teapot

IPA/ˈtiːpɒt/
KK[tˈipˌɑt]IPA/ˈtiːpɑːt/

teapot — 名詞

  • teapotsingular
  • teapotsplural

1. a container for steeping and serving tea, fitted with a handle, a lid, and a spo

1.名詞A1
釋義

茶壺

有壺嘴和把手的泡茶容器

a container for steeping and serving tea, fitted with a handle, a lid, and a spout for pouring

例句

Hoa poured hot water into the teapot and let the tea steep for three minutes.

Hoa 將熱水倒進茶壺，讓茶葉浸泡三分鐘。

collocation: pour hot water into the teapot

The old ceramic teapot on the top shelf has a small crack in its lid.

上層架子那個老舊的陶瓷茶壺，蓋子上有一道細小的裂縫。

adjective + teapot: ceramic teapot

常見搭配
  • ceramic teapot
  • porcelain teapot
  • clay teapot
  • silver teapot
  • teapot lid
  • teapot spout
同義詞
  • kettle

    a kettle is used to boil water, not to brew or serve tea; you pour hot water from a kettle into a teapot

  • pot

    informal shorthand in phrases like 'make a pot of tea', but 'pot' alone usually means a cooking container

文法句型

a [teapot]

the [teapot]

[adjective] + teapot

in/into/from a teapot

慣用語

a tempest in a teapot

idiom

A situation where people get very upset about something that is not really important.

小題大作

The argument over the office coffee machine was a tempest in a teapot.

Did the media make the scandal a tempest in a teapot?

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • teapot lid
  • teapot spout
  • teapot stand
  • ceramic teapot
  • porcelain teapot
  • clay teapot

常用片語

  • a pot of tea
  • make tea in a teapot
  • pour from a teapot
  • teapot keeps tea warm

介系詞搭配

  • in a teapot
  • into a teapot
  • from a teapot
  • out of a teapot