1 N-COUNT 水壶 A kettle is a covered container that you use for boiling water. It has a handle, and a spout for the water to come out of. 水壶 [mainly British]
A
kettle of water is the amount of water contained in a kettle.
一壶的量 in AM, use 美国英语用 teakettle
2 N-COUNT 锅 A kettle is a metal pot for boiling or cooking things in. 锅 [mainly US]
in BRIT, use 英国英语用 pan
3 PHRASE 完全不同的事物 If you say that something is a different kettle of fish, you mean that it is very different from another related thing that you are talking about. 完全不同的事物 [informal]
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