kettle
kettle 英 [ˈketl] 美 [ˈkɛtl]
n. 壶；水壶
名词复数:kettles
- A kettle is a pot made for boiling water. Most kettles are metal, with a lid and a spout. If you're in the mood for a cup of tea, it might be time to "put the kettle on."
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- n. 壶；水壶
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1. Keep the kettle at the boil.
使水壶里的水保持沸腾。
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2. an electric kettle
电水壶
- kettle (n.) "metal vessel used for boiling or heating liquids over a flame," Old English cetil, citel (Mercian), from Proto-Germanic *katilaz (compare Old Saxon ketel, Old Frisian zetel, Middle Dutch ketel, Old High German kezzil, German Kessel), which usually is said to be derived from Latin catillus "deep pan or dish for cooking," diminutive of catinus "deep vessel, bowl, dish, pot," from Proto-Italic *katino-.
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