(1)a big fish in a small pond 小地方的大人物 @te!Jgu{
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. |Z=^`J
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(2)a stone‘s throw 一箭之遥 @wE5S6! B\
例句: He lives only a stone‘s throw from here. *a #rM"6P
他住的地方离这儿只有一箭之遥。 4cl\^yD
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(3) all gone 希望等的"消逝", 物品等的"丢失"。 NhaI<J
例句:My goodness! My bag is all gone. NiU2@zgl
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我们的希望成泡影了。 FW/W%^
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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" ]
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例句: Go ahead with your plan. I‘m all for it. *=+td)S/1
进行你的计划吧, 我完全赞成。 *# tJM.Z
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(5)all in all 常用的片语,表示"总的来说","总而言之", <N_+=_
例句: He has his faults, but all in all, he is a good guy. IE9XU9Kd
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(6) as clear as mud 不清晰,混乱 il:$sd
例句:Your explanation is as clear as mud. E )5E$
你的解释一点都不清晰。 =jX8.K4]
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(7)as soft as down 柔软如绒毛 CS==A57I
例句:I lay fast asleep on the couch, which was as soft as down, and did not wake until late in the morning. li0i"
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。 ]>~)<
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(8)at full blast 全速地;大规模地 @8;W \L$~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. /J:bWr
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。 BV>\ McI+
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(9) be above board 光明正大的 PDrZY.-
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例句: I am really crazy about Michael Jackson‘s rock‘n‘roll. ,'p2v)p^4
我对麦克杰克逊的摇滚爱的发狂。 $`z)~6'
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(10) be for the birds 荒唐可笑的;毫无价值的 ]cGA~d
例句:Their opinions on art are simply for the birds. A7%:05
他们对艺术的见解真是荒唐可笑。 t4-pM1]1_
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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。 k;w- E
例句:He kept on bothering me, so I told him to beat it. G|(
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他不停地烦我,因此我叫他走开。 j}~86JO+Cw
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(12)beat ones brains (out) 指做事困难,"伤透了脑筋" BPdfYu,il
例句:I beat my brains (out) to get a job. o[cV1G
为了找寻工作,我伤透了脑筋。 l,,>& F
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(13)beat sb to the draw 抢先某人行动 JWMpPzs
例句: Mary wanted to buy that painting by Picasso, but another millionaire beat her to the draw. S%yd5<%_
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。 a^=-Mp
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(14) beat someone by miles 远强于某人 yjhf
例句:When it comes to fishing, I beat him by miles. ,)iKH]lY=
讲到钓鱼,我比他棒得多。 $aN&nhoO<
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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. IuNiEtKx
例句:Tell me what‘s your beef? 你抱怨什么? r9
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(16)before you know it 口语为"很快"。 hA33K #bC
例句:I come back before you know it. {3.r6ZwCn
我很快就会回来。 OU/MiyP2
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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." j{Txl\D>
例句:Please behave yourself before the guests. 8AnP7}n;?'
在宾客之前你检点一些。 `.x
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(18)behind bars 坐牢 4Qo]nre!
例句:The judge will put him behind bars for at least two years. R
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法官最低限度也会判他坐两年牢。 w0C~*fn3l
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(19)behind the scenes(behind the curtain) 幕后 72oF ,42y
例句:He is the man behind the scenes. p\JfFfC
他是幕后人物。 Um: Hrjw
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(20)between ourselves 秘密地说 C\di 7 z:
例句: Between ourselves, there are no secrets. !kE-_dY6)
咱们私下说说,没什么秘密。 AKRTBjG"
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(21)beyond the seas 在国外,在海外 k&.Jk
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例句: He had a good time when he was beyond the seas. US%^#D q
他在国外时曾过得很快活。 _h":>
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(22)butt in 插手,介入 Sp^9&^
例句: Pardon me for butting in on your conversation, but this is important. 9\]^|?zQ`
请原谅我打断了你们的谈话,不过这件事非常重要。 yq NzdzX
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(23)by and large 大体上,总的看来 RW }"2
例句: I cannot totally take your point,but by and large I think yours is reasonable. e}.^Tiwd]
我不能完全同意你的观点,但大体上你的观点是有道理的。 k31I ysh
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