Word · Frequency #5784
kettles
水壶；烧水壶
kettles is the plural of kettle.
A container or electric appliance used to boil water, especially for tea or coffee.
- 1.
A vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food, usually metal and equipped with a lid.
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。
- 2.
a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid
炖煮用的金属锅,通常有盖
- 3.
The quantity held by a kettle.
一壶的容量。
- 4.
the quantity a kettle will hold
一壶的容量
- 5.
A vessel or appliance used to boil water for the preparation of hot beverages and other foodstuffs.
用于烧水以冲泡热饮或制作其他食品的容器或器具。
- 6.
(geology) a hollow (typically filled by a lake) that results from the melting of a mass of ice trapped in glacial deposits
地质学中由冰碛物中冰体融化形成的洼地(通常积水成湖)
- 7.
A kettle hole, sometimes any pothole.
冰蚀锅穴,有时泛指任何坑穴。
- 8.
A group of raptors riding a thermal, especially when migrating.
一群利用热气流盘旋的猛禽,尤指迁徙时。
- 9.
A kettledrum.
定音鼓。
- 10.
An instance of kettling; a group of protesters or rioters confined in a limited area.
围堵行动；指被限制在有限区域内的抗议者或暴动者群体。
- 11.
A bucket for holding a quantity of paint during the painting process.
绘画过程中用于盛放适量油漆的桶。
- 12.
A type of encirclement.
一种包围态势。
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
In use
I put the kettle on to make some tea.
The kettle is whistling, so the water is boiling.
Please wash the kettles after using them.
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。
boil the kettle
常用搭配，指烧水。
I'll boil the kettle for coffee.
我来烧壶水冲咖啡。
kettle on the stove
表示位置，常与on/over连用。
The kettle is on the stove.
水壶在炉子上。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- electric kettle
- 电水壶
- I need to buy a new electric kettle.我需要买一个新的电水壶。
- boil a kettle
- 烧一壶水
- Could you boil a kettle for tea?你能烧一壶水泡茶吗？
- put the kettle on
- 烧上水
- I'll put the kettle on for coffee.我来烧水冲咖啡。
- kettle of water
- 一壶水
- She poured a kettle of water into the pot.她把一壶水倒进锅里。
Idioms & figurative uses
- a different kettle of fish
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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）。
Context & Register
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Grammar Note
可数名词，常与 of 或 for 连用表示内容或用途
Pronunciation & Spelling
The words 'settle', 'mettle', and 'nettle' rhyme exactly with 'kettle' (same vowel and ending). 'Cattle', 'bottle', and 'little' have different vowel sounds, so they are lookalikes but not rhymes.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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