putter
verb /ˈpʌtə(r)/
/ˈpʌtər/
动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they putter | /ˈpʌtə(r)/ /ˈpʌtər/ |
| he / she / it putters | /ˈpʌtəz/ /ˈpʌtərz/ |
| past simple puttered | /ˈpʌtəd/ /ˈpʌtərd/ |
| past participle puttered | /ˈpʌtəd/ /ˈpʌtərd/ |
| -ing form puttering | /ˈpʌtərɪŋ/ /ˈpʌtərɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] (of a boat or vehicle
船或车辆 嘟嘟（或咕噜）作响 - the puttering of the engine as it reduced speed
发动机减速时的咕噜声
- the puttering of the engine as it reduced speed
- (North American English) (British English potter)[intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) to do things or move without hurrying, especially when you are doing something that you enjoy and that is not important
从容做事；欣然从事；漫步；闲荡 - I spent the morning puttering around the house.
我在家磨蹭了一上午。
- I spent the morning puttering around the house.
词源verb sense 1 1940s: imitative.verb sense 2 late 19th cent.: alteration.