(1)a big fish in a small pond 小地方的大人物 .%7#o
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. 9WsPBzi"T
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(2)a stone‘s throw 一箭之遥 nS0K&MH6B
例句: He lives only a stone‘s throw from here. cg$@x\fJ
他住的地方离这儿只有一箭之遥。 `QV}je
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(3) all gone 希望等的"消逝", 物品等的"丢失"。 L-\-wXg%
例句:My goodness! My bag is all gone. *R.Q!Lv+
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我们的希望成泡影了。 rK W<kQT
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(4)all for it 对别人的看法或意见"完全同意","完全赞成" )&}\2NK6L
例句: Go ahead with your plan. I‘m all for it. {yQeLION
进行你的计划吧, 我完全赞成。 0S <;T+WA
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(5)all in all 常用的片语,表示"总的来说","总而言之", "Zd4e2>{M\
例句: He has his faults, but all in all, he is a good guy. |Ui1Mm
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(6) as clear as mud 不清晰,混乱 ((wG
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例句:Your explanation is as clear as mud. JX,&im*BG
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(7)as soft as down 柔软如绒毛 ru,]!YPJE2
例句:I lay fast asleep on the couch, which was as soft as down, and did not wake until late in the morning. il `O*6-
我在软如绒毛般的长沙发椅上睡着了,一直睡到早晨很晚才醒来。 XQ&iV7
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(8)at full blast 全速地;大规模地 O;c;>x_dA
例 句:When we visited the place, work on the construction site was at full blast and all the workers seemed to be working very hard. Ym+k \h
当我们去参观时,建筑工地的工作已经全面展开,而且所有的人都在忙碌着。 |[n-H;0
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(9) be above board 光明正大的 Kl<qp7o0
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例句: I am really crazy about Michael Jackson‘s rock‘n‘roll. {7&(2Z]z
我对麦克杰克逊的摇滚爱的发狂。 deSrs:.
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(10) be for the birds 荒唐可笑的;毫无价值的 }I;A\K]
例句:Their opinions on art are simply for the birds. `T2RaWR4=
他们对艺术的见解真是荒唐可笑。 %;kr%%t%
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(11) beat it 叫人"走开"的口语,和"Be off!差不多,不过比后者更流行。 1UX"iOx(
例句:He kept on bothering me, so I told him to beat it. 59gt#1k
他不停地烦我,因此我叫他走开。 ALS\}_8
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(12)beat ones brains (out) 指做事困难,"伤透了脑筋" (KR$PLxDK
例句:I beat my brains (out) to get a job. $lmbeW[0
为了找寻工作,我伤透了脑筋。 )Q\nR`k
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(13)beat sb to the draw 抢先某人行动 hko0
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例句: Mary wanted to buy that painting by Picasso, but another millionaire beat her to the draw. GGk.-Ew@
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.<';fKnT
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(14) beat someone by miles 远强于某人 hD!W&Er
例句:When it comes to fishing, I beat him by miles. WUx}+3eWv
讲到钓鱼,我比他棒得多。 rH7|r\] r
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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. 8qL*Nf
例句:Tell me what‘s your beef? 你抱怨什么? dABmK;
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(16)before you know it 口语为"很快"。 @ROMHMd}
例句:I come back before you know it. iLw O4i
我很快就会回来。 wvsKnYKX
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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." YlDui8.N
例句:Please behave yourself before the guests. A\Rkt;:
在宾客之前你检点一些。 !K^.r_0H.
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(18)behind bars 坐牢 s 7re
例句:The judge will put him behind bars for at least two years. _2+}_ >d
法官最低限度也会判他坐两年牢。 |r5 n p
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(19)behind the scenes(behind the curtain) 幕后 XL>v$7`#
例句:He is the man behind the scenes. x'_I{$C&
他是幕后人物。 ^l|{*oj2
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(20)between ourselves 秘密地说 /n;-f%dL
例句: Between ourselves, there are no secrets. bI.LE/yk
咱们私下说说,没什么秘密。 K5gh7
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(21)beyond the seas 在国外,在海外 X[b= 25Ct
例句: He had a good time when he was beyond the seas. 1 zIFQ@
他在国外时曾过得很快活。 3/V&PDC*'
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(22)butt in 插手,介入 vcs=!Ace
例句: Pardon me for butting in on your conversation, but this is important. R{GOlxKs C
请原谅我打断了你们的谈话,不过这件事非常重要。 XB,
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(23)by and large 大体上,总的看来 t98t&YUpm
例句: I cannot totally take your point,but by and large I think yours is reasonable. s*{l}~fPkW
我不能完全同意你的观点,但大体上你的观点是有道理的。 ~ *RG|4#
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