potter
verb (British English)(North American English putter)
[intransitive]- + adv./prep.
to do things or move without hurrying, especially when you are doing something that you enjoy and that is not important 悠然地做事,慢条斯理地做事(尤为喜欢的小事) Word Originverb mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘poke repeatedly’): frequentative of dialect pote ‘to push, kick, or poke’ of unknown origin.