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kettle 音標拼音: [k'ɛtəl] n. 壺,水壺,水鍋 壺,水壺,水鍋 kettle n 1: a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid [ synonym: { kettle}, { boiler}] 2: the quantity a kettle will hold [ synonym: { kettle}, { kettleful}] 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}, { kettle}] 4: a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it [ synonym: { kettle}, { kettledrum}, { tympanum}, { tympani}, { timpani}] Kettle \ Ket" tle\ ( k[ e^] t" t' l), n. [ OE. ketel; cf. AS. cetel, cetil, cytel; akin to D. kjedel, G. kessel, OHG. chezzil, Icel. ketill, SW. kittel, Dan. kjedel, Goth. katils; all perh. fr. L. catillus, dim. of catinus a deep vessel, bowl; but cf. also OHG. chezz[ imac] kettle, Icel. kati small ship.] A metallic vessel, with a wide mouth, often without a cover, used for heating and boiling water or other liguids. [ 1913 Webster] { Kettle pins}, ninepins; skittles. [ Obs.] -- Shelton. { Kettle stitch} ( Bookbinding), the stitch made in sewing at the head and tail of a book. -- Knight. [ 1913 Webster] |
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