(1)a big fish in a small pond 小地方的大人物 #0P_\X`E
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. @x}"aJgl
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。 "=djo+y
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(2)a stone‘s throw 一箭之遥 `5IrV&a
例句: He lives only a stone‘s throw from here. |vI`u[P
他住的地方离这儿只有一箭之遥。 gJ
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(3) all gone 希望等的"消逝", 物品等的"丢失"。 Q\N*)&Sd<M
例句:My goodness! My bag is all gone. \wK&wRn)
天呀!我的包不见了。 <.6rl
Our hopes were all gone. ^m |@pp
我们的希望成泡影了。 h1w({<q*ov
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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" V*giF`gq
例句: Go ahead with your plan. I‘m all for it.
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进行你的计划吧, 我完全赞成。 9n&
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(5)all in all 常用的片语,表示"总的来说","总而言之", F8f}PV]b
例句: He has his faults, but all in all, he is a good guy. cFUD$mp
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(6) as clear as mud 不清晰,混乱 V?uT5.B2
例句:Your explanation is as clear as mud. \MP~}t}c
你的解释一点都不清晰。 >h\y1IrAaG
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(7)as soft as down 柔软如绒毛 {&=+lr_h?
例句:I lay fast asleep on the couch, which was as soft as down, and did not wake until late in the morning. K-0=#6?y4
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。 oD)]4|
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(8)at full blast 全速地;大规模地 'Gy`e-yB
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. YM}a>o
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。 hd3
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(9) be above board 光明正大的 w% %q/![uy
be crazy about 爱的发狂 EoAr}fI
例句: I am really crazy about Michael Jackson‘s rock‘n‘roll. 5h5izA'0'
我对麦克杰克逊的摇滚爱的发狂。 *uc/| c
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