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kettle

/ˈkɛ.təl/

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noun

水壶，茶壶。

A vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food, usually metal and equipped with a lid.

Examples :

"My mother used the kettle to boil water for tea. "

我妈妈用茶壶烧水泡茶。

utensil item thing

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noun

一壶的量

The quantity held by a kettle.

Examples :

"The kettle of hot water was enough to fill three mugs. "

这一壶热水足够倒满三个马克杯。

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noun

水壶，茶壶

A vessel for boiling water for tea.

Examples :

"She filled the kettle with water to make tea. "

她往水壶里装满水，准备烧水泡茶。

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noun

壶穴，冰臼

A kettle hole, sometimes any pothole.

Examples :

"The melting glacier left behind a kettle, a deep depression now filled with rainwater, making a small pond. "

融化的冰川留下了一个冰臼，这个深坑现在充满了雨水，形成了一个小池塘。

geology area nature

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noun

一群猛禽, 鹰群

(collective) A group of raptors riding a thermal, especially when migrating.

Examples :

"a kettle of hawks"

一群盘旋上升的鹰群

animal bird group nature

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noun

蒸汽机车，火车头。

A steam locomotive

Examples :

"The old kettle chugged its way up the mountain, carrying the school children to their afternoon classes. "

那辆老式蒸汽机车轰隆轰隆地爬上山，载着学生们去上下午的课。

vehicle machine

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noun

定音鼓

Examples :

"The orchestra featured a dramatic kettledrum solo during the powerful finale. "

在气势恢宏的终曲中，乐团特别安排了一段极具戏剧性的定音鼓独奏。

music utensil sound

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noun

包围，瓮中捉鳖

An instance of kettling; a group of protesters or rioters confined in a limited area.

Examples :

"Example Sentence: "The police formed a kettle around the protesters, preventing them from marching further down the street." "

警察将抗议者包围起来，使他们无法继续沿街游行。

politics police government law action group event

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verb

包围，瓮中捉鳖.

(of the police) To contain demonstrators in a confined area.

Examples :

"During the protest, police decided to kettle the demonstrators near the park entrance to prevent them from blocking traffic. "

抗议期间，警察决定将示威者包围在公园入口附近，以防止他们堵塞交通。

police government law

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noun

鱼梁，鱼堰。

A kind of fishweir resembling a wattle or fence.

Examples :

"The fishermen used a simple kettle to trap the fish in the shallow river. "

渔民们在浅河里用一种简易的鱼梁来捕鱼。