(1)a big fish in a small pond 小地方的大人物 b0iSn#$
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. #/PA A
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(2)a stone‘s throw 一箭之遥 8.F~k~srA
例句: He lives only a stone‘s throw from here. F,
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(3) all gone 希望等的"消逝", 物品等的"丢失"。 mF` B#
例句:My goodness! My bag is all gone. UOQEk22
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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" YK|bXSA[
例句: Go ahead with your plan. I‘m all for it. [MuEoWrq(}
进行你的计划吧, 我完全赞成。 ),%6V5a+E
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(5)all in all 常用的片语,表示"总的来说","总而言之", {U&.D
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例句: He has his faults, but all in all, he is a good guy. !9 fz(9
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(6) as clear as mud 不清晰,混乱 o7IxJCL=Q
例句:Your explanation is as clear as mud. *~w[eH!!
你的解释一点都不清晰。 [+O"<Ua
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(7)as soft as down 柔软如绒毛 j
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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. THmb6^
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(8)at full blast 全速地;大规模地 Bl=tYp|a
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. UH3sH
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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。 >2#8B
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(9) be above board 光明正大的 wAnb
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例句: I am really crazy about Michael Jackson‘s rock‘n‘roll. 2^?:&1:
我对麦克杰克逊的摇滚爱的发狂。 qI^
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(10) be for the birds 荒唐可笑的;毫无价值的 C6rg<tCH
例句:Their opinions on art are simply for the birds. NcY608C
他们对艺术的见解真是荒唐可笑。 B"%{i-v>**
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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。 6 uKTGc4
例句:He kept on bothering me, so I told him to beat it. &89oO@5
他不停地烦我,因此我叫他走开。 0uBl>A7qhn
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(12)beat ones brains (out) 指做事困难,"伤透了脑筋" qJ0fQI\
例句:I beat my brains (out) to get a job. )BRKZQN
为了找寻工作,我伤透了脑筋。 +F
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(13)beat sb to the draw 抢先某人行动 ca+[0w@S
例句: Mary wanted to buy that painting by Picasso, but another millionaire beat her to the draw. uZ;D!2Q a
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。 $s<Ne{?
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(14) beat someone by miles 远强于某人 :;t
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例句:When it comes to fishing, I beat him by miles. uc|45Zxt
讲到钓鱼,我比他棒得多。 ?yh}/T\qp
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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. M DF%\Sx
例句:Tell me what‘s your beef? 你抱怨什么? 7RZh<