| 单词 | kettle |
| 释义 | Word Frequency kettle(ˈkɛtəl) noun 1. a metal or plastic container with a handle and spout for boiling water 2. any of various metal containers for heating liquids, cooking fish, etc 3. a large metal vessel designed to withstand high temperatures, used in various industrial processes such as refining and brewing 4. British informal an enclosed space formed by a police cordon in order to contain people involved in a public demonstration 5. short for kettle hole verb 6. (transitive) British informal (of a police force) to contain (people involved in a public demonstration) in an enclosedspace Word origin C13: from Old Norse ketill; related to Old English cietel kettle, Old High German kezzil; all ultimately from Latin catillus a little pot, from catīnus pot |
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