verb 下载 🔗分享 包围,瓮中捉鳖 (of the police) To contain demonstrators in a confined area. Examples : "The police were kettling the protesters in the park, preventing them from leaving. " 警察当时正在公园里包围示威者,不让他们离开。 police government law politics action 与AI对话词汇游戏阅读练习
noun 下载 🔗分享 包围,瓮中捉鳖 A crowd control technique, used by police, where a hostile group of protesters or rioters are surrounded and not allowed to disperse, sometimes with the use of temporary fencing to corral and isolate portions of the group. Examples : "The police used kettling to contain the protestors in the park after the march turned violent. " 游行示威转为暴力事件后,警察使用包围战术将抗议者控制在公园里。 police government politics law action group society 与AI对话词汇游戏阅读练习
noun 下载 🔗分享 水垢堵塞,开锅现象 The situation where water gets trapped in the heat exchanger of a boiler (e.g. due to limescale build-up), resulting in knocking sounds as it turns into expanding steam. Examples : "The loud kettling from the boiler this morning woke up the whole family; we need to call a plumber to check for limescale. " 今天早上暖气锅炉发出巨大的水垢堵塞,开锅现象的声音,把全家人都吵醒了;我们需要叫水管工来检查一下是不是有水垢了。 utility technology sound building machine energy technical system device process condition 与AI对话词汇游戏阅读练习