kettles

英 [ˈketlz]

美 [ˈketlz]

n.  (烧水用的)壶，水壶
kettle的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 水壶
  Akettleis a covered container that you use for boiling water. It has a handle, and a spout for the water to come out of.
  1. I'll put the kettle on and make us some tea.
     我去烧壶水给大家沏茶。
  2. Akettle ofwater is the amount of water contained in a kettle.
     一壶的量
  3. 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


• N-COUNT 锅
  Akettleis a metal pot for boiling or cooking things in.
  1. 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


• PHRASE 完全不同的事物
  If you say that something isa different kettle of fish, you mean that it is very different from another related thing that you are talking about.
  1. 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。

双语例句

• The Isle of Man company, which dominates the global market for thermostatic controls on electric kettles, maintains most of its manufacturing operations in the provincial capital, Guangzhou.
  这家总部位于英国马恩岛的公司是全球最大的电热水壶温控器生产商，大部分制造业务位于广东省府广州。
• These kettles are all copper.
  这些水壶全是铜的。
• The contrast experiment by using copper-base alloy tie to ferrous-base alloy tie is done by drawing stainless steel kettles.
  同时用铜基合金模具和铁基合金模具在深拉伸不锈钢水壶的生产中做了对此拉伸。
• Coppersmiths employed it to fashion pots and kettles for the home.
  铜匠们利用它来为家庭制造罐子和水壶。
• Blue and white porcelain wares include plates, vases, censers, kettles, pots, bowls and cups, which have complicated designs on their bodies.
  青花瓷器有盘、瓶、香炉、执壶、罐、碗、杯等，胎体厚重，装饰图案繁复，纹饰层次多。
• Trouble is brewing for an American retailer after customers noted that one of its tea kettles bears a striking resemblance to Adolf Hitler.
  一个美国零售商在顾客发现自家生产的茶壶酷似阿道夫-希特勒后，陷入了麻烦。
• The Application of INTERBUS in Kettles Section of Port
  INTERBUS在港口罐区的应用
• Not only is vinegar good for descaling kettles, cleaning windows and pickling onions, but it seems that it could help you to keep the weight off, too.
  醋不仅是良好的鳞水壶，清洁窗户和酸洗洋葱，但似乎它也可以帮助你保持体重。
• Pots, pans, kettles and mops are kitchen utensils.
  锅、盘、壶及拖把是厨房用具。
• There is a need for passive preventive measures, such as redesigned domestic cooking and eating areas, safer electrical kettles and temperature control devices for bathrooms.
  有必要制订被动预防措施，如重新设计家庭的厨房和餐厅区域，更安全的电水壶和浴室的温控设备。