(1)a big fish in a small pond 小地方的大人物 qU'O4TWZ
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. a]-.@^:_i
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(2)a stone‘s throw 一箭之遥 }F*u
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例句: He lives only a stone‘s throw from here. ''@upZBJ
他住的地方离这儿只有一箭之遥。 8a\
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(3) all gone 希望等的"消逝", 物品等的"丢失"。 VW7
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例句:My goodness! My bag is all gone. )/'y'd<r
天呀!我的包不见了。 e[3rz%'Q
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我们的希望成泡影了。 (z[|\6O
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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" ++s=$D
例句: Go ahead with your plan. I‘m all for it. Wcgy:4K3
进行你的计划吧, 我完全赞成。 ([-xM%BI6
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(5)all in all 常用的片语,表示"总的来说","总而言之", ` "Gd/
例句: He has his faults, but all in all, he is a good guy. V9v80e {n4
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(6) as clear as mud 不清晰,混乱 =w~phn
例句:Your explanation is as clear as mud. SI:+I4i
你的解释一点都不清晰。 a;Nj'M~U
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(7)as soft as down 柔软如绒毛 . Q#X'j
例句:I lay fast asleep on the couch, which was as soft as down, and did not wake until late in the morning. </K"\EU
我在软如绒毛般的长沙发椅上睡着了,一直睡到早晨很晚才醒来。 LnN6{z{M
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(8)at full blast 全速地;大规模地 HiBw==vlV
例 句:When we visited the place, work on the construction site was at full blast and all the workers seemed to be working very hard. KcGM=z?:
当我们去参观时,建筑工地的工作已经全面展开,而且所有的人都在忙碌着。
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(9) be above board 光明正大的 N XwQvm;q
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例句: I am really crazy about Michael Jackson‘s rock‘n‘roll. x<
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我对麦克杰克逊的摇滚爱的发狂。 F5CV<-jB
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(10) be for the birds 荒唐可笑的;毫无价值的 py,B6UB5
例句:Their opinions on art are simply for the birds. xD f<@
他们对艺术的见解真是荒唐可笑。 6%mFiX
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(11) beat it 叫人"走开"的口语,和"Be off!差不多,不过比后者更流行。 Ksp!xFk
例句:He kept on bothering me, so I told him to beat it. [Z3B~c
他不停地烦我,因此我叫他走开。 XO)|l8t#$=
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(12)beat ones brains (out) 指做事困难,"伤透了脑筋" "z
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例句:I beat my brains (out) to get a job. 9zj^\-FA_l
为了找寻工作,我伤透了脑筋。 C+B`A9
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(13)beat sb to the draw 抢先某人行动 C~4$A/&(
例句: Mary wanted to buy that painting by Picasso, but another millionaire beat her to the draw. 0Ywqv)gg
玛丽想买毕加索的那幅画,不过另一个百万富翁捷足先登了。 !6t
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(14) beat someone by miles 远强于某人 @"*8nV#
例句:When it comes to fishing, I beat him by miles. l\=M'D
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(15)beef 口语上常用来指"抱怨"或"发牢骚";作动词时后面跟about. WJG& `PP
例句:Tell me what‘s your beef? 你抱怨什么? L< MIl[z7
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(16)before you know it 口语为"很快"。 x,Im%!h
例句:I come back before you know it. M(,npW
我很快就会回来。 *D: wwJ
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(17)behave yourself 劝人要有礼貌和行为检点,意思相同的口语还有"Watch you manner.""Watch your P‘s and Q‘s".和"Don‘t get fresh." G)A5;u\P9
例句:Please behave yourself before the guests. &j@i>(7
在宾客之前你检点一些。 I'URPj:t
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(18)behind bars 坐牢 zOR
例句:The judge will put him behind bars for at least two years. <r*A(}Y
法官最低限度也会判他坐两年牢。 33O@jbs@
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(19)behind the scenes(behind the curtain) 幕后 l<7)uO^8
例句:He is the man behind the scenes. tUXq!r<'dT
他是幕后人物。 D`=hP(y^
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(20)between ourselves 秘密地说 `P&L. m]|
例句: Between ourselves, there are no secrets. 6?U2Et
咱们私下说说,没什么秘密。 .P[
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(21)beyond the seas 在国外,在海外 9aw- n*<
例句: He had a good time when he was beyond the seas. ~]71(u2
他在国外时曾过得很快活。 o=`FGowF
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(22)butt in 插手,介入 X<4h"W6
例句: Pardon me for butting in on your conversation, but this is important. gi;#?gps
请原谅我打断了你们的谈话,不过这件事非常重要。 ~eH+*U|\|M
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(23)by and large 大体上,总的看来 %DAF26t
例句: I cannot totally take your point,but by and large I think yours is reasonable. 9}`A_KzFx
我不能完全同意你的观点,但大体上你的观点是有道理的。 I|=$.i
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