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
- he got into a terrible fix
- he made a muddle of his marriage
双语例句
- A fish kettle of fish.
乱七八糟，一锅粥。 - You're a different kettle of fish.
你算哪根葱！ - 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。 - You mean in case someone is trying to steal your bamboo sleeping mat or your kettle of fish?
你是说像有人想偷你的竹席或鱼缸之类的事？ - 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。 - A fine mess; a pretty kettle of fish.
‘好’伙食；一塌糊涂。 - 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。 - No, that's a different kettle of fish.
不，那是不同的一壶鱼。 - 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。