1. 水壺 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. 我去燒壺水給大家沏茶。
in AM, use 美國英語(yǔ)用 teakettle
2. 鍋 A kettle is a metal pot for boiling or cooking things in.
e.g. Put the meat into a small kettle. 把肉放進(jìn)一個(gè)小鍋里。
in BRIT, use 英國英語(yǔ)用 pan
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. 作為替補參加比賽完全是兩碼事。
kettle英英釋義
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