kettle
['ketl]
n.水壶, 坑穴
例句与用法:
She accused us of being extravagant talk about the pot calling the kettle black!
她指责我们铺张浪费--老鸹别嫌猪黑!
The water in the kettle had all boiled away.
壶里的水完全烧乾了。
The kettle is boiling.
壶里的水开了。
The kettle was furred up.
壶里长了水锈。
It is said that James Watt's observation of steam issuing from a kettle gave birth to the idea of the steam engine.
据说,詹姆斯·瓦特对水壶蒸气的观察使他产生了发明蒸汽机的想法。
The kettle was singing (away) on the cooker.
水壶在炉子上发出呜呜声。
The switch on the kettle won't stay down.
这个水壶上的开关按下时卡不住了。
A watched kettle never boils.
心急也没用。
词形变化:
形容词: ketotic | 名词复数: ketoses |
n.
水壶[C]
The kettle is boiling.
壶里的水开了。
kettle
名词复数:kettles
词形变化:
形容词: ketotic | 名词复数: ketoses |
词义辨析:
同义:
n.水壶, 水锅
pot
stewpot
cauldron
boiler
saucepan
stewpan
teakettle
coffeepot
n.铜鼓
kettledrum
drum
kettle['ketl]n.1.■2.■水壶3.■茶壶4.■锅;罐5.■定音鼓;铜鼓6.■【地质学】7.■锅穴8.■涡蚀穴,瓯穴,搅旋洞穴9.■[俚语]怀表another (或 a different) kettle of fish另一码事;完全不同的人(或事)a pretty (或 nice, fine) kettle of fish局面;困境,窘境棘手的事;一团糟kettle of fish艰巨(或棘手)的工作;混乱困境;窘境以鲑鱼为主菜的野宴kettle of hats一锅一次所染的帽子
kettlekettle[ˈketl]n.1.■水壶; 水锅; 小汽锅2.■(=kettle hole)【地质】锅穴3.■吊桶, 白铁桶4.■溪水冲成的凹处5.■煤层顶上易落的锅形石块6.■(=kettle drum)定音鼓7.■勺pouring kettle浇注勺
noun
- a metal or plastic container with a lid, spout, and handle, used for boiling water
水壶,罐,釜 - a bowl- or saucer-shaped container in which operations are carried out on metals or other substances with a low melting point
(处理低熔点金属或其他物质的)碗碟状 容器
a different kettle of fish
- (informal)a completely different type of person or thing from the one previously mentioned
(非正式)截然不同的人(或事物)
he's certainly a different kettle of fish from old Rowell.
当然他与老罗维尔完全不同。
- 见 pot
- (informal)an awkward state of affairs
(非正式)尴尬局面;一团糟
kettleful
( pl. -fuls)
noun(pl. -fuls)
语源
- Old English cetel, cietel, of Germanic origin, based on Latin catillus, diminutive of catinus 'deep container for cooking or serving food'. In Middle English the word's form was influenced by Old Norse ketill
kettle
名词 kettle:
a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid
同义词:boiler
the quantity a kettle will hold
同义词:kettleful
(geology) a hollow (typically filled by a lake) that results from the melting of a mass of ice trapped in glacial deposits
同义词:kettle hole
a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it
同义词:kettledrum, tympanum, tympani, timpani
kettle
■"The pot's calling the kettle black. You help me in.
"得了,饭锅莫说菜锅黑嘛,快把我扶上去。
■"Build a fire in the stove and keep hot water boiling in the kettle.
"把炉子生起来,烧一壶开水放在那里。
■A bent or hooked piece of iron for hanging a pot or kettle over a fire.
S形锅钩用以悬吊罐、壶、锅等在炉火上煮的弯曲的铁钩
■Don't fill the kettle too full: it will run over.
不要把壶灌得太满,水会溢出来的。
■Don't let the kettle boil dry.
不要让茶壶里面的水烧乾。
■The pot is blackguarding the kettle.
乌鸦笑猪黑,流氓骂恶棍。
■The kettle calls the pot black.
乌鸦笑猪黑。
■They came in crowds, and the Kettle was passing from hand to hand .
