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a kettle of + noun
表示一壶的量。
She boiled a kettle of water for tea.
她烧了一壶水泡茶。
水壶；烧水壶
kettles — plural of kettle
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
水壶；烧水壶
A container or electric appliance used to boil water, especially for tea or coffee.
She boiled a kettle of water for tea.
她烧了一壶水泡茶。
用于煮沸液体或烹饪食物的容器,通常为金属制并配有盖子。
A vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food, usually metal and equipped with a lid.
炖煮用的金属锅,通常有盖
a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid
一壶的容量。
The quantity held by a kettle.
一壶的容量
the quantity a kettle will hold
I put the kettle on to make some tea.
我烧水泡茶。
The kettle is whistling, so the water is boiling.
水壶在响，水开了。
Please wash the kettles after using them.
使用后请清洗水壶。
表示一壶的量。
She boiled a kettle of water for tea.
她烧了一壶水泡茶。
常用搭配，指烧水。
I'll boil the kettle for coffee.
我来烧壶水冲咖啡。
表示位置，常与on/over连用。
The kettle is on the stove.
水壶在炉子上。
Not this
I bought kettle yesterday.
Use this
I bought a kettle yesterday.
英语中可数名词单数需要加冠词 'a' 或 'an'，'kettle' 是可数名词，所以要说 'a kettle'。
Not this
Please put the tea leaves into the kettle.
Use this
Please put the tea leaves into the teapot.
'kettle' 是烧水用的水壶，而泡茶通常使用茶壶 (teapot)，两者不同，不能混淆。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
电水壶
I need to buy a new electric kettle.
我需要买一个新的电水壶。
烧一壶水
Could you boil a kettle for tea?
你能烧一壶水泡茶吗？
烧上水
I'll put the kettle on for coffee.
我来烧水冲咖啡。
一壶水
She poured a kettle of water into the pot.
她把一壶水倒进锅里。
截然不同的事
Being a manager is a different kettle of fish from being a team member.
当经理和当团队成员完全是两码事。
一团糟，尴尬局面
He forgot the documents, and that's a pretty kettle of fish.
他忘了带文件，这下可麻烦了。
五十步笑百步
She criticized him for being late, which is the pot calling the kettle black since she's always late.
她批评他迟到，这真是五十步笑百步，因为她自己也经常迟到。
锅遇见壶，五十步笑百步。
From 'The Simpsons' episode 'The Springfield Connection' (Season 6, 1995), where Homer uses the phrase to point out hypocrisy.
出自《辛普森一家》第6季剧集《春田镇的连接》（1995年），荷马用此短语指出他人的虚伪。
Use kettles naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象水壶烧水时壶盖像磕头一样上下跳动，帮助记忆'kettle'（水壶）。
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可数名词，常与 of 或 for 连用表示内容或用途
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