| 词汇 | kettle |
| 释义 | kettle noun[ C ] uk /ˈket.əl/ us /ˈket̬.əl/ kettlenoun[C] (EQUIPMENT)a container for boiling water, that has a lid, handle, and spout and is made from plastic or metal水壶，烧水壶 GeorgePeters/E+/GettyImages put the kettle onmainly UK B1 to start to boil water in a kettle: 开始烧水 She came home from work and put the kettle on for tea. I think this kettle is defunct! This kettle needs descaling. I don't like the design of this kettle. The kettle needs a new element.电水壶该换新的电热丝了。 I want to plug the kettle into the right-hand socket.我想把水壶插到右手边的插座上。 Kitchen appliances Aga air fryer blender breadmaker broiler French press frier gas mark griddle grinder meat grinder mincer multicooker oven oven hood stove hood stovetop teakettle toaster toaster oven kettlenoun[C] (POLICE)an occasion when police form lines around a crowd of people and prevent them from leaving a particular area（警察控制大批街头人群的战术）把人群困在一定区域，不让离开 The police generally anti-police anti-riot baton baton charge billy club booze bus escort fuzz gendarmerie Interpol kettling lathi lathi-charge precinct Scotland Yard secret police self-policing Special Branch the Royal Canadian Mounted Police warrant You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Preventing and impeding Idiomsbe another/a different kettle of fish a pretty/fine kettle of fish kettle verb[ T ] uk /ˈket.əl/ us /ˈket̬.əl/ If the police kettle a crowd of people, they form lines around them and prevent them from leaving a particular area.（警察)把人群困在一定区域，不让离开 The police generally anti-police anti-riot baton baton charge billy club booze bus escort fuzz gendarmerie Interpol kettling lathi lathi-charge precinct Scotland Yard secret police self-policing Special Branch the Royal Canadian Mounted Police warrant You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Preventing and impeding kettle | American Dictionarykettle noun[ C ] us/ˈket̬·əl/ a covered container with a handle and a spout (= opening for pouring), used for boiling water Examples of kettlekettle In the trial, the computer will activate devices such as kettles, light switches and telephones by remote control. The kettle's stumpy tripod legs held the white cord to the marble-posts in an intricate star pattern. Their furnishing is seldom above the spartan level and the main focus of activity is made up of jars of instant coffee, electric kettles, a sink and a draining board. You will be wasting energy if you put too much water in the kettle or pan. The primary musical accompaniment, as remains the case today, is provided by talempong, bronze kettle drums struck with beaters. With great care, hold the back of your hand near to the kettle. They protruded lifelike halfway out of their own separate leather pouches, positioned to the four cardinal points around a cast-iron kettle. A tightly fitted lid is placed on the kettle and timing is started. You can experience infrared radiation for yourself, using a kettle that has recently boiled. Why did the kettle lid jump up and down? He boils a kettle and pours it in to make the water very hot. While occupations, such as horse-trading and kettle-making, are no longer viable, such names persist, as if marking essential origins. However, what substance one particular culture contains in the kettle is learned over time. You feel the warmth of the kettle as it is absorbed by your skin. There are endless examples of sheets, towels, clothing, kettles and anything movable being stolen, but nothing is done. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of kettle These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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