A different kettle of fish
两码事,另一回事
🧩 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
Oh, so you don't need something immediately?
呵， 所以你们 ，不是急着马上就要？
But after one week and I still hadn't made a single sale, my heart was in my boots.
但过了一星期还没有做成一笔生意，我感到十分焦急。
As the neighbours complained of the noise, my husband spent weeks training him to press his paw on the latch to let himself in.
由于邻居们对狗叫很有意见，所以我丈夫花了几个星期的时间训练它用脚爪按住门闩把自己放进来。