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kettles

/ˈkɛtəlz/ /ˈkɛtl̩z/

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noun

壶，水壶

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

Examples :

"We used two kettles to boil enough water for everyone's tea. "

我们用了两个水壶来烧足够的水，好让每个人都有茶喝。

utensil item thing utility machine

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noun

壶量，一壶的量。

The quantity held by a kettle.

Examples :

"The recipe called for three kettles of water to fill the large pot. "

这个食谱要求用三壶水才能把那个大锅装满。

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noun

水壶，茶壶

A vessel for boiling water for tea.

Examples :

"We have two kettles: one for the stove and one that plugs into the wall. "

我们家有两个水壶：一个是在炉子上烧的，一个是插电的。

utensil drink device

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noun

壶穴，冰臼。

A kettle hole, sometimes any pothole.

Examples :

"After the glacier melted, the landscape was dotted with small, water-filled depressions, which the locals called kettles. "

冰川融化后，地貌上布满了小而积水的凹陷地，当地人称之为壶穴。

geology geography environment nature

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noun

鹰群, 热气流盘旋的猛禽群

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

Examples :

"a kettle of hawks"

一群在热气流中盘旋的鹰群

animal bird group nature environment

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noun

蒸汽机车，火车头

A steam locomotive

Examples :

"During the railway preservation gala, several restored kettles pulled passenger trains along the old tracks. "

在铁路保护节期间，几辆修复后的蒸汽机车沿着旧铁轨牵引着客运列车。

vehicle machine technology

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noun

定音鼓

Examples :

"The orchestra's kettles boomed during the dramatic climax of the symphony. "

在交响乐剧烈的高潮部分，管弦乐队的定音鼓轰鸣作响。

music utensil sound

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noun

包围，围堵

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

Examples :

"The police used kettles to control the crowd near the stadium after the game. "

比赛结束后，警察用包围战术来控制体育场附近的 Crowd。

politics police government law action society group

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noun

鱼梁，鱼堰

A kind of fishweir resembling a wattle or fence.

Examples :

"The fishermen built kettles in the shallow river to trap the salmon swimming upstream. "

渔民们在浅水中建造了鱼梁，用来捕捉逆流而上的鲑鱼。

fish utensil agriculture