名詞 kettle:

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

1. She accused us of being extravagant talk about the pot calling the kettle black!
   她指責我們鋪張浪費--老鴰別嫌豬黑！
2. The water in the kettle had all boiled away.
   壺里的水完全燒乾了。
3. The kettle is boiling.
   壺里的水開了。
4. The kettle was furred up.
   壺里長了水銹。
5. It is said that James Watt's observation of steam issuing from a kettle gave birth to the idea of the steam engine.
   據(jù)說，詹姆斯·瓦特對水壺蒸氣的觀察使他產(chǎn)生了發(fā)明蒸汽機的想法。
6. The kettle was singing (away) on the cooker.
   水壺在爐子上發(fā)出嗚嗚聲。
7. The switch on the kettle won't stay down.
   這個水壺上的開關(guān)按下時卡不住了。
8. A watched kettle never boils.
   心急也沒用。

ket.tle

n.（名詞）
A metal pot, usually with a lid, for boiling or stewing.
水壺：一種金屬的壺，常有蓋子，用于燒水或燉東西
A teakettle.
茶壺
Music A kettledrum.
【音樂】 定音鼓：銅鼓
Geology A depression left in a mass of glacial drift, formed by the melting of an isolated block of glacial ice.
【地質(zhì)學】 鍋狀陷落：冰磧物中留下的陷落，由孤立冰川的雪塊融化而成
A pothole.
鍋

來源：
Middle English ketel
中古英語 ketel
from Old Norse ketill
源自 古斯堪的納維亞語 ketill
Old English cetel
古英語 cetel
both from Latin catollus [diminutive of] catonus [large bowl]
都源自 拉丁語 catollus [] catonus的小后綴 [大碗]