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kettle | BrE ˈkɛt(ə)l, AmE ˈkɛdl | A. noun ① (for boiling water) 水壶 shuǐhú ▸ to boil the kettle 烧开水 ② (for cooking fish) 锅 guō ▸ a different kettle of fish informal (person) 截然不同的人 (thing) 完全不同的事物 ▸ a fine or pretty kettle of fish informal 尴尬的局面 → pot1 A1B. transitive verb British «police» 合围 héwéi ‹demonstrator› |