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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. \GFq RRn
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（2）a stone‘s throw 一箭之遥 ~ua( Qm
例句： He lives only a stone‘s throw from here. -[mmT'sS
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（3） all gone 希望等的"消逝"， 物品等的"丢失"。 Dri6\/0
例句：My goodness! My bag is all gone. u[a-9^&g
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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" Wow Kq0sn
例句： Go ahead with your plan. I‘m all for it. `M@ESA (e
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（5）all in all 常用的片语，表示"总的来说"，"总而言之"， 0 h-NT\m
例句： He has his faults, but all in all, he is a good guy. gtKih
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（6） as clear as mud 不清晰，混乱 y?s z&*:
例句：Your explanation is as clear as mud. ZCCCuB
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（7）as soft as down 柔软如绒毛 r=j?0k '}]
例句：I lay fast asleep on the couch, which was as soft as down, and did not wake until late in the morning. LkbD='\=
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。 e=Ox~ 2S
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（8）at full blast 全速地；大规模地 ^ AZ#tp%)
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. b8!oZ~ K
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。 3.Fko<D4jD
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（9） be above board 光明正大的 G|c jI*
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例句： I am really crazy about Michael Jackson‘s rock‘n‘roll. qlhc"}5x }
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（10） be for the birds 荒唐可笑的；毫无价值的 '4,?YcZ?S
例句：Their opinions on art are simply for the birds. `zoHgn7B9q
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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。 aB%.]bi
例句：He kept on bothering me, so I told him to beat it. T{pr CM
他不停地烦我，因此我叫他走开。 |
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（12）beat ones brains (out) 指做事困难，"伤透了脑筋" &dB@n15'A
例句：I beat my brains (out) to get a job. xM())Z|2
为了找寻工作，我伤透了脑筋。 2Z; !N37U
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（13）beat sb to the draw 抢先某人行动 W @"Rdc-
例句： Mary wanted to buy that painting by Picasso, but another millionaire beat her to the draw. FH</[7f;@N
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例句：When it comes to fishing, I beat him by miles. |AvPg
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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. le:}M M
例句：Tell me what‘s your beef? 你抱怨什么？ R3g)LnN
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（16）before you know it 口语为"很快"。 rB J`=o z
例句：I come back before you know it. Xl=RaV^X"
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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." P`rfDQoZ
例句：Please behave yourself before the guests. *,u{, $}2
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（18）behind bars 坐牢 ]ty$/{hx'
例句：The judge will put him behind bars for at least two years. v hZ Xgp0X
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（19）behind the scenes（behind the curtain） 幕后 o0WwlmB5
例句：He is the man behind the scenes. yb pOk
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（20）between ourselves 秘密地说 Zx8$M5
例句： Between ourselves, there are no secrets. OX,em Ti
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（21）beyond the seas 在国外，在海外 r?KRK?I
例句： He had a good time when he was beyond the seas. 0H rvr
他在国外时曾过得很快活。 )]n>.ZmLCB
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例句： Pardon me for butting in on your conversation, but this is important. j6s j 2D
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（23）by and large 大体上，总的看来 V 2Xv)
例句： I cannot totally take your point，but by and large I think yours is reasonable. Zl[EpXlZ
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