(1)a big fish in a small pond 小地方的大人物 $*+IsP!
例 句:In her hometown, she was a big fish in a small pond,but after she moved to New York, she was just only one among many millions. Xv<K>i>k
在她家乡,她很了不起。可是搬到纽约后,她就不过是芸芸众生之一了。 n?:%>O s$
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(2)a stone‘s throw 一箭之遥 ]sZ!
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例句: He lives only a stone‘s throw from here. UvF5u(o
他住的地方离这儿只有一箭之遥。 #HTq\J!
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(3) all gone 希望等的"消逝", 物品等的"丢失"。 _=_<cgy1u
例句:My goodness! My bag is all gone. s("\]K
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我们的希望成泡影了。 k}0b7er=R
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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" 9Cz|?71
例句: Go ahead with your plan. I‘m all for it. <,*3Av
进行你的计划吧, 我完全赞成。 2ElZ&(RZJF
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(5)all in all 常用的片语,表示"总的来说","总而言之", K%ptRj$
例句: He has his faults, but all in all, he is a good guy. Rga
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(6) as clear as mud 不清晰,混乱 &B\ sG=
例句:Your explanation is as clear as mud. 4L_)@n}
你的解释一点都不清晰。 a}Z+"D
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(7)as soft as down 柔软如绒毛 66-tNy
例句:I lay fast asleep on the couch, which was as soft as down, and did not wake until late in the morning. >f'aW
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。 C55Av%-=
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(8)at full blast 全速地;大规模地 bXSAZWf
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. /gn!="J
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。 qKrxln/T
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(9) be above board 光明正大的 4]#$YehM5
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例句: I am really crazy about Michael Jackson‘s rock‘n‘roll. qOy0QZ#0
我对麦克杰克逊的摇滚爱的发狂。 pxn@rN#*
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(10) be for the birds 荒唐可笑的;毫无价值的 &?$mS'P
例句:Their opinions on art are simply for the birds. z'7XGO'Lo
他们对艺术的见解真是荒唐可笑。 _+.JTk
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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。 [+_>g4M~%
例句:He kept on bothering me, so I told him to beat it. N=\weuED
他不停地烦我,因此我叫他走开。 A"z9t#dv@
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(12)beat ones brains (out) 指做事困难,"伤透了脑筋" rsq?4+\
例句:I beat my brains (out) to get a job. d8iq9AP\o
为了找寻工作,我伤透了脑筋。 je5[.VT M
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(13)beat sb to the draw 抢先某人行动 Au6Y]
例句: Mary wanted to buy that painting by Picasso, but another millionaire beat her to the draw. CW2)1%1iz
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。 0HUylnXf0
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(14) beat someone by miles 远强于某人 S+#|j
例句:When it comes to fishing, I beat him by miles. 91]sO%3
讲到钓鱼,我比他棒得多。 Xdwpn+7s
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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. [(gXjt-
例句:Tell me what‘s your beef? 你抱怨什么? @mmnr?_w
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(16)before you know it 口语为"很快"。 !JyY&D~`
例句:I come back before you know it. #wo
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我很快就会回来。 E7M_R/7@y
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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." T@Y, 7ccpd
例句:Please behave yourself before the guests. :m(DRD
在宾客之前你检点一些。 tU5uL.( O
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(18)behind bars 坐牢 loO"[8i.k
例句:The judge will put him behind bars for at least two years. 1`YU9?
法官最低限度也会判他坐两年牢。 dFF=-_O>
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(19)behind the scenes(behind the curtain) 幕后 t&:L?K)j
例句:He is the man behind the scenes. N0.|Mb"?t
他是幕后人物。 Yj#tF}nPC
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(20)between ourselves 秘密地说 :8!RGtn
例句: Between ourselves, there are no secrets. YZj*F-}
咱们私下说说,没什么秘密。 :nQlS
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(21)beyond the seas 在国外,在海外 y TD4![
例句: He had a good time when he was beyond the seas. BBRL_6
他在国外时曾过得很快活。 >WIc"y.
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(22)butt in 插手,介入 %VH, (}i
例句: Pardon me for butting in on your conversation, but this is important. }:Gs ,
请原谅我打断了你们的谈话,不过这件事非常重要。 #3QPcoxa
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(23)by and large 大体上,总的看来 L23}{P
例句: I cannot totally take your point,but by and large I think yours is reasonable. d<6F'F^w.7
我不能完全同意你的观点,但大体上你的观点是有道理的。 NS~;{d\
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