(1)a big fish in a small pond 小地方的大人物 A]$+
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例 句:In her hometown, she was a big fish in a small pond,but after she moved to New York, she was just only one among many millions. Kf#!IY][
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(2)a stone‘s throw 一箭之遥 QEa=!O
例句: He lives only a stone‘s throw from here. `x)bw
他住的地方离这儿只有一箭之遥。 Q%^bA,$&D
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(3) all gone 希望等的"消逝", 物品等的"丢失"。 ->=++
例句:My goodness! My bag is all gone. ;4$C$r!t
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我们的希望成泡影了。 6a?p?I K^
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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" :'~ gLW>j
例句: Go ahead with your plan. I‘m all for it. &Q>'U6"%
进行你的计划吧, 我完全赞成。 EG4bFmcs
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(5)all in all 常用的片语,表示"总的来说","总而言之", 7G/|e24
例句: He has his faults, but all in all, he is a good guy. ;bX
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(6) as clear as mud 不清晰,混乱 :
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你的解释一点都不清晰。 % T \N@
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(7)as soft as down 柔软如绒毛 k=2l9C3Z
例句:I lay fast asleep on the couch, which was as soft as down, and did not wake until late in the morning. wS*CcIwj
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。 j%jd@z ]@
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(8)at full blast 全速地;大规模地 D*'M^k|1
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. O) %kl
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。 2%C5P0;QX
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(9) be above board 光明正大的 9w;J7jgOT!
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例句: I am really crazy about Michael Jackson‘s rock‘n‘roll. p]z54 ~
我对麦克杰克逊的摇滚爱的发狂。 I@Z*Nu1L
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(10) be for the birds 荒唐可笑的;毫无价值的 tW"ptU^9)
例句:Their opinions on art are simply for the birds. ivz?-X4]
他们对艺术的见解真是荒唐可笑。 8~(+[[TQ@
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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。 m4SXH> o
例句:He kept on bothering me, so I told him to beat it. |4> r"
他不停地烦我,因此我叫他走开。 R|J>8AL}BY
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(12)beat ones brains (out) 指做事困难,"伤透了脑筋" 6Y_O^f
例句:I beat my brains (out) to get a job. _q$LrAT
为了找寻工作,我伤透了脑筋。 )):22}I#
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(13)beat sb to the draw 抢先某人行动 4Re@ QOZ
例句: Mary wanted to buy that painting by Picasso, but another millionaire beat her to the draw. LF)a"Sh
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。 xCp+<|1
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(14) beat someone by miles 远强于某人 P[I*%
例句:When it comes to fishing, I beat him by miles. LH/&\k
讲到钓鱼,我比他棒得多。 ?WQd
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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. R!k<l<9q
例句:Tell me what‘s your beef? 你抱怨什么? M`+e'vdw
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(16)before you know it 口语为"很快"。 SXo[[ao
例句:I come back before you know it. SeNF!k% Y
我很快就会回来。 @6YBK+"
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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." $dZ>bXUw:
例句:Please behave yourself before the guests. |
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(18)behind bars 坐牢 ?dKa;0\
例句:The judge will put him behind bars for at least two years. ua$k^m7m5
法官最低限度也会判他坐两年牢。 vpeBQ=2\
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(19)behind the scenes(behind the curtain) 幕后 przubMt
例句:He is the man behind the scenes. \at-"[.
他是幕后人物。 ]D?# \|
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(20)between ourselves 秘密地说 $d2kHT
例句: Between ourselves, there are no secrets. l~fh_IV1
咱们私下说说,没什么秘密。 QxL@'n#5
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(21)beyond the seas 在国外,在海外 ovQS
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例句: He had a good time when he was beyond the seas. Q3BLL`W~
他在国外时曾过得很快活。 4/HY[FT
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(22)butt in 插手,介入 wuIsO;}/9
例句: Pardon me for butting in on your conversation, but this is important. 1Nl&4 YLO
请原谅我打断了你们的谈话,不过这件事非常重要。 5?3Isw`v2
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(23)by and large 大体上,总的看来 h9<mThvgn
例句: I cannot totally take your point,but by and large I think yours is reasonable. XN~#gm#
我不能完全同意你的观点,但大体上你的观点是有道理的。 om".j
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