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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. 20mZ{_%
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(2)a stone‘s throw 一箭之遥 %(kf#[zQ
例句: He lives only a stone‘s throw from here. K#plSD^f=
他住的地方离这儿只有一箭之遥。 bqUQadDB
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(3) all gone 希望等的"消逝", 物品等的"丢失"。 x`p3I*_HT5
例句:My goodness! My bag is all gone.
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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" I,!>ZG@6
例句: Go ahead with your plan. I‘m all for it. &bS!>_9
进行你的计划吧, 我完全赞成。 pXHeUBY.
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(5)all in all 常用的片语,表示"总的来说","总而言之", ki|w?0s
例句: He has his faults, but all in all, he is a good guy. ^->vUf7PX
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(6) as clear as mud 不清晰,混乱 QjwCY=PK!
例句:Your explanation is as clear as mud. Dv+:d 4|"
你的解释一点都不清晰。 'P~6_BW
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(7)as soft as down 柔软如绒毛 GE.@*W
例句:I lay fast asleep on the couch, which was as soft as down, and did not wake until late in the morning. _k.gVm
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。 Zu %oIk
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(8)at full blast 全速地;大规模地 WWYG>C[
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. F`YxH*tO7
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。 $~*d.
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例句: I am really crazy about Michael Jackson‘s rock‘n‘roll. %epK-q9[
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(10) be for the birds 荒唐可笑的;毫无价值的 b`sph%&
例句:Their opinions on art are simply for the birds. }D eW2Jp
他们对艺术的见解真是荒唐可笑。 Y_<(~eN`
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(11) beat it 叫人"走开"的口语,和"Be off!差不多,不过比后者更流行。 tC -H2@
例句:He kept on bothering me, so I told him to beat it. ' ! ls"qo
他不停地烦我,因此我叫他走开。 BV
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(12)beat ones brains (out) 指做事困难,"伤透了脑筋" o(@F37r{?
例句:I beat my brains (out) to get a job. vXM``|
为了找寻工作,我伤透了脑筋。 ba
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(13)beat sb to the draw 抢先某人行动 {m%X\s;ni
例句: Mary wanted to buy that painting by Picasso, but another millionaire beat her to the draw. +2ih!$T;7>
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。 H;n(qBSB
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