are examples of earthenware.


éarthenwàre[éarthen・wàre]
  [名][U][形]

1 ((集合的))(特に粗い光沢のない)陶器(の), 土器(の).
2 陶土(製の).



 Although he is happy enough to promote Johnny English because he believes it's a good British comedy, Rowan Atkinson isn't hanging around. 'I'm very good at having time off. I tend to take whole years off - I had 1994 and 1997 off. I find it very easy; I just love pottering around doing normal things.' He sits back in the sofa and smiles. 'I'm not planning to do anything for the rest of this year or next. Or anything else. Ever.' He laughs. 'Well, maybe one more Mr Bean movie...'


potter1

Line breaks: pot¦ter
Pronunciation: /ˈpɒtə 
  
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(North American putter)

VERB

[NO OBJECT]
1Occupy oneself in a desultory but pleasant way:I’m quite happy just to potter about by myself here
1.1[WITH ADVERBIAL OF DIRECTION] Move or go in a casual, unhurried way:I might potter into Nice for the day

NOUN

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An act or period of occupying oneself in a desultory but pleasant way:an afternoon’s potter through the rooms and possessions of the rich

Origin

mid 16th century (in the sense 'poke repeatedly'): frequentative of dialect pote 'to push, kick, or poke' of unknown origin.


 putter around and putter about
to do little things of little consequence; to do small tasks as found around the house. I spent all of Saturday just puttering around, not really getting anything done. I stayed home and puttered about during my vacation.

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