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kettle of fish

英 [ˈketl ɒv fɪʃ]

美 [ˈketl əv fɪʃ]

网络  两码事; 野炊; 乱七八糟

英英释义

noun

  • informal terms for a difficult situation
    1. he got into a terrible fix
    2. he made a muddle of his marriage
    Synonym:fixholejammessmuddlepickle

双语例句

  • This is a fine kettle of fish!
    这是很好的一壶鱼!
  • Now this was a pretty kettle of fish. I have never liked New York as a place of residence, and to be compelled by police to live there was, I thought, laying it on a bit thick.
    这真糟糕。我从来不喜欢以纽约为住处。因之被警察逼着住在那里,我觉得实在受不了。
  • He's very good at arithmetic and anything to do with figures but he can't spell? that's a totally different kettle of fish.
    他擅长做算术和与数字打交道,但他的拼写很差-与前者完全不同。
  • Well, if they're going to sack me, I've left them a nice kettle of fish.
    好吧,要是他们解雇我的话,我就留给他们一副烂摊子。
  • No, that's a different kettle of fish.
    不,那是不同的一壶鱼。
  • The new proposal is quite a different kettle of fish from the last one.
    新建议与旧建议完全是两回事。
  • He had been in a sorry plight. Here's a pretty kettle of fish! I've left all my money at home.
    他处于狼狈的境地。真狼狈!我忘带钱了。
  • This is a fine kettle of fish! I forgot my book.
    太糟糕了,我忘记带书了。
  • He had two flat tires and no spare on a country road, which was certainly a pretty kettle of fish.
    夜里在乡村小路上,他的车子两个轮胎漏气了,又没有备用轮胎,他肯定难办死了。
  • He knows all about computers but being able to explain them to others is a different kettle of fish.
    关于电脑他全懂,可是能向别人解释就是完全不同的事了。