kettle

kettle

noun

1. a metal pot for stewing or boiling
usually has a lid

Synonym: boiler

2. a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it

Synonym: kettledrumtympanumtympanitimpani

3. (geology) a hollow (typically filled by a lake) that results from the melting of a mass of ice trapped in glacial deposits

Synonym: kettle hole

4. the quantity a kettle will hold

Synonym: kettleful

1. 水壶
A kettle is a covered container that you use for boiling water. It has a handle, and a spout for the water to come out of.

e.g. I'll put the kettle on and make us some tea.
我去烧壶水给大家沏茶。

2. 锅
A kettle is a metal pot for boiling or cooking things in.

e.g. Put the meat into a small kettle.
把肉放进一个小锅里。

3. 完全不同的事物
If you say that something is a different kettle of fish, you mean that it is very different from another related thing that you are talking about.

e.g. Playing for the reserve team is a totally different kettle of fish.
作为替补参加比赛完全是两码事。

1. 水壶：具体表现如下:在家用电器产品的设计和开发的技术方面:对欧美家庭电器和私人办公设备(如steam station iron, Blender, toastors, Coffee Maker,热水壶(KETTLE) 和个人护理产品(如磨指甲器,电吹风)等产品的机械和电气机构设计原理有比较深入的研究.

2. 罐：前往实验室,拿起工作台(Workbench)上的三瓶药:卵磷脂(Lecithin)、石油(Petrox)、甲醛(Formaldehyde),并将录音带放入录音机,根据录音带中的内容配制爆炸物,第一步先将石油放入罐(Kettle)中,回答2 (Dollop),第二步放入卵磷脂,

3. 壶：2001年10月到2004年9月,在东莞市企石镇金莱电子厂东力开发部任项目高级工程师,曾组织设计过(Espresso& Drip-coffee Maker)咖啡机,咖啡壶,多款多士炉(Toastor),热水壶(KETTLE), 配蒸汽站电烫斗(Steam Station)的开发,

4. 锅：一个说法是:从前英格兰、苏格兰接壤地区居民到河边野餐,习惯捕到鲑鱼(salmon)就放进锅(kettle)里煮来吃,但由于设备不全,往往弄得一团糟. 不过,也有人不喜欢画工弄虚作假美化他们的. 例如十七世纪英国护国公克伦威尔(Oliver Cromwell)请人给他画像,