Kettle of fish
n. 两码事; 野炊; 糟糕; 尴尬局面：很麻烦或棘手的尴尬局面
🧩 词语组成解析
kettle
['kɛtl]
n. （烧水用的）壶;小汽锅;
of
[əv]
prep. 关于;属于…的;由…制成;
aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气];
fish
[fɪʃ]
n. 鱼，鱼肉，鱼类;〈口〉（特殊的）人物，家伙，东西;[建]接合板，夹片，鱼尾板;[航]钓锚器，撑夹桅杆的加固夹箍;
vt.& vi. 捕鱼;钓鱼;摸出;掏出;
vt. 钓鱼，捕鱼;搜寻;[航]加夹箍夹牢;[工]用接合板连接[加固];
vi. 捕鱼，钓鱼;用钩捞取;
🗣️ 情景例句
Could I trouble you with something for a moment please?
请问可以麻烦你一下吗？
There's no sense in going by boat when the plane is just as cheap and much quicker.
既然乘飞机和坐船一样便宜而且还快得多，那么就没有理由去坐船。
We need three times as much as we originally ordered.
原来的三倍。