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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. &
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(2)a stone‘s throw 一箭之遥 p)Q='
例句: He lives only a stone‘s throw from here. FCr> $
他住的地方离这儿只有一箭之遥。 b|h`v
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(3) all gone 希望等的"消逝", 物品等的"丢失"。 <
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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" Y1FP |
例句: Go ahead with your plan. I‘m all for it. 7+p=4i^@Zs
进行你的计划吧, 我完全赞成。 l3/?,xn
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(5)all in all 常用的片语,表示"总的来说","总而言之", c/}bx52>u
例句: He has his faults, but all in all, he is a good guy. a_(vpD^
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(6) as clear as mud 不清晰,混乱 ;fDs9=3#
例句:Your explanation is as clear as mud. U@?Roenn
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(7)as soft as down 柔软如绒毛 2}R)0][W
例句:I lay fast asleep on the couch, which was as soft as down, and did not wake until late in the morning. ?Da!QH
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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。 8BJ&"y8H
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(8)at full blast 全速地;大规模地 r(qU~re'
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. l7JY`x
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。 V-iY2YiR
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(9) be above board 光明正大的 RnkrI~x
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例句: I am really crazy about Michael Jackson‘s rock‘n‘roll. [<{+tAdn)
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(10) be for the birds 荒唐可笑的;毫无价值的 NvfQa6?;
例句:Their opinions on art are simply for the birds. !n/"39KT
他们对艺术的见解真是荒唐可笑。 Y;XEC;PXD
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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。 -d
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例句:He kept on bothering me, so I told him to beat it. co%ttH\ n
他不停地烦我,因此我叫他走开。 o;@T6-VH
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(12)beat ones brains (out) 指做事困难,"伤透了脑筋" 13P8Zmco
例句:I beat my brains (out) to get a job. .qBf`T;
为了找寻工作,我伤透了脑筋。 ',p`B-dw
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(13)beat sb to the draw 抢先某人行动 vJfex,#lv
例句: Mary wanted to buy that painting by Picasso, but another millionaire beat her to the draw. *<_8]C0>
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。 VS \~t
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(14) beat someone by miles 远强于某人 +O@0gl
例句:When it comes to fishing, I beat him by miles. oUBn:Ir@
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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.
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例句:Tell me what‘s your beef? 你抱怨什么? ZK@ENfG
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(16)before you know it 口语为"很快"。 <OEu 4,~:
例句:I come back before you know it. ?8Hr
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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." AA
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(18)behind bars 坐牢 ,$96bF "#
例句:The judge will put him behind bars for at least two years. IPoNAi<b
法官最低限度也会判他坐两年牢。 QuJ)WaJkC
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(19)behind the scenes(behind the curtain) 幕后 1^zpO~@S
例句:He is the man behind the scenes. Vn6 g(:\w
他是幕后人物。 j9YI6X"
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(20)between ourselves 秘密地说 G_~w0r#
例句: Between ourselves, there are no secrets. g3(fhfR'RN
咱们私下说说,没什么秘密。 x%JtI'sg
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(21)beyond the seas 在国外,在海外 IgOo2N"^l
例句: He had a good time when he was beyond the seas. h+!Ld^'c
他在国外时曾过得很快活。 !e>EDYbY
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(22)butt in 插手,介入 [s4lSGh
例句: Pardon me for butting in on your conversation, but this is important. w"O^CR)
请原谅我打断了你们的谈话,不过这件事非常重要。 V\"x#uB
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(23)by and large 大体上,总的看来 XOzd{
例句: I cannot totally take your point,but by and large I think yours is reasonable. fKMbOqU_
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