(1)a big fish in a small pond 小地方的大人物 ~=h M y`Ml
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. w~J 7|8Y
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。 ;h[p "
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(2)a stone‘s throw 一箭之遥 32!jF}qpD
例句: He lives only a stone‘s throw from here. vK2sj1Hzr
他住的地方离这儿只有一箭之遥。 ~l$u~:4Ob
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(3) all gone 希望等的"消逝", 物品等的"丢失"。 [.\uHt
例句:My goodness! My bag is all gone. Df;EemCh
天呀!我的包不见了。 >|%dN
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Our hopes were all gone. <p"[jC2zF;
我们的希望成泡影了。 /]H6'
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(4)all for it 对别人的看法或意见"完全同意","完全赞成" n%;wQ^
例句: Go ahead with your plan. I‘m all for it. c$?(zt;
进行你的计划吧, 我完全赞成。 PW(4-H
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(5)all in all 常用的片语,表示"总的来说","总而言之", f%n],tE6
例句: He has his faults, but all in all, he is a good guy. o>rsk
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(6) as clear as mud 不清晰,混乱 [{.e1s<EK
例句:Your explanation is as clear as mud. Q 6djfEN>
你的解释一点都不清晰。 f,:SI&c\
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(7)as soft as down 柔软如绒毛 &u5OL?>
例句:I lay fast asleep on the couch, which was as soft as down, and did not wake until late in the morning. hE>ux"_2/
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。 y<7C!E#b8
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(8)at full blast 全速地;大规模地 :^7P. lhK
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. e?W-vi%
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。 U ObI&*2
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(9) be above board 光明正大的 ^):m^w.
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例句: I am really crazy about Michael Jackson‘s rock‘n‘roll. ~B!O
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我对麦克杰克逊的摇滚爱的发狂。 W}&[p=PAS
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(10) be for the birds 荒唐可笑的;毫无价值的 0* Ox>O>
例句:Their opinions on art are simply for the birds. EBjSK/
他们对艺术的见解真是荒唐可笑。 *_G(*yAe(
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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。 2xBIfmR^y
例句:He kept on bothering me, so I told him to beat it. 2=Sv#
他不停地烦我,因此我叫他走开。 V~j:!=b%v
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(12)beat ones brains (out) 指做事困难,"伤透了脑筋" VO#x+u]/
例句:I beat my brains (out) to get a job. GT$.#};u
为了找寻工作,我伤透了脑筋。 +"8 [E~Bih
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(13)beat sb to the draw 抢先某人行动 z~[:@mGl
例句: Mary wanted to buy that painting by Picasso, but another millionaire beat her to the draw. 4 .7YIM
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。 npsDy&