人们蜂拥而至水壶从一个人手中传到另一个人手中。
■The steam from the kettle has clouded the window up.
从壶里冒出来的水蒸气使窗户模糊不清了。
■Yes ,there are .There are somesome in pront ofthat kettle .
他人得到就是我们付出的报偿,对社会有益就是我们存在的理由。
■He has borrowed your kettle.
他借了你的茶壶。
■He had repaired my kettle, and it saved my buying a new one.
他把我的水壶修好了, 省得我再买一个新的了。
■He boiled the kettle and made the tea.
他把水壶里的水烧开然后沏茶。
■He bought a kettle yesterday.
他昨天买了一把水壶
■Multitudes are marchin' to the big kettle drum.
众多的进行曲'的大水壶鼓。
■Yes, of course I can, Penny. Is there any water in this kettle?
会的,我当然会,彭妮。水壶里有水吗?
■Your son is a very different kettle of fish from you.
你儿子和你完全不同。
■You put the kettle on the gas stove, and then light the gas.
你先把水壶放在瓦斯炉上,再点瓦斯。
■You could boil a kettle on your head.
你可以在头上将水烧沸。
■Have you ever heard that useful proverb? The pot and the kettle?
你听说过这句俗话没有,半斤对八两。
■Will you put the kettle on ?
你把水壶放上好吗?
■You've made a pretty kettle of fish.
你把这儿弄得一团糟。
■Your brother is a very different kettle of fish from you.
你的兄弟和你完全不同。
■Keep the kettle at the boil .
使水壶里的水保持沸腾。
■The bedroom had a kettle with tea bag and sachet of instant coffee.
卧室里有茶壶、袋茶和速溶咖啡。
■Let' s put the kettle on and have a cup of tea.
咱们坐壶水沏杯茶吧.
■Talk about the pot calling the kettle black.
咱俩谁也别说谁。(半斤八两)
■The kettle geysered all over the stove.
喷射 水壶喷出的水洒满了炉子。
■At the outset this set of setting settled the offset problem of the kettle.
在开始,这一套设置解决了水壶的弥补问题。
■Living in America is a different kettle of fish to living in China.
在美国的生活跟在中国完全不同。
■The boiling water in the kettle keeps bubbling.
壶中的水已经滚沸了,咕噜噜地叫着。
■The kettle was boiling away on the fire .
壶中的水还在火上沸腾不已。
■The scale on the surface of the kettle has sloughed off.
壶内的水垢结硬后脱落了。
■There is a crack in the bottom of the kettle.
壶底有道漏缝。
■The kettle was boiling away merrily on the fire.
壶水烧开了咕嘟咕嘟地滚泡。
■The inside of the kettle is encrusted with lime.
壶的内部嵌着一层石灰。
■The kettle (on the fire) is nearly dry. Put some more water in it, quick.
壶要烧干了, 赶快续水。
■The kettle (on the fire) is nearly dry. Put some more water in it, quickly.
壶要烧干了,赶快续水。
■The kettle is at the bubble.
壶里的水在沸腾。
■The water in the kettle had all boiled away.
壶里的水完全烧乾了。
■The kettle is boiling.
壶里的水开了。
■Steam rose from the boiling kettle.
壶里的水开了,冒着蒸汽。
■The kettle was furred up.
壶里长了水锈。
■The kettle (ie The water in the kettle) is boiling.
壶(里的水)开了.
■Kettle, plug, fridge, milk, coffee. Yawn.
壶,插头,冰箱,牛奶,咖啡。呵。。。困。
■He had two flat tires and no spare on a country road, which was certainly a pretty kettle of fish.
夜里在乡村小路上,他的车子两个轮胎漏气了,又没有备用轮胎,他肯定难办死了。
■A large metal pot (12 gallon camp kettle) for cooking,used in military camps.
大的用于烹调的金属锅(加仑军壶),用于军事扎营。
■A large vessel, such as a kettle or vat, used for boiling.
大锅一个大的容器,如壶或桶,用于煮东西
■This is a fine kettle of fish! I forgot my book.
太糟糕了,我忘记带书了。
■She has got the kettle on for a cup of tea.
她已经烧上一壶水准备泡杯茶喝。