(1)a big fish in a small pond 小地方的大人物 |"(3]f\
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. */m~m?
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。 7]+'%Uwu)
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(2)a stone‘s throw 一箭之遥 G6g=F+X2
例句: He lives only a stone‘s throw from here. /3HWP`<x
他住的地方离这儿只有一箭之遥。 6je%LHhL
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(3) all gone 希望等的"消逝", 物品等的"丢失"。 @9Pn(fd]
例句:My goodness! My bag is all gone. IpVwn Nj!}
天呀!我的包不见了。 Wn</",Gf
Our hopes were all gone. ;eSf4_~
我们的希望成泡影了。 wEn&zZjx
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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" CX2q7azG
例句: Go ahead with your plan. I‘m all for it. 9>Z#o<*_/
进行你的计划吧, 我完全赞成。 E
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(5)all in all 常用的片语,表示"总的来说","总而言之", dD2e"OIX
例句: He has his faults, but all in all, he is a good guy. p{QKj3ov
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(6) as clear as mud 不清晰,混乱 L&k$4,Z9
例句:Your explanation is as clear as mud. hLA=7
你的解释一点都不清晰。 #6Ph"\G/
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(7)as soft as down 柔软如绒毛
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例句:I lay fast asleep on the couch, which was as soft as down, and did not wake until late in the morning. EjCs
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。 I z@x^s
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(8)at full blast 全速地;大规模地 dfd%A"
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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. .-*nD8b
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。 O&RHCR-\
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(9) be above board 光明正大的 f
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例句: I am really crazy about Michael Jackson‘s rock‘n‘roll. 25KZe s)
我对麦克杰克逊的摇滚爱的发狂。 7oSuLo=
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(10) be for the birds 荒唐可笑的;毫无价值的 $f\-.7OD
例句:Their opinions on art are simply for the birds. (G;*B<|A
他们对艺术的见解真是荒唐可笑。 |n%N'-el
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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。 he6)
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例句:He kept on bothering me, so I told him to beat it. |pg5m*h
他不停地烦我,因此我叫他走开。 bHG>SW\]`?
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(12)beat ones brains (out) 指做事困难,"伤透了脑筋" ~Q]M_,`M
例句:I beat my brains (out) to get a job. M57(,#g
为了找寻工作,我伤透了脑筋。 \'b-;exH
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(13)beat sb to the draw 抢先某人行动 c9={~
例句: Mary wanted to buy that painting by Picasso, but another millionaire beat her to the draw. ,~w)@.
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。 t)+dW~g
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(14) beat someone by miles 远强于某人 arrcHf4O
例句:When it comes to fishing, I beat him by miles. E':Z_ ^4
讲到钓鱼,我比他棒得多。 nwVtfsb
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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. \rO>FE
例句:Tell me what‘s your beef? 你抱怨什么? [b'fz
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(16)before you know it 口语为"很快"。 &*-2k-16
例句:I come back before you know it. W5{e.eI}|
我很快就会回来。 mK4A/bsE
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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." YO61 pZY
例句:Please behave yourself before the guests. RT9@&5>il
在宾客之前你检点一些。 mer{Jys
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(18)behind bars 坐牢 QI<3N
例句:The judge will put him behind bars for at least two years. W=:+f)D
法官最低限度也会判他坐两年牢。 a#=-Aj-
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(19)behind the scenes(behind the curtain) 幕后 X'<xw
例句:He is the man behind the scenes. ?i"FdpW
他是幕后人物。 &B
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(20)between ourselves 秘密地说 RB!E>]
例句: Between ourselves, there are no secrets. e^TF.D?RS
咱们私下说说,没什么秘密。 .S;/v--F
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(21)beyond the seas 在国外,在海外 g<Xwk2_=g
例句: He had a good time when he was beyond the seas. n66_#X
他在国外时曾过得很快活。 Cz%ih#^b
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(22)butt in 插手,介入 O&uOm:/(
例句: Pardon me for butting in on your conversation, but this is important. W#Z]mt B
请原谅我打断了你们的谈话,不过这件事非常重要。 ZWH`s
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(23)by and large 大体上,总的看来 w.\:I[
例句: I cannot totally take your point,but by and large I think yours is reasonable. t~Ax#H
我不能完全同意你的观点,但大体上你的观点是有道理的。 ;f\0GsA#
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