(1)a big fish in a small pond 小地方的大人物 1X1dG#:
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. $<[79al#
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(2)a stone‘s throw 一箭之遥 |u p
例句: He lives only a stone‘s throw from here. ?+8\.a!
他住的地方离这儿只有一箭之遥。 l9"s>P U
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(3) all gone 希望等的"消逝", 物品等的"丢失"。 %J-GKpo/S
例句:My goodness! My bag is all gone. >y+B
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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" |JsZJ9W+J
例句: Go ahead with your plan. I‘m all for it. Y}KNKO;
进行你的计划吧, 我完全赞成。 a?oI>8*
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(5)all in all 常用的片语,表示"总的来说","总而言之", RT8 ?7xFc
例句: He has his faults, but all in all, he is a good guy. G^@5H/)
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(6) as clear as mud 不清晰,混乱 M
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例句:Your explanation is as clear as mud. AQ^u
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(7)as soft as down 柔软如绒毛 q ZZK#,Qb
例句:I lay fast asleep on the couch, which was as soft as down, and did not wake until late in the morning. )Q JUUn#
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。 (**oRwr%
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(8)at full blast 全速地;大规模地 m(P]k'ZH?
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. ?gXp*>Kg[
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。 1{.9uw"2S
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(9) be above board 光明正大的 QTnP'5y
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例句: I am really crazy about Michael Jackson‘s rock‘n‘roll. ,`sv1xwd
我对麦克杰克逊的摇滚爱的发狂。 iN.n8MN=I
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(10) be for the birds 荒唐可笑的;毫无价值的 TkF[x%o
例句:Their opinions on art are simply for the birds.
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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。 5~S5F3
例句:He kept on bothering me, so I told him to beat it. -tU'yKhn
他不停地烦我,因此我叫他走开。 ?&uu[y
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(12)beat ones brains (out) 指做事困难,"伤透了脑筋" NX&_p!_V
例句:I beat my brains (out) to get a job. dQG=G%W
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(13)beat sb to the draw 抢先某人行动 gI`m.EH}}N
例句: Mary wanted to buy that painting by Picasso, but another millionaire beat her to the draw. >.D4co>
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。 u]G\H!WkQ
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(14) beat someone by miles 远强于某人 2>59q$|
例句:When it comes to fishing, I beat him by miles. O33`+UV"W
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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. Gp\
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例句:Tell me what‘s your beef? 你抱怨什么? Kf-JcBsrT
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(16)before you know it 口语为"很快"。 (QiAisE
例句:I come back before you know it. MfkN]\Jyw
我很快就会回来。 kSo"Ak!
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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." o,wUc"CE
例句:Please behave yourself before the guests. 7mfS*aCb
在宾客之前你检点一些。 'E.w=7z&
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(18)behind bars 坐牢 /<BI46B\
例句:The judge will put him behind bars for at least two years. /wlEe>i
法官最低限度也会判他坐两年牢。 iam1V)V
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(19)behind the scenes(behind the curtain) 幕后 ,wPr"U+7
例句:He is the man behind the scenes. ~bpgSP"
他是幕后人物。 =?`c=z3~i$
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(20)between ourselves 秘密地说 i{qgn%#}Y
例句: Between ourselves, there are no secrets. Yoll?_k+
咱们私下说说,没什么秘密。 x$(f7?s] 1
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(21)beyond the seas 在国外,在海外 xe$_aBU
例句: He had a good time when he was beyond the seas. ft
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他在国外时曾过得很快活。 n._-!
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(22)butt in 插手,介入 ?Ss!e$jf
例句: Pardon me for butting in on your conversation, but this is important. \lNN Msd&
请原谅我打断了你们的谈话,不过这件事非常重要。 v(%*b,^
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(23)by and large 大体上,总的看来 /_ajaz%
例句: I cannot totally take your point,but by and large I think yours is reasonable. A+?`?pOm&
我不能完全同意你的观点,但大体上你的观点是有道理的。 Uoix
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