| 词汇 | kettle |
| 释义 | kettle noun [ C ] uk/ˈket.əl/ us/ˈket̬.əl/ (EQUIPMENT) 水壶，烧水壶 a container for boiling water, that has a lid, handle, and spout and is made from plastic or metal put the kettle on mainly UKB1 开始烧水 to start to boil water in a kettle She came home from work and put the kettle on for tea. I've put the kettle on. Would you like tea or coffee? "Madge will be here shortly." "I'll put the kettle on." Kitty put the kettle on and took three cups from the shelf. He put the kettle on for coffee.
(POLICE) （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 an occasion when police form lines around a crowd of people and prevent them from leaving a particular area Idioms be another/a different kettle of fishidiom 截然不同；完全两回事 to be completely different from something or someone else that has been talked about Having knowledge is one thing but being able to communicate it to others is another kettle of fish. 拥有知识是一回事，但能够传授给别人就完全是另一回事了。 a pretty/fine kettle of fishidiom old-fashioned 难办的事；尴尬的局面 a very difficult and annoying situation kettle verb [ T ] uk/ˈket.əl/ us/ˈket̬.əl/ （警察)把人群困在一定区域，不让离开 If the police kettle a crowd of people, they form lines around them and prevent them from leaving a particular area. |
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