(1)a big fish in a small pond 小地方的大人物 f>Rux1Je4
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. @x1cV_s[
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。 OG{*:1EP
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(2)a stone‘s throw 一箭之遥 ?GX@&_
例句: He lives only a stone‘s throw from here. {`):X _$T
他住的地方离这儿只有一箭之遥。 ;=joQWNDm
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(3) all gone 希望等的"消逝", 物品等的"丢失"。 `\@n&y[`7
例句:My goodness! My bag is all gone. 9 m8KDB[N
天呀!我的包不见了。 Ys.GBSlHG
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我们的希望成泡影了。 0=&S?J#!
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(4)all for it 对别人的看法或意见"完全同意","完全赞成" b"\lF1Nf&o
例句: Go ahead with your plan. I‘m all for it. [.&JQ
进行你的计划吧, 我完全赞成。
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(5)all in all 常用的片语,表示"总的来说","总而言之", -\p&18K#
例句: He has his faults, but all in all, he is a good guy. ]-t>F
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(6) as clear as mud 不清晰,混乱 <cZ/_+H%C
例句:Your explanation is as clear as mud. z4
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你的解释一点都不清晰。 )*_G/<N)|
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(7)as soft as down 柔软如绒毛 rV\G/)xL
例句:I lay fast asleep on the couch, which was as soft as down, and did not wake until late in the morning. Pek[j)g}
我在软如绒毛般的长沙发椅上睡着了,一直睡到早晨很晚才醒来。 bLS10^g5
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(8)at full blast 全速地;大规模地 ?#a&eW
例 句:When we visited the place, work on the construction site was at full blast and all the workers seemed to be working very hard. Cgln@Rz
当我们去参观时,建筑工地的工作已经全面展开,而且所有的人都在忙碌着。 #8L:.,AYE
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(9) be above board 光明正大的 p5qfv>E8)
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例句: I am really crazy about Michael Jackson‘s rock‘n‘roll. iz^a Qx/
我对麦克杰克逊的摇滚爱的发狂。 i+5Qs-dHA
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(10) be for the birds 荒唐可笑的;毫无价值的 )n"0:"Ou
例句:Their opinions on art are simply for the birds. =p5]r:9W
他们对艺术的见解真是荒唐可笑。 O`Qke
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(11) beat it 叫人"走开"的口语,和"Be off!差不多,不过比后者更流行。 MB:[: nX
例句:He kept on bothering me, so I told him to beat it. >VZxDJ$R
他不停地烦我,因此我叫他走开。 EZ>(}
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(12)beat ones brains (out) 指做事困难,"伤透了脑筋" R`$Y]@i&B
例句:I beat my brains (out) to get a job. DZmVm['l
为了找寻工作,我伤透了脑筋。 p2(ha3PW
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(13)beat sb to the draw 抢先某人行动 |Isn<|_
例句: Mary wanted to buy that painting by Picasso, but another millionaire beat her to the draw. e}-fGtFx
玛丽想买毕加索的那幅画,不过另一个百万富翁捷足先登了。 Py#EjF12
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(14) beat someone by miles 远强于某人 vN
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例句:When it comes to fishing, I beat him by miles. )2wf D
讲到钓鱼,我比他棒得多。 L<oQKe7Q:
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(15)beef 口语上常用来指"抱怨"或"发牢骚";作动词时后面跟about. 4$, W\d
例句:Tell me what‘s your beef? 你抱怨什么? i._RMl5zg
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(16)before you know it 口语为"很快"。 F0&ubspt