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

• Hey, the kettle leaks!
  哎哟，壶漏啦！
• The cordless kettle may now be a fixture in most kitchens.
  无绳电热水壶现在可能是多数厨房的固定设备。
• 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。
• He had nothing to do but boil the kettle and make the tea
  他除了烧水沏茶以外无事可做。
• Marianne put the kettle on to boil.
  玛丽安娜放上水壶烧开水。
• The boiling water bubbled furiously in the kettle.
  开水在壶里翻滚。
• The water had all boiled away and the kettle was empty.
  水烧干了，壶也空了。
• The kettle ( on the fire) is nearly dry. Put some more water in it, quick.
  壶要烧干了，赶快续水。
• 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。
• Put the meat into a small kettle.
  把肉放进一个小锅里。