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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. j _9<=Vu
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例句： He lives only a stone‘s throw from here. x(zZqOed
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（3） all gone 希望等的"消逝"， 物品等的"丢失"。 7RFkHME
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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" dlzamoS@AR
例句： Go ahead with your plan. I‘m all for it. DD$P r&~=
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（5）all in all 常用的片语，表示"总的来说"，"总而言之"， RrpF i'R
例句： He has his faults, but all in all, he is a good guy. {BCj VmY
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（6） as clear as mud 不清晰，混乱 N5Mz=UgB
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（7）as soft as down 柔软如绒毛 5"~^;O
例句：I lay fast asleep on the couch, which was as soft as down, and did not wake until late in the morning. 5
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（8）at full blast 全速地；大规模地 71&+dC
例 句：When we visited the place, work on the construction site was at full blast and all the workers seemed to be working very hard. gG;W:vR }l
当我们去参观时，建筑工地的工作已经全面展开，而且所有的人都在忙碌着。
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（9） be above board 光明正大的 NP'DuzC
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例句： I am really crazy about Michael Jackson‘s rock‘n‘roll. Dj. +5f'
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（10） be for the birds 荒唐可笑的；毫无价值的 b{>dOI*.}
例句：Their opinions on art are simply for the birds. 7<o;3gR7Kj
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（11） beat it 叫人"走开"的口语，和"Be off!差不多，不过比后者更流行。 AX RNV
例句：He kept on bothering me, so I told him to beat it. }/r%~cZ
他不停地烦我，因此我叫他走开。 _:p_#3s$
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（12）beat ones brains (out) 指做事困难，"伤透了脑筋" s'Q^1oQM2h
例句：I beat my brains (out) to get a job. l'%R^
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（13）beat sb to the draw 抢先某人行动 K/+C6Y?
例句： Mary wanted to buy that painting by Picasso, but another millionaire beat her to the draw. 10IPq#Jj
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（14） beat someone by miles 远强于某人 ly%B!P|
例句：When it comes to fishing, I beat him by miles. &*GX:0=/>
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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. oz-I/g3go
例句：Tell me what‘s your beef? 你抱怨什么？ R0< Vd"
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（16）before you know it 口语为"很快"。 Q b{5*>
例句：I come back before you know it. <u wCP4E
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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." ymX,k|lh
例句：Please behave yourself before the guests. wR$8drn]Rq
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（18）behind bars 坐牢 -Ep6 .v
例句：The judge will put him behind bars for at least two years. {~I_rlo n
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（19）behind the scenes（behind the curtain） 幕后 4PM`hc
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（20）between ourselves 秘密地说 #'h CohL
例句： Between ourselves, there are no secrets. }?kO<)d
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（21）beyond the seas 在国外，在海外 U /o}{, $A
例句： He had a good time when he was beyond the seas. !r 0P\
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（22）butt in 插手，介入 as!j 0j%
例句： Pardon me for butting in on your conversation, but this is important. S,RJ#.:F[t
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（23）by and large 大体上，总的看来 9' h^59
例句： I cannot totally take your point，but by and large I think yours is reasonable. !OgoV 22
我不能完全同意你的观点，但大体上你的观点是有道理的。 o|q#A3%?
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