potluck
A meal, especially one offered to a guest, consisting of whatever food is availableA meal, especially one offered to a guest, consisting of whatever food is available.
» Tom is having a potluck dinner.
Значення
значень: 4(також, атрибутивне, злічуване, застаріле, незлічуване)A meal, especially one offered to a guest, consisting of whatever food is available.
Here are some leftover beans and meat; we can make a good potluck stew from them.
whatever happens to be available especially when offered to an unexpected guest or when brought by guests and shared by all
(також, атрибутивне, ширше, злічуване, незлічуване)Whatever is available in a particular situation.
(США, також, атрибутивне, злічуване, незлічуване)A shared meal consisting of whatever guests have brought (sometimes without prior arrangement); a potlatch; also, a dish of food brought to such a meal.
(також, атрибутивне, злічуване, застаріле, незлічуване)The last draft or portion of an alcoholic beverage in a pot or other drinking vessel.
Приклади
речень: 10Tom is having a potluck dinner.
Tom is having a potluck party.
Tom and Mary are having a potluck.
They brought two dishes to the potluck.
Benedito's salad is a hit at every potluck.
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мов: 1Походження
From pot + luck. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, sense 3 (“a shared meal consiFrom pot + luck. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, sense 3 (“a shared meal consisting of whatever guests have brought”) is unlikely to have been influenced by potlatch.
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уроків: 1- A1Злічувані та незлічувані іменники — Бо воно може бути незлічуваним