(1)a big fish in a small pond 小地方的大人物 w=rD8@
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. DU]KD%kl
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(2)a stone‘s throw 一箭之遥 |m
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例句: He lives only a stone‘s throw from here. PcU~1m1
他住的地方离这儿只有一箭之遥。 6Xm'^T
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(3) all gone 希望等的"消逝", 物品等的"丢失"。 ykPiZK
例句:My goodness! My bag is all gone. h !R=t
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我们的希望成泡影了。 25{_x3t^
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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" 6b'.WB]-
例句: Go ahead with your plan. I‘m all for it. wB \`3u4
进行你的计划吧, 我完全赞成。 ^ W?cuJ8
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(5)all in all 常用的片语,表示"总的来说","总而言之", 5h6o}
例句: He has his faults, but all in all, he is a good guy. 0.n[_?<(
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(6) as clear as mud 不清晰,混乱 Y-YuY
例句:Your explanation is as clear as mud. F!0iM)1o
你的解释一点都不清晰。 (A6~mi r!
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(7)as soft as down 柔软如绒毛 c:9n8skE7
例句:I lay fast asleep on the couch, which was as soft as down, and did not wake until late in the morning. G`>]ng
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。 Im/tU6ybV
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(8)at full blast 全速地;大规模地 Xzf,S;XV~
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. x}?<9(nE c
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。 Hn(1_I%zF
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(9) be above board 光明正大的 %(lO>4>|
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例句: I am really crazy about Michael Jackson‘s rock‘n‘roll. ^Q$OzsEk
我对麦克杰克逊的摇滚爱的发狂。 =ZIT!B?4
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(10) be for the birds 荒唐可笑的;毫无价值的 M }d:B)cz
例句:Their opinions on art are simply for the birds. `<X-3)>;G
他们对艺术的见解真是荒唐可笑。 Zg(Y$ h\
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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。 67&
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例句:He kept on bothering me, so I told him to beat it. +ZOiL[rS
他不停地烦我,因此我叫他走开。 &HM-UC|
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(12)beat ones brains (out) 指做事困难,"伤透了脑筋" #lP8/-s^
例句:I beat my brains (out) to get a job. =79R;|5
为了找寻工作,我伤透了脑筋。 "lL+Heq>V
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(13)beat sb to the draw 抢先某人行动 *n? 1C"l
例句: Mary wanted to buy that painting by Picasso, but another millionaire beat her to the draw. '{,xQf*x
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。 NFs 5XpZ~
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(14) beat someone by miles 远强于某人 U4pIRa)S
例句:When it comes to fishing, I beat him by miles. 5XZ!yYB?
讲到钓鱼,我比他棒得多。 'kZ,:.v
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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. H0Pxw
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例句:Tell me what‘s your beef? 你抱怨什么? 1q;v|F
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(16)before you know it 口语为"很快"。 @0?!bua_|
例句:I come back before you know it. \beO5]KS<
我很快就会回来。 vjGQ! xF
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(17)behave yourself 劝人要有礼貌和行为检点,意思相同的口语还有"Watch you manner.""Watch your P‘s and Q‘s".和"Don‘t get fresh." 7Gc{&hp*
例句:Please behave yourself before the guests. fe?Z33V
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(18)behind bars 坐牢 QOF@DvQ
例句:The judge will put him behind bars for at least two years. DZ8|20b
法官最低限度也会判他坐两年牢。 |@Tga_0p
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(19)behind the scenes(behind the curtain) 幕后 KQdIG9O+6
例句:He is the man behind the scenes. 9Eyx Ob
他是幕后人物。 =?fz-HB
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(20)between ourselves 秘密地说 5AYOM=O]t
例句: Between ourselves, there are no secrets. %z><)7
咱们私下说说,没什么秘密。 ]k0
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(21)beyond the seas 在国外,在海外 G'ykcB._
例句: He had a good time when he was beyond the seas. ,kN;d}bg
他在国外时曾过得很快活。 :]^e-p!z
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(22)butt in 插手,介入 )h!cOEt
例句: Pardon me for butting in on your conversation, but this is important. 0lfK}
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请原谅我打断了你们的谈话,不过这件事非常重要。 eU?hin@X
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(23)by and large 大体上,总的看来 )O]T}eI
例句: I cannot totally take your point,but by and large I think yours is reasonable. rl*O-S/
我不能完全同意你的观点,但大体上你的观点是有道理的。 La26"C"X
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