(1)a big fish in a small pond 小地方的大人物 @lO(QpdG
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. QBD\2VR
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(2)a stone‘s throw 一箭之遥 yG/_k!{9
例句: He lives only a stone‘s throw from here. ,Oj
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(3) all gone 希望等的"消逝", 物品等的"丢失"。 8lJMD %Df:
例句:My goodness! My bag is all gone. )=9EShz!
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我们的希望成泡影了。 0*4h}t9j
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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" WU:r:m+
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例句: Go ahead with your plan. I‘m all for it. VNggDKS~K
进行你的计划吧, 我完全赞成。 :enmMB#%
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(5)all in all 常用的片语,表示"总的来说","总而言之", 7[/1uI9U8K
例句: He has his faults, but all in all, he is a good guy. 7j//x Tr}a
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(6) as clear as mud 不清晰,混乱 Xlp $xp"
例句:Your explanation is as clear as mud. W]aX}>0
你的解释一点都不清晰。 jn:9Cr,o;g
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(7)as soft as down 柔软如绒毛 J|gRG0O9Ya
例句:I lay fast asleep on the couch, which was as soft as down, and did not wake until late in the morning. }$wWX}@
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。 ==^9_a^
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(8)at full blast 全速地;大规模地 QKAt%"1&
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. ?*K{1Ghf
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。 4\rw JD<
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(9) be above board 光明正大的 9~lC/I')t
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例句: I am really crazy about Michael Jackson‘s rock‘n‘roll. uB*Y}"Fn
我对麦克杰克逊的摇滚爱的发狂。 ),%(A~\
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(10) be for the birds 荒唐可笑的;毫无价值的 $KAOJc4<
例句:Their opinions on art are simply for the birds. 0^G5 zQlj
他们对艺术的见解真是荒唐可笑。 -V\$oVS0S
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(11) beat it 叫人"走开"的口语,和"Be off!差不多,不过比后者更流行。 !o{>[
例句:He kept on bothering me, so I told him to beat it. ]A]EED.ZH
他不停地烦我,因此我叫他走开。 g=q1@ )
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(12)beat ones brains (out) 指做事困难,"伤透了脑筋" g q`S`
例句:I beat my brains (out) to get a job. 'G|M_ e
为了找寻工作,我伤透了脑筋。 BJ$\Mb##3@
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(13)beat sb to the draw 抢先某人行动 1SY`V?cu
例句: Mary wanted to buy that painting by Picasso, but another millionaire beat her to the draw. aZBS!X
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。 n72+X
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(14) beat someone by miles 远强于某人 J =j6rD
例句:When it comes to fishing, I beat him by miles. !$1'q~sO
讲到钓鱼,我比他棒得多。 ?ZS/`P0}[
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(15)beef 口语上常用来指"抱怨"或"发牢骚";作动词时后面跟about. L2$`S'U W
例句:Tell me what‘s your beef? 你抱怨什么? %7vjYvo>
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(16)before you know it 口语为"很快"。 J6s@}@R1
例句:I come back before you know it. 'ai3f
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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." X
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例句:Please behave yourself before the guests. ,!i!q[YkL9
在宾客之前你检点一些。 67]kT%0
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(18)behind bars 坐牢 }s>.Fh
例句:The judge will put him behind bars for at least two years. Fr{}~fRW<
法官最低限度也会判他坐两年牢。 xoQ;fVNp
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(19)behind the scenes(behind the curtain) 幕后 &'{?Y;A
例句:He is the man behind the scenes. }r _d{nhi
他是幕后人物。 6upCL:A~r
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(20)between ourselves 秘密地说 =j&qat
例句: Between ourselves, there are no secrets. !8ch&cr)o+
咱们私下说说,没什么秘密。 /jB0
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(21)beyond the seas 在国外,在海外 /'<Qk'
例句: He had a good time when he was beyond the seas. S9@2-Oc
他在国外时曾过得很快活。 ^{+,j}V_H
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(22)butt in 插手,介入 7LZA!3
例句: Pardon me for butting in on your conversation, but this is important. M tD{/.D>
请原谅我打断了你们的谈话,不过这件事非常重要。 Ak=|wY{
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(23)by and large 大体上,总的看来 wLW[Vur[
例句: I cannot totally take your point,but by and large I think yours is reasonable. ^.:dT?@R
我不能完全同意你的观点,但大体上你的观点是有道理的。 ?K9zTas@
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