(1)a big fish in a small pond 小地方的大人物 -!i1xR(;h
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. Cge@A'2
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(2)a stone‘s throw 一箭之遥 !2L?8oP-z
例句: He lives only a stone‘s throw from here. #C^)W/dP
他住的地方离这儿只有一箭之遥。 JC6?*R
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(3) all gone 希望等的"消逝", 物品等的"丢失"。 ls[0X82F
例句:My goodness! My bag is all gone. "3 Y(uN
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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" :Kq]b@X
例句: Go ahead with your plan. I‘m all for it. "06t"u<%
进行你的计划吧, 我完全赞成。 rfo7\'yk
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(5)all in all 常用的片语,表示"总的来说","总而言之", [vv $"$z
例句: He has his faults, but all in all, he is a good guy. lo!^h]iE !
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(6) as clear as mud 不清晰,混乱 @!'rsPrI
例句:Your explanation is as clear as mud. jxc^OsYj
你的解释一点都不清晰。 `:b*#@
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(7)as soft as down 柔软如绒毛 trx y3k;
例句:I lay fast asleep on the couch, which was as soft as down, and did not wake until late in the morning. sdp3geBYo
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。 {,NF'x4$
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(8)at full blast 全速地;大规模地 njxfBA:
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. .9NYa |+0
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。 X+2uM+
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(9) be above board 光明正大的 J?#Xy9dz
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例句: I am really crazy about Michael Jackson‘s rock‘n‘roll. ;kDUQw
我对麦克杰克逊的摇滚爱的发狂。 U9"(jl/o
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(10) be for the birds 荒唐可笑的;毫无价值的 xovsh\s
例句:Their opinions on art are simply for the birds. b(_f{R7PY
他们对艺术的见解真是荒唐可笑。 }]i.z:7+
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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。 S=<OS2W7+r
例句:He kept on bothering me, so I told him to beat it. G^|!'V
他不停地烦我,因此我叫他走开。 .H@b zm
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(12)beat ones brains (out) 指做事困难,"伤透了脑筋" "&:H }Jd
例句:I beat my brains (out) to get a job. r;^%D(
为了找寻工作,我伤透了脑筋。 h+R26lI1x
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(13)beat sb to the draw 抢先某人行动 ZsNZ3;d@u(
例句: Mary wanted to buy that painting by Picasso, but another millionaire beat her to the draw. b>2{F6F
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。 xtBu]I)%
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(14) beat someone by miles 远强于某人 xa'^:H $X
例句:When it comes to fishing, I beat him by miles. {/j gB"9
讲到钓鱼,我比他棒得多。 >4#:qIU
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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. a&2UDl% K
例句:Tell me what‘s your beef? 你抱怨什么? k!ID
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(16)before you know it 口语为"很快"。 dS8ydG2
例句:I come back before you know it. IH&0>a
我很快就会回来。 ur.krsU
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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."
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例句:Please behave yourself before the guests. "O'c.v?{x
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(18)behind bars 坐牢 A=0{}B#
例句:The judge will put him behind bars for at least two years. P!"{-m'
法官最低限度也会判他坐两年牢。 &b`'RZe
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(19)behind the scenes(behind the curtain) 幕后 U9\\8
例句:He is the man behind the scenes. b}DC|?~M
他是幕后人物。 @ x .`z
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(20)between ourselves 秘密地说 q9dplEe5
例句: Between ourselves, there are no secrets. suzK)rJ9i
咱们私下说说,没什么秘密。 -wrVEH8
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(21)beyond the seas 在国外,在海外 Q5}XD
例句: He had a good time when he was beyond the seas. &XV9_{Hm
他在国外时曾过得很快活。 c~4Cpy^
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(22)butt in 插手,介入 4 ob?M:S
例句: Pardon me for butting in on your conversation, but this is important. UWnF2,<s;
请原谅我打断了你们的谈话,不过这件事非常重要。 2*<Zc|uNW
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(23)by and large 大体上,总的看来 OPzudO
例句: I cannot totally take your point,but by and large I think yours is reasonable. ht*(@MCr<
我不能完全同意你的观点,但大体上你的观点是有道理的。 1a/C(4_k
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