🇬🇧🇨🇳 crockery - 陶器 : English Lesson

Meaning of "crockery" ("陶器"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Crockery is the set of dishes we use for eating and drinking—things like plates, bowls, cups, and saucers—that are made from baked clay or ceramic. They can be plain or decorated with colors and patterns, and we usually keep them in a cupboard and take them out at mealtimes or for special occasions.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

We have everyday crockery for normal meals and fancy crockery for when we pretend our family is tidy.

My sister drew faces on all the crockery, so now I’m eating cereal from a bowl that looks disappointed in me.

When I tried to sneak a midnight snack, the crockery betrayed me with the loudest clink in history.

The cat walked across the table, tapped the crockery, and started a domino show I did not buy tickets for.

I asked Mom why we need so much crockery, and she said, "In case twelve hundred people suddenly come for tea."

Anna stacked crockery—mismatched cups, plates, and bowls—on the table. Wind knocked a box; crockery tumbled, cups chimed, plates spun, bowls bounced. She caught a cup, but other crockery cracked. She swept shards into a cloth, cupped the whole crockery set gently, smiled sadly, and set the rest to dry, promising new crockery tomorrow.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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