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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^2Hb?
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<
你的解释一点都不清晰。 A%Bgp?B
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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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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。 -t8hi+NK
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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!1D>,
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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
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。 s\[LpLt
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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. ?4XnEDAm
讲到钓鱼,我比他棒得多。 %.mEBI=hs
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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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(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/
在宾客之前你检点一些。 HcRa`Sfc]/
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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. vY6oVjM
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`(+
咱们私下说说,没什么秘密。 )qL&%xz
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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。 )VSwTx&
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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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