kettle

英 [ˈketl]

美 [ˈketl]

n.  (烧水用的)壶，水壶

复数：kettles　过去式：kettled　

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习惯用语

n.

a different kettle of fish
• 另一码事；截然不同的人
  a completely different situation or person from the one previously mentioned
the pot calling the kettle black
• 锅笑壶黑；五十步笑百步；乌鸦说猪黑
  used to say that you should not criticize sb for a fault that you have yourself

牛津词典

noun

• （烧水用的）壶，水壶
  a container with a lid, handle and a spout , used for boiling water
  1. an electric kettle
     电水壶
  2. I'll put the kettle on (= start boiling some water) and make some tea.
     我要烧壶水沏茶。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 水壶
  Akettleis a covered container that you use for boiling water. It has a handle, and a spout for the water to come out of.
  1. I'll put the kettle on and make us some tea.
     我去烧壶水给大家沏茶。
  2. Akettle ofwater is the amount of water contained in a kettle.
     一壶的量
  3. Pour a kettle of boiling water over the onions.
     在洋葱上倒一壶开水。

in AM, use 美国英语用 teakettle


• N-COUNT 锅
  Akettleis a metal pot for boiling or cooking things in.
  1. Put the meat into a small kettle.
     把肉放进一个小锅里。

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 pan


• PHRASE 完全不同的事物
  If you say that something isa different kettle of fish, you mean that it is very different from another related thing that you are talking about.
  1. Playing for the reserve team is a totally different kettle of fish.
     作为替补参加比赛完全是两码事。

英英释义

noun

• a metal pot for stewing or boiling
  Synonym:boiler
• a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it
  Synonym:kettledrumtympanumtympanitimpani
• (geology) a hollow (typically filled by a lake) that results from the melting of a mass of ice trapped in glacial deposits
  Synonym:kettle hole
• the quantity a kettle will hold
  Synonym:kettleful

双语例句

• I'll put the kettle on and make us some tea.
  我去烧壶水给大家沏茶。
• She immediately put the kettle on
  她立刻烧了水。
• Afterwards, we strolled back, put the kettle on and settled down with the newspapers.
  然后，我们溜达回来，烧上水，又坐下看报纸。
• The kettle was boiling away on the fire.
  水壶里的水在炉火上开个不停。
• All the water boiled away and the kettle was ruined.
  壶里的水全部烧干，壶也烧坏了。
• The kettle is boiling over.
  壶水煮得都溢出来了。
• She put the kettle on the gas stove.
  她将水壶放在煤气炉上。
• Playing for the reserve team is a totally different kettle of fish.
  作为替补参加比赛完全是两码事。
• I know there'd be a kettle on the boil down in the kitchen.
  我知道厨房里总有一壶烧开的水。
• Use a kettle with an automatic cut-out so it doesn't boil for longer than necessary
  使用带自动断电装置的水壶加热，这样水沸腾的时间就不会过长了。