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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. j /H>0 ^
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（2）a stone‘s throw 一箭之遥 A<SOT >m]
例句： He lives only a stone‘s throw from here. d1V^2H b?
他住的地方离这儿只有一箭之遥。 DD!MGf/
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（3） all gone 希望等的"消逝"， 物品等的"丢失"。 EmX>T>~#D
例句：My goodness! My bag is all gone. 9zZ5Lr^21
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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" : 8^M5}
例句： Go ahead with your plan. I‘m all for it. _8Nw D_"
进行你的计划吧， 我完全赞成。 ~h)@e\Kc
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（5）all in all 常用的片语，表示"总的来说"，"总而言之"， a)!![X?\
例句： He has his faults, but all in all, he is a good guy. ;&Bna#~B
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（6） as clear as mud 不清晰，混乱 R :'Ou:Mh
例句：Your explanation is as clear as mud. )MWUS;O<
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（7）as soft as down 柔软如绒毛 `DLp<_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. 4$
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（8）at full blast 全速地；大规模地 ~;M)qR?]W
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. gjj 93
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。 JEWL )
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例句： I am really crazy about Michael Jackson‘s rock‘n‘roll. 48 W.qzC
我对麦克杰克逊的摇滚爱的发狂。 DR:8oo&E
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（10） be for the birds 荒唐可笑的；毫无价值的 ]} 61vV
例句：Their opinions on art are simply for the birds. q$r&4s)To
他们对艺术的见解真是荒唐可笑。 .sM <6;
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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。 t})lr\
例句：He kept on bothering me, so I told him to beat it. 'yp >L|
他不停地烦我，因此我叫他走开。 60!1 D>,
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（12）beat ones brains (out) 指做事困难，"伤透了脑筋" *cbeyB{E
例句：I beat my brains (out) to get a job. e`i7ah;
为了找寻工作，我伤透了脑筋。 5Sr4-F+@%
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（13）beat sb to the draw 抢先某人行动 KH7VR^;mk
例句： Mary wanted to buy that painting by Picasso, but another millionaire beat her to the draw. j-7u>s-l
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（14） beat someone by miles 远强于某人 00ofHZ
例句：When it comes to fishing, I beat him by miles. ?4XnEDA m
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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. hd+]Ok7"
例句：Tell me what‘s your beef? 你抱怨什么？ l)4O . *
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（16）before you know it 口语为"很快"。 eGm:)
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我很快就会回来。 /;?M?o"H
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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." @q K]JK
例句：Please behave yourself before the guests. a1Hz3y~S/
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（18）behind bars 坐牢 qO-9
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例句：The judge will put him behind bars for at least two years. /<);=&[
法官最低限度也会判他坐两年牢。 [4sEVu}
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（19）behind the scenes（behind the curtain） 幕后 (n,u|}8Y
例句：He is the man behind the scenes. vY6oV jM
他是幕后人物。 XZ`:wmc|
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（20）between ourselves 秘密地说 # 05jC6
例句： Between ourselves, there are no secrets. f-Jbs`(+
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（21）beyond the seas 在国外，在海外 >ys[I0bo
例句： He had a good time when he was beyond the seas. ! QM.P
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他在国外时曾过得很快活。 iPq & Y*
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（22）butt in 插手，介入 Mi+H#xx16
例句： Pardon me for butting in on your conversation, but this is important. ~C-,G"zw&G
请原谅我打断了你们的谈话，不过这件事非常重要。 )VSwT x&
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（23）by and large 大体上，总的看来 k.<3HU
例句： I cannot totally take your point，but by and large I think yours is reasonable. ?38lHn`FyQ
我不能完全同意你的观点，但大体上你的观点是有道理的。 X'f. Q
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