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kettle n.水壶；坑穴 (1) 壶里的水开了。(2) 这个水壶上的开关按下时卡不住了。(3) 因为冰堰湖的突然泄流造成的洪水也有可能形成锅穴。 You can use the word kettle to mean "metal cooking pot," although it's mostly used for the kind you use to make your tea or instant soup. If you want to comment on the incredible awkwardness of a situation, you can use the colloquial phrase, "Well, this is a fine kettle of fish," and if you criticize a friend for something you're also guilty of, she might say, "That's the pot calling the kettle black!"

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英 ['ketl] 美 ['ketl] (1) The kettle is boiling.(2) The switch on the kettle won't stay down.(3) Kettle can also form as the result of floods caused by the sudden drainage of an ice-dammed lake. A kettle is a pot made for boiling water. Most kettles are metal, with a lid and a spout. If you're in the mood for a cup of tea, it might be time to "put the kettle on." 1[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 teakettle2[N-COUNT 可数名词]锅 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 pan3[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.   [v-link PHR]  [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。

英语单词	kettle
英美音标	英 ['ketl] 美 ['ketl]
中文释义	n.水壶；坑穴
英语例句	(1) The kettle is boiling. (2) The switch on the kettle won't stay down. (3) Kettle can also form as the result of floods caused by the sudden drainage of an ice-dammed lake.
中文例句	(1) 壶里的水开了。 (2) 这个水壶上的开关按下时卡不住了。 (3) 因为冰堰湖的突然泄流造成的洪水也有可能形成锅穴。
vocabulary简明	A kettle is a pot made for boiling water. Most kettles are metal, with a lid and a spout. If you're in the mood for a cup of tea, it might be time to "put the kettle on."
vocabulary扩展	You can use the word kettle to mean "metal cooking pot," although it's mostly used for the kind you use to make your tea or instant soup. If you want to comment on the incredible awkwardness of a situation, you can use the colloquial phrase, "Well, this is a fine kettle of fish," and if you criticize a friend for something you're also guilty of, she might say, "That's the pot calling the kettle black!"
柯林斯解释	1 [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 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]锅 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 3 [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. [v-link PHR] [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。

Kettle Boiling Water Pot Cooking Make N Count 可数名词