| 释义 |
kettle/ˈket(ə)l/n. a vessel, usu. of metal with a lid, spout, and handle, for boiling water in (通常烧水用的金属)水壶 □ a different kettle of fish a different matter altogether 截然不同的事物 □ a pretty (or fine) kettle of fish an awkward state of affairs 难办的事，尴尬的局面 □ kettleful n. (pl. -fuls)[Middle English from Old Norse ketill, ultimately from Latin catillus, diminutive of catinus ‘deep food-vessel’] |