读音

/kəlˈtəl/

释义

• 名词: 一种用来烧开水的金属壶，通常有手柄和嘴。例如: “She boiled water in the electric kettle for tea.”
• 动词: 使用水壶烧开水。例如: “I’ll just kettle some water for coffee.”

短语

• “kettle of fish” 用来描述混乱或复杂的情况。
• “to make a kettle of (fish)” 引起麻烦或混乱。

例句

• 名词: “The old-fashioned kettle on the stove was whistling loudly.”
• 动词: “She kettle-d some water before making her morning cup of tea.”

同义词

• Teapot (尤其是指用于泡茶的)
• Kettledrum (音乐术语，指的是定音鼓，但非本义)
• Boiler (在某些上下文中可以指烧开水的设备)