(1)a big fish in a small pond 小地方的大人物 Y z,!#ob$
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. ?|7+cz$g
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。 &v-V_.0(H
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(2)a stone‘s throw 一箭之遥 } E#+7a
例句: He lives only a stone‘s throw from here. j'i42-Lt/p
他住的地方离这儿只有一箭之遥。 Yq?I>
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(3) all gone 希望等的"消逝", 物品等的"丢失"。 HV9SdJOf
例句:My goodness! My bag is all gone. ^'fKey`
天呀!我的包不见了。 oGVSy`ku
Our hopes were all gone. cORM R!
我们的希望成泡影了。 :|M/+XPu
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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" L_|uB
例句: Go ahead with your plan. I‘m all for it. 7L+X\oaB
进行你的计划吧, 我完全赞成。 h3lDDyu
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(5)all in all 常用的片语,表示"总的来说","总而言之", Wh Zaq
例句: He has his faults, but all in all, he is a good guy. ?Bzi#Z
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(6) as clear as mud 不清晰,混乱 G; [AQ:Iy
例句:Your explanation is as clear as mud. UBi4 itGD
你的解释一点都不清晰。 $vLV<
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(7)as soft as down 柔软如绒毛 bQy%$7UmX,
例句:I lay fast asleep on the couch, which was as soft as down, and did not wake until late in the morning. P082.:q"
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。 `zp2;]W
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(8)at full blast 全速地;大规模地 hu|hOr8
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. YU=ZZEVi
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。 $uw+^(ut
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(9) be above board 光明正大的 ^B5cNEO
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例句: I am really crazy about Michael Jackson‘s rock‘n‘roll.
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我对麦克杰克逊的摇滚爱的发狂。 S8OVG4-
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(10) be for the birds 荒唐可笑的;毫无价值的 '
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例句:Their opinions on art are simply for the birds. :#[_Osmf(
他们对艺术的见解真是荒唐可笑。 ewrWSffe
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(11) beat it 叫人"走开"的口语,和"Be off!差不多,不过比后者更流行。 GWInN8.5
例句:He kept on bothering me, so I told him to beat it. _Hu2[lV
他不停地烦我,因此我叫他走开。 uT} TSwgp
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(12)beat ones brains (out) 指做事困难,"伤透了脑筋" O_Rcd&<mr
例句:I beat my brains (out) to get a job. UY-IHz;&O-
为了找寻工作,我伤透了脑筋。 7+a%ehwU
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(13)beat sb to the draw 抢先某人行动 r^A#[-VyNP
例句: Mary wanted to buy that painting by Picasso, but another millionaire beat her to the draw. '95E;RV&
玛丽想买毕加索的那幅画,不过另一个百万富翁捷足先登了。 qX+gG",8
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(14) beat someone by miles 远强于某人 %Lp7@
例句:When it comes to fishing, I beat him by miles. uR;-eK
讲到钓鱼,我比他棒得多。 >yBxa)
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(15)beef 口语上常用来指"抱怨"或"发牢骚";作动词时后面跟about. F[CT l3X
例句:Tell me what‘s your beef? 你抱怨什么? w2d]96*kQe
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(16)before you know it 口语为"很快"。 hOB\n!
例句:I come back before you know it. %A62xnX
我很快就会回来。 '^Utbp2<
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(17)behave yourself 劝人要有礼貌和行为检点,意思相同的口语还有"Watch you manner.""Watch your P‘s and Q‘s".和"Don‘t get fresh." c',:@2R
例句:Please behave yourself before the guests. +lW}ixt
在宾客之前你检点一些。 ,MM>cOQ
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(18)behind bars 坐牢 #$=8g
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例句:The judge will put him behind bars for at least two years. n#>.\F
法官最低限度也会判他坐两年牢。 V5O=iMP
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(19)behind the scenes(behind the curtain) 幕后 rg5]`-!=
例句:He is the man behind the scenes. r]8x;v1
他是幕后人物。 [v0ri<