kettle

US [ˈket(ə)l]
UK ['ket(ə)l]
  • n.（烧水用的）壶
  • Web水壶；水锅；罐
Plural Form：kettles  

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kettle
n.
1.
（烧水用的）壶，水壶a container with a lid, handle and a spout , used for boiling water
an electric kettle
电水壶
I'll put the kettle on(= start boiling some water) and make some tea.
我要烧壶水沏茶。

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AllAll,壶壶,水壶水壶,水锅水锅,罐罐
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1.
As soon as his mother opened the door he said, ``Is the kettle boiling? ''
老母亲一开门，他就急忙问：“水烧好了吗？”
lǎo mǔ qīn yī kāi mén , tā jiù jí máng wèn : " shuǐ shāo hǎo le ma ? "
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2.
Due to its shape such a discharge of hot water is often called as kettle.
由于其形状这样一个热水排放通常称为水壶。
yóu yú qí xíng zhuàng zhè yàng yī gè rè shuǐ pái fàng tōng cháng chēng wéi shuǐ hú 。
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3.
The little pig saw the wolf climb up on the roof and lit a roaring fire in the fireplace and placed on it a large kettle of water.
小猪看到狼爬上屋顶，并点燃了轰鸣火灾壁炉和它放在一个大壶水。
xiǎo zhū kàn dào láng pá shàng wū dǐng , bìng diǎn rán le hōng míng huǒ zāi bì lú hé tā fàng zài yī gè dà hú shuǐ 。
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4.
My sister says I dress funny, but if you've seen some of the clothes she wears, you know it's a case of the pot calling the kettle black.
我妹妹说我的衣着古怪，可如果你看到她身上的一些衣服，你就知道什么叫五十步笑百步了。
wǒ mèi mèi shuō wǒ de yī zhuó gǔ guài , kě rú guǒ nǐ kàn dào tā shēn shàng de yì xiē yī fu , nǐ jiù zhī dào shén me jiào wǔ shí bù xiào bǎi bù le 。
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5.
Let me show you . First boil some water in a kettle . OK . Then warm the pot by pouring in a little boiling water , and then empty it out .
我泡给你看。首先用壶把水烧开。好。然后倒一点沸水温一下茶壶，然后倒出来。
wǒ pào gěi nǐ kàn 。 shǒu xiān yòng hú bǎ shuǐ shāo kāi 。 hǎo 。 rán hòu dào yì diǎn fèi shuǐ wēn yí xià chá hú , rán hòu dào chū lái 。
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6.
Having set it to draw, he took off the kettle and crushed the pan flat on the live coals and watched the lump of butter slide and melt.
沏好了，他就把开水壶挪开，将锅平放在煤火上，望着那团黄油滑溜并融化。
qī hǎo le , tā jiù bǎ kāi shuǐ hú nuó kāi , jiāng guō píng fàng zài méi huǒ shàng , wàng zhe nà tuán huáng yóu huá liu bìng róng huà 。
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7.
Then put two or three teaspoons of tea into the teapot, take the kettle to the pot and pour the boiling water over the tea.
跟着，把两三匙茶叶舀进茶壶里，然后提起水壶到茶壶处，把沸水倒在茶叶上。
gēn zhe , bǎ liǎng sān chí chá yè yǎo jìn chá hú lǐ , rán hòu tí qǐ shuǐ hú dào chá hú chù , bǎ fèi shuǐ dào zài chá yè shàng 。
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8.
Brian: That's right. Then put two or three teaspoons of tea into the teapot, take the kettle to the pot pour the boiling water over the tea.
布赖恩：不错。跟着，把两三匙茶叶舀进茶壶里，提起水壶到茶壶处，把沸水倒在茶叶上。
bù lài ēn : bú cuò 。 gēn zhe , bǎ liǎng sān chí chá yè yǎo jìn chá hú lǐ , tí qǐ shuǐ hú dào chá hú chù , bǎ fèi shuǐ dào zài chá yè shàng 。
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9.
Like a fresh fallen tea leaf transformed into a piece of jade-like glass and molded right on top of the kettle cap.
宛如刚从茶树上采下的鲜叶，幻化成为翠绿欲滴的琉璃，点缀于壶盖之上。
wǎn rú gāng cóng chá shù shàng cǎi xià de xiān yè , huàn huà chéng wéi cuì lǜ yù dī de liú lí , diǎn zhuì yú hú gài zhī shàng 。
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10.
Don't you know a watched kettle never boils? Whether they're late or early. looking out of the window won't bring them here any quicker.
你难道不知道心急水不开吗？不管他们早来晚来。你老望窗外并不会使他们来得快些。
nǐ nán dào bù zhī dào xīn jí shuǐ bù kāi ma ? bù guǎn tā men zǎo lái wǎn lái 。 nǐ lǎo wàng chuāng wài bìng bú huì shǐ tā men lái de kuài xiē 。
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