| 单词 | kettle |
| 释义 | kettle¹ 1.(for boiling water)(烧水用的)壶；水壶 The kettle's boiling.水开了。 to put the kettle on坐上水壶 They put the kettle on to make a cup of tea.他们坐上水壶烧水泡茶。 2.(for cooking)(烹饪用的金属)炖锅 a fish kettle炖鱼锅 Put the meat into a small kettle.把肉放到一个小炖锅里。 3.(in brewing, distilling)(工业用的)高温精炼炉 Whisky is distilled in large copper kettles.威士忌酒是在大铜炉中蒸馏出来的。 4.<英,非正式>(in crowd control)(用于人群控制的)警方封锁区 If they attempted to leave the police kettle they would be arrested.他们要是敢离开警方封锁区, 就会遭到逮捕。 5.=kettle hole idiom kettle² ◆a different kettle of fish<非正式>截然不同的人(或事物) Playing for the reserve team is a different kettle of fish altogether.在预备队里打比赛完全是另外一回事。 <英,非正式>(警方)用警戒线封堵(游行示威的人群) Police attempted to kettle the marchers as they moved.警方拉起警戒线, 试图封堵游行示威的人群。 |
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