(1)a big fish in a small pond 小地方的大人物 VHNiTp
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. !7?wd^C'f
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(2)a stone‘s throw 一箭之遥 ^q2zqC
例句: He lives only a stone‘s throw from here. Fowh3go
他住的地方离这儿只有一箭之遥。 A[a+,TN{
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(3) all gone 希望等的"消逝", 物品等的"丢失"。 ??Ac=K\
例句:My goodness! My bag is all gone. 1^dWmxUZH
天呀!我的包不见了。 ;O>fy:$'
Our hopes were all gone. 5,Zn$zosJC
我们的希望成泡影了。 WQ`T'k#ESW
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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" KR0
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例句: Go ahead with your plan. I‘m all for it. %Ski5q
进行你的计划吧, 我完全赞成。 L\DaZ(Y
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(5)all in all 常用的片语,表示"总的来说","总而言之", {*Pp^r
例句: He has his faults, but all in all, he is a good guy. ![%,pip2/&
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(6) as clear as mud 不清晰,混乱 }FVX5/.'
例句:Your explanation is as clear as mud. g7i6Yj1
你的解释一点都不清晰。 ry"zec
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(7)as soft as down 柔软如绒毛 P#PQ4uK \
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(S/D(\
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(8)at full blast 全速地;大规模地 { VO4""m
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. XvY-C
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。 c-d}E!C:
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(9) be above board 光明正大的 -}o;Y)
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例句: I am really crazy about Michael Jackson‘s rock‘n‘roll. eH{ 9w8~
我对麦克杰克逊的摇滚爱的发狂。 6Tnzg`0I
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(10) be for the birds 荒唐可笑的;毫无价值的 Ea?.HRxl
例句:Their opinions on art are simply for the birds. Ags`%(
他们对艺术的见解真是荒唐可笑。 <&iBR
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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。 *_wBV
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例句:He kept on bothering me, so I told him to beat it. :_*Q
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他不停地烦我,因此我叫他走开。 4fswx@l
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