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
炖锅；煮锅；一壶的量；一锅的量；锅穴；冰融洼地；猛禽群；鹰群；定音鼓
A container or electric appliance used to boil water, especially for tea or coffee.
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
用于烧水以冲泡热饮或制作其他食品的容器或器具。
A vessel or appliance used to boil water for the preparation of hot beverages and other foodstuffs.
地质学中由冰碛物中冰体融化形成的洼地(通常积水成湖)
(geology) a hollow (typically filled by a lake) that results from the melting of a mass of ice trapped in glacial deposits
冰蚀锅穴,有时泛指任何坑穴。
A kettle hole, sometimes any pothole.
一群利用热气流盘旋的猛禽,尤指迁徙时。
A group of raptors riding a thermal, especially when migrating.
定音鼓。
A kettledrum.
围堵行动；指被限制在有限区域内的抗议者或暴动者群体。
An instance of kettling; a group of protesters or rioters confined in a limited area.
绘画过程中用于盛放适量油漆的桶。
A bucket for holding a quantity of paint during the painting process.
一种包围态势。
A type of encirclement.
I put the kettle on to make some tea.
我烧水泡茶。
用法提示：名词kettle作宾语，表示烧水壶。
The kettle is whistling, so the water is boiling.
水壶在响，水开了。
用法提示：kettle作主语，指水壶。
Please wash the kettles after using them.
使用后请清洗水壶。
用法提示：复数kettles作宾语。
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。
泛指各种锅或壶，比kettle更广泛，可指炊具、花盆等
特指烧水泡茶的壶，与kettle基本可互换，但更具体
常指大型烧水设备，与家用kettle不完全等同
指大型、厚重的锅，常用于煮大量食物，与kettle大小和用途不同
grammar · medium
易错句子I bought kettle yesterday.
正确表达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'。
grammar · medium
易错句子Please put the tea leaves into the kettle.
正确表达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。
Kettle通常指有嘴用于烧水的壶，而pot泛指烹饪用的各种锅，如汤锅、炖锅等。
Kettle用于烧开水，teapot专门用于泡茶，通常材质和形状不同。
Cauldron指大型的金属锅，常用于户外或童话故事，而kettle较小用于日常。
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。
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