(1)a big fish in a small pond 小地方的大人物 9)0AwLlv
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. '$pT:4EuGq
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(2)a stone‘s throw 一箭之遥 35z]pn%L
例句: He lives only a stone‘s throw from here. (RG\U[
他住的地方离这儿只有一箭之遥。 dQ ?4@
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(3) all gone 希望等的"消逝", 物品等的"丢失"。 '#$Y:/
例句:My goodness! My bag is all gone. \kcJF'JFA0
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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" 4O_z|K_k|
例句: Go ahead with your plan. I‘m all for it. k%E9r'Ac
进行你的计划吧, 我完全赞成。 B 3|zR
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(5)all in all 常用的片语,表示"总的来说","总而言之", }HtP8F8!x
例句: He has his faults, but all in all, he is a good guy. w{k8Y?
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(6) as clear as mud 不清晰,混乱 EJ{Z0R{{
例句:Your explanation is as clear as mud. Ze~$by|9f
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(7)as soft as down 柔软如绒毛 :khl}|
例句:I lay fast asleep on the couch, which was as soft as down, and did not wake until late in the morning. )V~Fl$A
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。 .z&V!2zp
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(8)at full blast 全速地;大规模地 6g4CUP'Y
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. q9o =,[
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。 { 6Lkh
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(9) be above board 光明正大的 L>+g;GJ
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例句: I am really crazy about Michael Jackson‘s rock‘n‘roll. pq_DYG]
我对麦克杰克逊的摇滚爱的发狂。 ~K% ]9
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(10) be for the birds 荒唐可笑的;毫无价值的 f gI.q
例句:Their opinions on art are simply for the birds. P`6
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他们对艺术的见解真是荒唐可笑。 75i
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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。 ^Dh j<_
例句:He kept on bothering me, so I told him to beat it. d,[.=Jqv[
他不停地烦我,因此我叫他走开。 S+H#^WSt
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(12)beat ones brains (out) 指做事困难,"伤透了脑筋" 6G6Hg&B
例句:I beat my brains (out) to get a job. nL!h hseH
为了找寻工作,我伤透了脑筋。 RrKAgw
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(13)beat sb to the draw 抢先某人行动 I8HUH*|)n
例句: Mary wanted to buy that painting by Picasso, but another millionaire beat her to the draw. {:m5<6?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。 dVc;Tt
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(14) beat someone by miles 远强于某人 oc'#sE
例句:When it comes to fishing, I beat him by miles. HRIf)n&~f
讲到钓鱼,我比他棒得多。 *V#v6r7<Y/
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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. 7Z5,(dH>
例句:Tell me what‘s your beef? 你抱怨什么? Ht+ng
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(16)before you know it 口语为"很快"。 (y|{^@
例句:I come back before you know it. @z"Zj 3ti
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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." Pc{D,/EpR
例句:Please behave yourself before the guests. lMAmico
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(18)behind bars 坐牢 *LcLYxWo
例句:The judge will put him behind bars for at least two years. zr@Bf!VG:
法官最低限度也会判他坐两年牢。 i0/gyK
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(19)behind the scenes(behind the curtain) 幕后 Fp4?/-]
例句:He is the man behind the scenes. *E:w377<}
他是幕后人物。 W093rNF~
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(20)between ourselves 秘密地说 qyl~*r*
例句: Between ourselves, there are no secrets. ]_I<-}?;
咱们私下说说,没什么秘密。 _/ j44q
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(21)beyond the seas 在国外,在海外 8B;`9?CI
例句: He had a good time when he was beyond the seas. -aG( Yx
他在国外时曾过得很快活。 g3n^
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(22)butt in 插手,介入 ;hF >iw
例句: Pardon me for butting in on your conversation, but this is important. hJ4==ILx
请原谅我打断了你们的谈话,不过这件事非常重要。 U#G
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(23)by and large 大体上,总的看来 E#Ynn6
例句: I cannot totally take your point,but by and large I think yours is reasonable. R4!qm0Cd
我不能完全同意你的观点,但大体上你的观点是有道理的。 qMYR\4"$
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