(1)a big fish in a small pond 小地方的大人物 BXY'%8q _a
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. ks D1NB;9
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(2)a stone‘s throw 一箭之遥 *$VurqLn
例句: He lives only a stone‘s throw from here. 6ZBD$1$A!
他住的地方离这儿只有一箭之遥。 /`> P|J
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(3) all gone 希望等的"消逝", 物品等的"丢失"。 4(82dmKO
例句:My goodness! My bag is all gone. @ni~ij
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Our hopes were all gone.
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我们的希望成泡影了。 (#]KjpIK
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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" >gJWp@6V
例句: Go ahead with your plan. I‘m all for it. (rn x56I$
进行你的计划吧, 我完全赞成。 lQ"i]};<D
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(5)all in all 常用的片语,表示"总的来说","总而言之", s`RJl V
例句: He has his faults, but all in all, he is a good guy. s 'xmv{|
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(6) as clear as mud 不清晰,混乱 Ziimz}WHF
例句:Your explanation is as clear as mud. ".f:R9-
你的解释一点都不清晰。 5g5NTm`=<
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(7)as soft as down 柔软如绒毛 H%]ch6C
例句:I lay fast asleep on the couch, which was as soft as down, and did not wake until late in the morning. n~j[Pw
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。 |U
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(8)at full blast 全速地;大规模地 AHJ;>"]
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. 6^;!9$G|D*
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。 lvi:I+VgA
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(9) be above board 光明正大的 W?-BT >#s
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例句: I am really crazy about Michael Jackson‘s rock‘n‘roll. J-F_XKqH
我对麦克杰克逊的摇滚爱的发狂。 >N-%
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(10) be for the birds 荒唐可笑的;毫无价值的
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例句:Their opinions on art are simply for the birds.
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他们对艺术的见解真是荒唐可笑。 8[;oUVb5
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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。 o[hP&9>q
例句:He kept on bothering me, so I told him to beat it. 79H+~1Az
他不停地烦我,因此我叫他走开。 PqLqF5`S
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(12)beat ones brains (out) 指做事困难,"伤透了脑筋" &tCtCk%{j
例句:I beat my brains (out) to get a job. ZnLk :6'
为了找寻工作,我伤透了脑筋。 g/p9"eBpq
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(13)beat sb to the draw 抢先某人行动 %PbqASm
例句: Mary wanted to buy that painting by Picasso, but another millionaire beat her to the draw. \[1CDz=}1
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。 y#;VGf6lj
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(14) beat someone by miles 远强于某人 W+e*(W|d6
例句:When it comes to fishing, I beat him by miles. TZNgtR{q
讲到钓鱼,我比他棒得多。 =hIT?Z6A
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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. I?Fa
例句:Tell me what‘s your beef? 你抱怨什么? \/'n[3x
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(16)before you know it 口语为"很快"。 u7Y< ~
例句:I come back before you know it. 2-!Mao"^
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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." q-
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例句:Please behave yourself before the guests. \N+Ta:U1P
在宾客之前你检点一些。 Lo E(W|nj
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(18)behind bars 坐牢 rq["O/2
例句:The judge will put him behind bars for at least two years. lFGxW 5
法官最低限度也会判他坐两年牢。 {))S<_yN
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(19)behind the scenes(behind the curtain) 幕后 w*%$
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例句:He is the man behind the scenes. zB"
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他是幕后人物。 EZQ+HECpK
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(20)between ourselves 秘密地说 hRIS[#z;U
例句: Between ourselves, there are no secrets. vx}Z
咱们私下说说,没什么秘密。 Ej09RO"pB
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(21)beyond the seas 在国外,在海外 sJK:xk.6!
例句: He had a good time when he was beyond the seas.
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他在国外时曾过得很快活。 :*:fun
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(22)butt in 插手,介入 &d3 '{~:
例句: Pardon me for butting in on your conversation, but this is important. Kx185Q'W
请原谅我打断了你们的谈话,不过这件事非常重要。 np\2sa`
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(23)by and large 大体上,总的看来 V,"iMo
例句: I cannot totally take your point,but by and large I think yours is reasonable. 3(})uV
我不能完全同意你的观点,但大体上你的观点是有道理的。 }9udo,RWu
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