(1)a big fish in a small pond 小地方的大人物 7b+r LyS0
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. >*RU:X
在她家乡,她很了不起。可是搬到纽约后,她就不过是芸芸众生之一了。 /kY9z~l
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(2)a stone‘s throw 一箭之遥 5>I-? Ki
例句: He lives only a stone‘s throw from here. UxL*I[z5
他住的地方离这儿只有一箭之遥。 5X20/+aT
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(3) all gone 希望等的"消逝", 物品等的"丢失"。 O;~e^ <*
例句:My goodness! My bag is all gone. }3^m>i*8
天呀!我的包不见了。
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Our hopes were all gone. sSh{.XuB+3
我们的希望成泡影了。 &1$d`>fn
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(4)all for it 对别人的看法或意见"完全同意","完全赞成" R3~,&ab
例句: Go ahead with your plan. I‘m all for it. ^K;k4oK
进行你的计划吧, 我完全赞成。 EY )2,
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(5)all in all 常用的片语,表示"总的来说","总而言之", j:h}ka/!p
例句: He has his faults, but all in all, he is a good guy. sq!$+=1-X
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(6) as clear as mud 不清晰,混乱 rS{}[$Zpl
例句:Your explanation is as clear as mud. iX$G($[l(
你的解释一点都不清晰。 D`T;j[SsS#
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(7)as soft as down 柔软如绒毛 P9/ (f$ =
例句:I lay fast asleep on the couch, which was as soft as down, and did not wake until late in the morning. ^ +SE_ -+]
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。 7q+D}+ Xf
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(8)at full blast 全速地;大规模地 7v*gwBH
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. 9B!Sv/)y!r
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。 mux/\TII
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(9) be above board 光明正大的 YI g(^>sq
be crazy about 爱的发狂 J?9jD:x
例句: I am really crazy about Michael Jackson‘s rock‘n‘roll. XVqOiv)
我对麦克杰克逊的摇滚爱的发狂。 :~otzI4%!
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(10) be for the birds 荒唐可笑的;毫无价值的 5MVa;m
例句:Their opinions on art are simply for the birds. CIx(SeEF
他们对艺术的见解真是荒唐可笑。 3>KEl^1DB
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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。 S@/{34,
例句:He kept on bothering me, so I told him to beat it. &Q3Fgj
他不停地烦我,因此我叫他走开。 ,AP0*Ln
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(12)beat ones brains (out) 指做事困难,"伤透了脑筋" uzBQK
例句:I beat my brains (out) to get a job. sp,-JZD
为了找寻工作,我伤透了脑筋。 oX|T&"&
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(13)beat sb to the draw 抢先某人行动 $fmTa02q>
例句: Mary wanted to buy that painting by Picasso, but another millionaire beat her to the draw. `,qft[1
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。 (QDKw}O2b
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(14) beat someone by miles 远强于某人 F\ B/q
例句:When it comes to fishing, I beat him by miles. =rA?,74
讲到钓鱼,我比他棒得多。 4!IuTPmr
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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. :C:6bDQ
例句:Tell me what‘s your beef? 你抱怨什么? %L=e%E=m
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(16)before you know it 口语为"很快"。 Az&>.*
例句:I come back before you know it. \N9=13W<lK
我很快就会回来。 P_(8+)ud-
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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." F\m^slsu7=
例句:Please behave yourself before the guests. z`wIb
在宾客之前你检点一些。 Zw]"p63eMa
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(18)behind bars 坐牢 wZ(1\
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例句:The judge will put him behind bars for at least two years. <Ht"t]u*Bn
法官最低限度也会判他坐两年牢。 w:5?ofC
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(19)behind the scenes(behind the curtain) 幕后 cnu&!>8V
例句:He is the man behind the scenes. Tn&