"kettles" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 水壶
• 茶壶

Definition

水壶是有盖和壶嘴的容器，用来烧水泡茶、咖啡或其它热饮。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Kettles” 通常指用于烧水的电热水壶或炉上壶。英式英语常用来指电热水壶，美式英语说“tea kettle”表示炉上壶。“Put the kettle on”是常用短语。不要与泡茶壶（teapot）混淆。

Examples

There are two kettles in the kitchen.

厨房里有两个**水壶**。

The kettles are used to boil water for tea.

**水壶**用来烧水泡茶。

The shop sells electric and traditional kettles.

商店卖电**水壶**和传统**水壶**。

After lunch, we put both kettles on so everyone could have tea.

午饭后，我们把两把**水壶**都烧上了，这样大家都能喝茶。

My grandmother collects old metal kettles from flea markets.

我奶奶从跳蚤市场收集旧的金属**水壶**。

The hotel room came with two small kettles and free tea bags.

酒店房间配有两只小**水壶**和免费茶包。