kettle

noun

/ˈketl/

Idioms

Idioms

a different kettle of fish

(informal) a completely different situation or person from the one previously mentioned另一码事；截然不同的人

the pot calling the kettle black

(saying, informal) used to say that you should not criticize somebody for a fault that you have yourself锅笑壶黑；五十步笑百步；乌鸦说猪黑

verb

/ˈketl/

(especially British English)

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they kettle	/ˈketl/ /ˈketl/
he / she / it kettles	/ˈketlz/ /ˈketlz/
past simple kettled	/ˈketld/ /ˈketld/
past participle kettled	/ˈketld/ /ˈketld/
-ing form kettling	/ˈketlɪŋ/ /ˈketlɪŋ/

kettle somebody (of the police警方) to keep a group of people who are taking part in a demonstration or protest held in an area with no easy way out, in order to make them behave in a peaceful way again围堵，圈围（将游行示威者限制在只有一个出口或无直接出口的区域）
- Hundreds of protesters were kettled at the start of the demonstration.数百名抗议者在游行开始时就被警方围堵在只有一个出口的区域。
词源Old English cetel, cietel, of Germanic origin, based on Latin catillus, diminutive of catinus ‘deep container for cooking or serving food’. In Middle English the word's form was influenced by Old Norse ketill.