单词 | kettle |
释义 | kettle1 of 2noun ket·tle ˈke-tᵊl plural kettles 1 : a metallic vessel usually used for boiling liquids especially : teakettle 2 : kettledrum 3 a : pothole sense 1b b : a steep-sided hollow without surface drainage especially in a deposit of glacial drift 4 : a usually large group of raptors (such as hawks or vultures) circling high in the sky on an updraft of warm air … more than 500 birds have been seen riding the same spiraling thermal air current, or "kettle," as they are known to hawk-watchers. Rick Steelhammer kettle 2 of 2verb kettled; kettling ˈket-liŋ ˈke-tᵊl-iŋ ; kettles transitive verb : to corral or contain (people) in large numbers by surrounding and forcing into an enclosed area Police officers stood in a line in front of them but protesters seemed to think they'd be allowed through. They were not. Instead, they were kettled with orange nets, and arrested. Jen Doll kettling noun In London, over 30 students were arrested as part of an occupation at Senate House, which included police brutality and kettling. Lucy Uprichard kettle nounas in basin a steep-sided hollow without surface drainage especially in a deposit of glacial drift Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
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