(1)a big fish in a small pond 小地方的大人物 \q1%d.\X
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. vhEs +j
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(2)a stone‘s throw 一箭之遥 ,k! f`
例句: He lives only a stone‘s throw from here. 1V3J:W#;
他住的地方离这儿只有一箭之遥。 yaYt/?|
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(3) all gone 希望等的"消逝", 物品等的"丢失"。 &2]D+aL|h
例句:My goodness! My bag is all gone. GO3YXO33
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我们的希望成泡影了。 q<uLBaL_]r
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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" +<WT$ddK=5
例句: Go ahead with your plan. I‘m all for it. GWZXRUc
进行你的计划吧, 我完全赞成。 t8N9/DZ}Q
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(5)all in all 常用的片语,表示"总的来说","总而言之",
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例句: He has his faults, but all in all, he is a good guy. QGj5\{E_
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(6) as clear as mud 不清晰,混乱 5nq-b@?L
例句:Your explanation is as clear as mud. P1 >X5:
你的解释一点都不清晰。 8Xzx;-&4
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(7)as soft as down 柔软如绒毛 }t-|^mY>
例句:I lay fast asleep on the couch, which was as soft as down, and did not wake until late in the morning. 3}1+"? s
我在软如绒毛般的长沙发椅上睡着了,一直睡到早晨很晚才醒来。 qTMz6D!Q
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(8)at full blast 全速地;大规模地 p%
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例 句:When we visited the place, work on the construction site was at full blast and all the workers seemed to be working very hard. Qu\l$/
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。 64X#:t+
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(9) be above board 光明正大的 3A}8?
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例句: I am really crazy about Michael Jackson‘s rock‘n‘roll. FN`kSTm*0!
我对麦克杰克逊的摇滚爱的发狂。 1CVaGD^r{
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(10) be for the birds 荒唐可笑的;毫无价值的 =F[,-B~
例句:Their opinions on art are simply for the birds. 2=M!lB
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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。 )9Ojvp=#r:
例句:He kept on bothering me, so I told him to beat it. :uDB3jN[
他不停地烦我,因此我叫他走开。 <Pt\)"JA
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(12)beat ones brains (out) 指做事困难,"伤透了脑筋" GnaVI
例句:I beat my brains (out) to get a job. cS7!,XC
为了找寻工作,我伤透了脑筋。 R_&z2I
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(13)beat sb to the draw 抢先某人行动 becQ5w/~
例句: Mary wanted to buy that painting by Picasso, but another millionaire beat her to the draw. Cjk AQ(9
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。 rO%+)M$A
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(14) beat someone by miles 远强于某人 FRk_xxe"K
例句:When it comes to fishing, I beat him by miles. *{s[$}uQ
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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. 'Jr*oru
例句:Tell me what‘s your beef? 你抱怨什么? HbDB?s<
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(16)before you know it 口语为"很快"。 5c7a\J9>
例句:I come back before you know it. qW >J-,61/
我很快就会回来。 #[yl;1)
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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." E_rC"_Zte
例句:Please behave yourself before the guests. C8q-gP[
在宾客之前你检点一些。 8!>pFVNJf
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(18)behind bars 坐牢 L"/ato
例句:The judge will put him behind bars for at least two years. D9C; JD
法官最低限度也会判他坐两年牢。 ^D[;JV
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(19)behind the scenes(behind the curtain) 幕后 iUB ni&B
例句:He is the man behind the scenes. U .(_n
他是幕后人物。 BIyG[y?qO
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(20)between ourselves 秘密地说 hDMp^^$
例句: Between ourselves, there are no secrets. =oDrN7`,B
咱们私下说说,没什么秘密。
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(21)beyond the seas 在国外,在海外 .&.CbE8K[
例句: He had a good time when he was beyond the seas. our5k
他在国外时曾过得很快活。 qJj5J;k
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(22)butt in 插手,介入 P'~3WL4MKs
例句: Pardon me for butting in on your conversation, but this is important. {HnOUc\4
请原谅我打断了你们的谈话,不过这件事非常重要。 o]U==
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(23)by and large 大体上,总的看来 z\
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例句: I cannot totally take your point,but by and large I think yours is reasonable. Y%@'a~
我不能完全同意你的观点,但大体上你的观点是有道理的。 /^G+vhlf\
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