(1)a big fish in a small pond 小地方的大人物 #17 &rizl
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. Eu(QeST\
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(2)a stone‘s throw 一箭之遥 q1:dcxR[
例句: He lives only a stone‘s throw from here. UV D D)
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(3) all gone 希望等的"消逝", 物品等的"丢失"。 5eff3qrH{
例句:My goodness! My bag is all gone. N E9,kWI
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我们的希望成泡影了。 2(DhKHrF
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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" R*:$^v@4
例句: Go ahead with your plan. I‘m all for it. :38{YCN
进行你的计划吧, 我完全赞成。 x>EL|Q=?
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(5)all in all 常用的片语,表示"总的来说","总而言之", 3Sfd|0^
例句: He has his faults, but all in all, he is a good guy. %RV81H9B
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(6) as clear as mud 不清晰,混乱 3!p`5hJd
例句:Your explanation is as clear as mud. n%F _3`
你的解释一点都不清晰。 >ZOlSLu
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(7)as soft as down 柔软如绒毛 O
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例句:I lay fast asleep on the couch, which was as soft as down, and did not wake until late in the morning. G"FO%3&|
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。 zr?s5RS
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(8)at full blast 全速地;大规模地 mh}D[K=~%
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. &q<k0_5Q
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。 A^z{n/DiL
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(9) be above board 光明正大的 myfTztJ
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例句: I am really crazy about Michael Jackson‘s rock‘n‘roll. $}su'EIo
我对麦克杰克逊的摇滚爱的发狂。 htbE
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(10) be for the birds 荒唐可笑的;毫无价值的 p48enH8CO
例句:Their opinions on art are simply for the birds. -O$vJ,*
他们对艺术的见解真是荒唐可笑。 P0}B&B/a:
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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。 4x)vy-y
例句:He kept on bothering me, so I told him to beat it. GxzO|vFQ
他不停地烦我,因此我叫他走开。 phH@{mI
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(12)beat ones brains (out) 指做事困难,"伤透了脑筋" ZJ%NZAxy
例句:I beat my brains (out) to get a job. QtnNc!,n
为了找寻工作,我伤透了脑筋。 =OFhM7
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(13)beat sb to the draw 抢先某人行动 m,\+RUW'
例句: Mary wanted to buy that painting by Picasso, but another millionaire beat her to the draw. FQO=}0Hl
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。 #@DJf
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(14) beat someone by miles 远强于某人 %@C8EFl%3
例句:When it comes to fishing, I beat him by miles. Dc0=gq0
讲到钓鱼,我比他棒得多。 jOxnf%jl
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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. kM76?M
例句:Tell me what‘s your beef? 你抱怨什么? `bNLmTS
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(16)before you know it 口语为"很快"。 }Gd^r
例句:I come back before you know it. 8@KGc
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我很快就会回来。 W"D>>]$|u
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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." or[! C%
例句:Please behave yourself before the guests. z+j3j2
在宾客之前你检点一些。 /)V8X#,
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(18)behind bars 坐牢 /,+&O#SX
例句:The judge will put him behind bars for at least two years. (usPAslr
法官最低限度也会判他坐两年牢。 t'HrI-x
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(19)behind the scenes(behind the curtain) 幕后 fczH^+mI
例句:He is the man behind the scenes. _TVKvRh
他是幕后人物。 1sXVuto
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(20)between ourselves 秘密地说 9Hs5uBe
例句: Between ourselves, there are no secrets. q]gF[&QZ
咱们私下说说,没什么秘密。 ]fU0;jzX
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(21)beyond the seas 在国外,在海外 BBj>ML\X
例句: He had a good time when he was beyond the seas. F?4&qbdD
他在国外时曾过得很快活。 Ym9~/'%]
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(22)butt in 插手,介入 =la~D]T*g
例句: Pardon me for butting in on your conversation, but this is important. H) q_9<;
请原谅我打断了你们的谈话,不过这件事非常重要。 :a)` iJnb
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(23)by and large 大体上,总的看来 q) y<\cEO
例句: I cannot totally take your point,but by and large I think yours is reasonable. #M[%JTTn
我不能完全同意你的观点,但大体上你的观点是有道理的。 R(#ZaFuo[
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