potpourri

英 [ˌpəʊpʊˈriː]

美 [ˌpoʊpʊˈriː]

n.  百花香(房间熏香用的干花和叶子的混合物); 杂烩; 集锦

复数：potpourris　

GRE

BNC.46137 / COCA.21734

牛津词典

noun

• 百花香（房间熏香用的干花和叶子的混合物）
  a mixture of dried flowers and leaves used for making a room smell pleasant
• 杂烩；集锦
  a mixture of various things that were not originally intended to form a group
  1. a potpourri of tunes
     乐曲集锦

柯林斯词典

• 百花香（各种不同的干花瓣和叶子的混合物，可使室内空气芬芳）
  Potpourriis a mixture of dried petals and leaves from different flowers. Potpourri is used to make rooms smell pleasant.
• N-SING 混杂物；杂烩；集锦
  Apotpourri ofthings is a collection of various different items which were not originally intended to form a group.
  1. ...a potpourri of architectural styles from all over the world.
     世界各地建筑风格的荟萃

英英释义

noun

• a jar of mixed flower petals and spices used as perfume
• a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources
  Synonym:medleypastiche
• a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
  1. a great assortment of cars was on display
  2. he had a variety of disorders
  3. a veritable smorgasbord of religions
  Synonym:assortmentmixturemixed bagmiscellanymiscellaneavarietysalmagundismorgasbordmotley

双语例句

• In its default mode, it shows you the hostname, the refresh interval, and a potpourri of CPU, memory, and I/ O information.
  采用其缺省模式时，会显示主机名、刷新间隔和CPU、内存及I/O信息的综合情况。
• As a result, community options is now launching a line of potpourri, which will be packaged and sold by people with disabilities.
  因此，CommunityOptions如今推出了一条干花生产线，由残疾人士包装和出售香花。
• Potpourri which has lost its scent can be revived by adding a few drops of essential oil.
  在已经没有香味的干花袋中加入几滴精油，可使其重新恢复芳香。
• It's possible we could find your husband neck-deep in potpourri, investing things.
  我们有可能发现你的丈夫在花香中干事业。
• Tansy-scented Eurasian perennial herb with buttonlike yellow flowers; used as potherb or salad green and sometimes for potpourri or tea or flavoring; sometimes placed in genus chrysanthemum.
  艾菊气味的欧亚终年草本植物，有像纽扣一样的黄花；作青菜食用或用作白花香或茶或调味；有时归为菊类。
• Add a few drops essential oil to a pan of water and simmer on stove or in a potpourri pot.
  适量水中加入几滴精油，缓慢加热进行香薰或将精油滴入干花罐中。
• Chen Dynasty "Potpourri" and the New Trend of Palace Poetry Writing
  陈代《杂曲》与宫体诗写作模式新趋向
• So it's really sort of a potpourri of that sort of neighborhood.
  所以这个社区有如大杂烩。
• As tobacco cigarette burns, a potpourri of 4000 chemicals is released, including carbon monoxide and hydrocyanic acid.
  当烟被点燃时，融合了四千种化学品的气体被释放出来，其中包括一氧化碳和氢氰酸。
• No.6: You smell like a walking bag of potpourri.
  你闻起来像一整袋的干花。