(1)a big fish in a small pond 小地方的大人物 z?b(|f\!
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. d/-]y:`f`
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(2)a stone‘s throw 一箭之遥 KWZNu&)
例句: He lives only a stone‘s throw from here. 8t^;O!
他住的地方离这儿只有一箭之遥。 +lf@O&w
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(3) all gone 希望等的"消逝", 物品等的"丢失"。 Vms7
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例句:My goodness! My bag is all gone. /i]=ndAk
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我们的希望成泡影了。 dA M ilTo
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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" 7=M'n;!Mh
例句: Go ahead with your plan. I‘m all for it. 7+2aG
进行你的计划吧, 我完全赞成。 *F4G qX3
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(5)all in all 常用的片语,表示"总的来说","总而言之", _c7
例句: He has his faults, but all in all, he is a good guy. kdueQ(\
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(6) as clear as mud 不清晰,混乱 (/rIodHJO
例句:Your explanation is as clear as mud. 3
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(7)as soft as down 柔软如绒毛 :O@,Z_"
例句:I lay fast asleep on the couch, which was as soft as down, and did not wake until late in the morning. X:} 5L>'
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。 SJ|.% gn
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(8)at full blast 全速地;大规模地 >=q!!'$:
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. ]qP}\+:
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。 ?RjKP3P
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(9) be above board 光明正大的 bMK'J
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例句: I am really crazy about Michael Jackson‘s rock‘n‘roll. !?>p]0*<
我对麦克杰克逊的摇滚爱的发狂。 OmUw.VH
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(10) be for the birds 荒唐可笑的;毫无价值的 ]\b1~ki!F
例句:Their opinions on art are simply for the birds. vEee/+1?
他们对艺术的见解真是荒唐可笑。 kHIQ/\3?Q
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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。 cE8 _keR~
例句:He kept on bothering me, so I told him to beat it. HI`A;G]
他不停地烦我,因此我叫他走开。 d-S'y-V?d
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(12)beat ones brains (out) 指做事困难,"伤透了脑筋" 1J%qbh
例句:I beat my brains (out) to get a job. :R?| 2l
为了找寻工作,我伤透了脑筋。 8@C|exAD`
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(13)beat sb to the draw 抢先某人行动 `LHfAXKN
例句: Mary wanted to buy that painting by Picasso, but another millionaire beat her to the draw. gSo(PW)
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。 I`}vdX)
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(14) beat someone by miles 远强于某人 $A!h=]
例句:When it comes to fishing, I beat him by miles. v(nQd6;T
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(15)beef 口语上常用来指"抱怨"或"发牢骚";作动词时后面跟about. ?Dp^dR
例句:Tell me what‘s your beef? 你抱怨什么? s$y#Ufz
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(16)before you know it 口语为"很快"。 a0W\?
例句:I come back before you know it. )cmLo0`$
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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." Q1&dB{L
例句:Please behave yourself before the guests. aiX;D/t?
在宾客之前你检点一些。 r`"#c7)
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(18)behind bars 坐牢 e ~,'|~
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例句:The judge will put him behind bars for at least two years. eJ\j{-
法官最低限度也会判他坐两年牢。 `j"G=%e3.
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(19)behind the scenes(behind the curtain) 幕后 G78j$
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(20)between ourselves 秘密地说 U$JIF/MO_
例句: Between ourselves, there are no secrets. -$|X\#R
咱们私下说说,没什么秘密。 R3!vS+5rR
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(21)beyond the seas 在国外,在海外 Y/I6.K3
例句: He had a good time when he was beyond the seas. aZCT|M1
他在国外时曾过得很快活。 pC.T)k
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(22)butt in 插手,介入 m-FDCiN>
例句: Pardon me for butting in on your conversation, but this is important. &B,& *Lp
请原谅我打断了你们的谈话,不过这件事非常重要。 .E8p-R5)V>
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(23)by and large 大体上,总的看来 7?WBzo!!L
例句: I cannot totally take your point,but by and large I think yours is reasonable. cTx/Y&\9
我不能完全同意你的观点,但大体上你的观点是有道理的。 6
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