(1)a big fish in a small pond 小地方的大人物 x]:mc%4-Z
例 句:In her hometown, she was a big fish in a small pond,but after she moved to New York, she was just only one among many millions. n| %{R|s
在她家乡,她很了不起。可是搬到纽约后,她就不过是芸芸众生之一了。 = FQH
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(2)a stone‘s throw 一箭之遥 R[z6 c)
例句: He lives only a stone‘s throw from here. l"Css~^
他住的地方离这儿只有一箭之遥。 cX2b:
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(3) all gone 希望等的"消逝", 物品等的"丢失"。 0|cQx
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例句:My goodness! My bag is all gone. vgV0a{u"
天呀!我的包不见了。 3yQ(,k #
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我们的希望成泡影了。 I'!KWpYJT
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(4)all for it 对别人的看法或意见"完全同意","完全赞成" {5*5tCIt
例句: Go ahead with your plan. I‘m all for it. ;Wr$hDt^
进行你的计划吧, 我完全赞成。 5ZPl`[He
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(5)all in all 常用的片语,表示"总的来说","总而言之", Y9C] -zEv
例句: He has his faults, but all in all, he is a good guy. zr,jaR;
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(6) as clear as mud 不清晰,混乱 61]6N;kJ;
例句:Your explanation is as clear as mud. Wrlmo'31
你的解释一点都不清晰。 3wK)vW
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(7)as soft as down 柔软如绒毛 w/R^Vwq
例句:I lay fast asleep on the couch, which was as soft as down, and did not wake until late in the morning. 2c}kiqi{
我在软如绒毛般的长沙发椅上睡着了,一直睡到早晨很晚才醒来。 #M:W?&.
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(8)at full blast 全速地;大规模地 :Q%&:[2
例 句:When we visited the place, work on the construction site was at full blast and all the workers seemed to be working very hard. nQ mkDPjU
当我们去参观时,建筑工地的工作已经全面展开,而且所有的人都在忙碌着。 *I~F7Z]|
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(9) be above board 光明正大的 PW}Yts7p
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例句: I am really crazy about Michael Jackson‘s rock‘n‘roll. #2pgh?
我对麦克杰克逊的摇滚爱的发狂。 V!oyC$eV
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(10) be for the birds 荒唐可笑的;毫无价值的 6D$xG"c
例句:Their opinions on art are simply for the birds. (T@ov~@
他们对艺术的见解真是荒唐可笑。 te1lUQ
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(11) beat it 叫人"走开"的口语,和"Be off!差不多,不过比后者更流行。 'h:4 Fzo<
例句:He kept on bothering me, so I told him to beat it. _PuMZjGL
他不停地烦我,因此我叫他走开。 .EI/0"^
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(12)beat ones brains (out) 指做事困难,"伤透了脑筋" X/@Gx 4
例句:I beat my brains (out) to get a job. X%;,r
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为了找寻工作,我伤透了脑筋。 ;m\E9ple
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(13)beat sb to the draw 抢先某人行动 !a0HF p$9
例句: Mary wanted to buy that painting by Picasso, but another millionaire beat her to the draw. U_w)*)F
玛丽想买毕加索的那幅画,不过另一个百万富翁捷足先登了。 ': HV9]k
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(14) beat someone by miles 远强于某人 '0[l'Dt'
例句:When it comes to fishing, I beat him by miles. 7n#0eska,
讲到钓鱼,我比他棒得多。 tJ 6:$dh
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(15)beef 口语上常用来指"抱怨"或"发牢骚";作动词时后面跟about. *?c~7ru
例句:Tell me what‘s your beef? 你抱怨什么? zj8;ENhEI
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(16)before you know it 口语为"很快"。 BKN]DxJ6
例句:I come back before you know it. %bddR;c
我很快就会回来。 &v