(1)a big fish in a small pond 小地方的大人物 A@'):V8_%C
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. \@OKB<ra
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。 wb 4 4
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(2)a stone‘s throw 一箭之遥 Jb $PlOQ
例句: He lives only a stone‘s throw from here. snj4MA@I]
他住的地方离这儿只有一箭之遥。 T:cSv
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(3) all gone 希望等的"消逝", 物品等的"丢失"。 ]2zx}D4f
例句:My goodness! My bag is all gone. 2T?t[;-
天呀!我的包不见了。 ]RnX'yw^
Our hopes were all gone. >1s:F5u"
我们的希望成泡影了。 @u6#Tvxy[
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(4)all for it 对别人的看法或意见"完全同意","完全赞成" lu-VBVwR
例句: Go ahead with your plan. I‘m all for it. :g<dwuVO
进行你的计划吧, 我完全赞成。 WKxJ`r\
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(5)all in all 常用的片语,表示"总的来说","总而言之", >)N,V;j
例句: He has his faults, but all in all, he is a good guy. 5+%BZ
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(6) as clear as mud 不清晰,混乱 L ?KEe>;r
例句:Your explanation is as clear as mud. 3)0*hq&83
你的解释一点都不清晰。 f.+e
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(7)as soft as down 柔软如绒毛 `5 e#9@/e
例句:I lay fast asleep on the couch, which was as soft as down, and did not wake until late in the morning. b@,=;Y)O
我在软如绒毛般的长沙发椅上睡着了,一直睡到早晨很晚才醒来。 >>^c_ 0"O
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(8)at full blast 全速地;大规模地 =t)eT0
例 句:When we visited the place, work on the construction site was at full blast and all the workers seemed to be working very hard. >y]YF3?
当我们去参观时,建筑工地的工作已经全面展开,而且所有的人都在忙碌着。 9@D,ZSi
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(9) be above board 光明正大的 0HxF#SlKM
be crazy about 爱的发狂 fvNGGn!
例句: I am really crazy about Michael Jackson‘s rock‘n‘roll. |Ca$>]?
我对麦克杰克逊的摇滚爱的发狂。 )sNtwSl^
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(10) be for the birds 荒唐可笑的;毫无价值的 $ HUCp9
例句:Their opinions on art are simply for the birds. =:a3cr~
他们对艺术的见解真是荒唐可笑。 p3x(:=
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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。 /h2`?~k+
例句:He kept on bothering me, so I told him to beat it. C5sV-UMR
他不停地烦我,因此我叫他走开。 t]vX9vv+D
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(12)beat ones brains (out) 指做事困难,"伤透了脑筋" Hh!x&;x}
例句:I beat my brains (out) to get a job. j<L!ONvJ1
为了找寻工作,我伤透了脑筋。 kV<VhBql!
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(13)beat sb to the draw 抢先某人行动 t9P` nfY
例句: Mary wanted to buy that painting by Picasso, but another millionaire beat her to the draw. &a