kettle['ketl]n.1.■2.■水壶3.■茶壶4.■锅；罐5.■定音鼓；铜鼓6.■【地质学】7.■锅穴8.■涡蚀穴，瓯穴，搅旋洞穴9.■[俚语]怀表another (或 a different) kettle of fish另一码事；完全不同的人(或事)a pretty (或 nice, fine) kettle of fish局面；困境，窘境棘手的事；一团糟kettle of fish艰巨(或棘手)的工作；混乱困境；窘境以鲑鱼为主菜的野宴kettle of hats一锅一次所染的帽子