(1)a big fish in a small pond 小地方的大人物 9Rb
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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. .cs4AWml<
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(2)a stone‘s throw 一箭之遥 vxXrVPU3
例句: He lives only a stone‘s throw from here. LcGG~P|ML
他住的地方离这儿只有一箭之遥。 vue=K
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(3) all gone 希望等的"消逝", 物品等的"丢失"。 D9\ E kX
例句:My goodness! My bag is all gone. }a!c
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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" ?F9c6 $|
例句: Go ahead with your plan. I‘m all for it. Z=^~]Mfa
进行你的计划吧, 我完全赞成。 5wbR}`8
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(5)all in all 常用的片语,表示"总的来说","总而言之", ~2O1$o u
例句: He has his faults, but all in all, he is a good guy. m*` W&k[
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(6) as clear as mud 不清晰,混乱 =qS\+
例句:Your explanation is as clear as mud. ,AyQCUz{*?
你的解释一点都不清晰。 ^-%O
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(7)as soft as down 柔软如绒毛 `\Te,
例句:I lay fast asleep on the couch, which was as soft as down, and did not wake until late in the morning. !uAqY\Is
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。 |yi#6!}^
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(8)at full blast 全速地;大规模地 `$ZBIe/u
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. j~#v*qmDU
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。 rM)#}eZK!
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(9) be above board 光明正大的 JF(&+\i<p
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例句: I am really crazy about Michael Jackson‘s rock‘n‘roll. =A<a9@N}N
我对麦克杰克逊的摇滚爱的发狂。 DVw 04ay%
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(10) be for the birds 荒唐可笑的;毫无价值的 1!A'mkk8
例句:Their opinions on art are simply for the birds. fDKV`
他们对艺术的见解真是荒唐可笑。 #*
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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。 /8LTM|(
例句:He kept on bothering me, so I told him to beat it. &cT@MV5
他不停地烦我,因此我叫他走开。 (`&E^t
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(12)beat ones brains (out) 指做事困难,"伤透了脑筋" }=s64O9j
例句:I beat my brains (out) to get a job.
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(13)beat sb to the draw 抢先某人行动 $TFWum9wO
例句: Mary wanted to buy that painting by Picasso, but another millionaire beat her to the draw. imZ"4HnPP
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。 Pk)H(,
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(14) beat someone by miles 远强于某人 ~)
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例句:When it comes to fishing, I beat him by miles. >?r8D48`
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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. zj7?2
例句:Tell me what‘s your beef? 你抱怨什么? @@#(<[S\B
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(16)before you know it 口语为"很快"。 P@8S|#LpZ
例句:I come back before you know it. <MgC7S2I
我很快就会回来。 LmjGU[L,@
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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." V~S(cO[vj
例句:Please behave yourself before the guests. #~`d
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(18)behind bars 坐牢 Wrs6t
例句:The judge will put him behind bars for at least two years. q82yh&
法官最低限度也会判他坐两年牢。 H1hADn
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(19)behind the scenes(behind the curtain) 幕后 G(MLq"R6U
例句:He is the man behind the scenes. I0} G,
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他是幕后人物。 ApqNV
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(20)between ourselves 秘密地说 ,`ju(ac!
例句: Between ourselves, there are no secrets. zc5>)v LH=
咱们私下说说,没什么秘密。 !]=S A &
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(21)beyond the seas 在国外,在海外 [*^rH:
例句: He had a good time when he was beyond the seas. lh*!f$2~
他在国外时曾过得很快活。 "1ov<
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(22)butt in 插手,介入 }/}eZCaG
例句: Pardon me for butting in on your conversation, but this is important. y:,m(P
请原谅我打断了你们的谈话,不过这件事非常重要。 *m:'~\[u
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(23)by and large 大体上,总的看来 pu
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例句: I cannot totally take your point,but by and large I think yours is reasonable. zC>zkFT>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。 m" c6^)U
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