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Kettle Boiling Water ˈketl Put Container Noun N

A "kettle" is a vessel for boiling water, often with a handle and spout. In British English, "kettle" can also mean a cooking pot, while American English uses "teakettle" for boiling water. The phrase "a different kettle of fish" signifies a distinctly different matter.

The word "kettle" refers to a container used for boiling water or for cooking, with variations like "teakettle" in American English and "pan" in British English for the cooking pot usage. It can also be used idiomatically as "a different kettle of fish" to mean something entirely different.

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]水壶 A kettle is a covered container that you use for boiling water. It has a handle, and a spout for the water to come out of.
  [usu N of n]
  [mainly BRIT 主英]
  • I'll put the kettle on and make us some tea.

    我去烧壶水给大家沏茶。

  • A kettle of water is the amount of water contained in a kettle.一壶的量
    • 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
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[N-COUNT 可数名词] A kettle is a metal pot for boiling or cooking things in.
  [mainly am 主美]
  • 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
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[PHRASE 短语]完全不同的事物 If you say that something is a different kettle of fish, you mean that it is very different from another related thing that you are talking about.
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  [INFORMAL 非正式]
  • 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。


Oxford ket·tle / ˈketl ; NAmE ˈketl / noun _kettlecoffeemaker_appliances_comp.jpg _electrickettle.jpg a container with a lid, handle and a spout,used for boiling water (烧水用的)壶,水壶 an electric kettle 电水壶 ( BrE) I'll put the kettle on (= start boiling some water)and make some tea. 让我来烧壶水沏茶。 IDIOMsee
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kettleket‧tle /ˈketl/ ●●● S3 noun [countable]
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1kettlea container with a lid, a handle, and a spout, used for boiling and pouring water SYN teakettle American English:  She filled the kettle and switched it on. The kettle’s boiling (=the water in it is boiling). Put the kettle on (=start boiling water in a kettle), will you?2American English a large pot, used for making soup3another/a different kettle of fish informal used to say that a situation is very different from one that you have just mentioned:  She enjoys public speaking, but being on TV is a different kettle of fish.
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