kettle

名词 kettle:

1. a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid
   同义词：boiler
2. the quantity a kettle will hold
   同义词：kettleful
3. (geology) a hollow (typically filled by a lake) that results from the melting of a mass of ice trapped in glacial deposits
   同义词：kettle hole
4. a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it
   同义词：kettledrum, tympanum, tympani, timpani

1. She accused us of being extravagant talk about the pot calling the kettle black!
   她指责我们铺张浪费--老鸹别嫌猪黑！
2. The water in the kettle had all boiled away.
   壶里的水完全烧乾了。
3. The kettle is boiling.
   壶里的水开了。
4. The kettle was furred up.
   壶里长了水锈。
5. It is said that James Watt's observation of steam issuing from a kettle gave birth to the idea of the steam engine.
   据说，詹姆斯·瓦特对水壶蒸气的观察使他产生了发明蒸汽机的想法。
6. The kettle was singing (away) on the cooker.
   水壶在炉子上发出呜呜声。
7. The switch on the kettle won't stay down.
   这个水壶上的开关按下时卡不住了。
8. A watched kettle never boils.
   心急也没用。

ket.tle

n.（名词）
A metal pot, usually with a lid, for boiling or stewing.
水壶：一种金属的壶，常有盖子，用于烧水或炖东西
A teakettle.
茶壶
Music A kettledrum.
【音乐】 定音鼓：铜鼓
Geology A depression left in a mass of glacial drift, formed by the melting of an isolated block of glacial ice.
【地质学】 锅状陷落：冰碛物中留下的陷落，由孤立冰川的雪块融化而成
A pothole.
锅

来源：
Middle English ketel
中古英语 ketel
from Old Norse ketill
源自 古斯堪的纳维亚语 ketill
Old English cetel
古英语 cetel
both from Latin catollus [diminutive of] catonus [large bowl]
都源自 拉丁语 catollus [] catonus的小后缀 [大碗]