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
- That was indeed a pretty kettle of fish.
那真是糟糕透顶的事。 - 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。 - Oh, this is a fine kettle of fish.
哦，真是一团糟了。 - This is a fine kettle of fish!
这是很好的一壶鱼！ - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - Of course their economic policy is a different kettle of fish altogether.
当然他们的经济政策完全是另一回事。 - When she has gone Soames reached for the letter. "a pretty kettle of fish," he muttered." where it'll end, I can't tell!"
她走了之后，索米斯伸手拿那封信。“这真是糟糕透顶！”他咕噜道。“将来结局如何，我也不知道。” - Playing for the reserve team is a totally different kettle of fish.
作为替补参加比赛完全是两码事。