(1)a big fish in a small pond 小地方的大人物 VA %lJ!$
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. lAGntYv
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(2)a stone‘s throw 一箭之遥 -M4VC^_
例句: He lives only a stone‘s throw from here. PI"6d)S2
他住的地方离这儿只有一箭之遥。 CBz=-Xr
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(3) all gone 希望等的"消逝", 物品等的"丢失"。 =?N$0F!
例句:My goodness! My bag is all gone. r"t,/@`n
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我们的希望成泡影了。 .B'ws/%5\
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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" z f>(Y7M
例句: Go ahead with your plan. I‘m all for it. !P":z0K4
进行你的计划吧, 我完全赞成。 $bN_0s0:'
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(5)all in all 常用的片语,表示"总的来说","总而言之", $+,kibk*R
例句: He has his faults, but all in all, he is a good guy. M-e|$'4u
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(6) as clear as mud 不清晰,混乱 #RKd>ig%
例句:Your explanation is as clear as mud. [+!+Yn6:
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(7)as soft as down 柔软如绒毛 <oSx'_dc
例句:I lay fast asleep on the couch, which was as soft as down, and did not wake until late in the morning. ij.NSyk9
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。 8~O0P=
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(8)at full blast 全速地;大规模地 z$Qy<_l
例 句:When we visited the place, work on the construction site was at full blast and all the workers seemed to be working very hard. 1KjzKFnb
当我们去参观时,建筑工地的工作已经全面展开,而且所有的人都在忙碌着。 6=*n$l#}
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(9) be above board 光明正大的 /03?(n= 3
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例句: I am really crazy about Michael Jackson‘s rock‘n‘roll. <S12=<c?'
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(10) be for the birds 荒唐可笑的;毫无价值的 JM53sx4&
例句:Their opinions on art are simply for the birds. aPX'CG4m
他们对艺术的见解真是荒唐可笑。 R'oGsaPB2
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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。 S7@/dHN
例句:He kept on bothering me, so I told him to beat it. ?uW}
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他不停地烦我,因此我叫他走开。 &gI*[5v
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(12)beat ones brains (out) 指做事困难,"伤透了脑筋" r&~]6
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例句:I beat my brains (out) to get a job. Fz| r[
为了找寻工作,我伤透了脑筋。 n-1
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(13)beat sb to the draw 抢先某人行动 M[e^Z}w.V
例句: Mary wanted to buy that painting by Picasso, but another millionaire beat her to the draw. FS*J8)
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。 (@=h(u .
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(14) beat someone by miles 远强于某人 Un&rP70
例句:When it comes to fishing, I beat him by miles. |`+ (O
讲到钓鱼,我比他棒得多。 v7f[$s$m
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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. 4Vd[cRh2
例句:Tell me what‘s your beef? 你抱怨什么? ~RV9'v4
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(16)before you know it 口语为"很快"。 2<d'!cm
例句:I come back before you know it. q3|SZoN
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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." kc2
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(18)behind bars 坐牢 jPg[LZQ'
例句:The judge will put him behind bars for at least two years. <1`MjP*w
法官最低限度也会判他坐两年牢。 /)4Q%Zp
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(19)behind the scenes(behind the curtain) 幕后 <t"fL
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例句:He is the man behind the scenes. %2beoH'
他是幕后人物。 ?gjkgCbC#
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(20)between ourselves 秘密地说 8A'SMJi
例句: Between ourselves, there are no secrets. .fK~IKA
咱们私下说说,没什么秘密。 aaI5x
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(21)beyond the seas 在国外,在海外 s,M]f,T
例句: He had a good time when he was beyond the seas. M -8d*#_P
他在国外时曾过得很快活。 GZmfE`
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(22)butt in 插手,介入 JQW7y!Z
例句: Pardon me for butting in on your conversation, but this is important. .4y44: T
请原谅我打断了你们的谈话,不过这件事非常重要。 Ol;"}3*Z*
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(23)by and large 大体上,总的看来 U?EXPi6 1Z
例句: I cannot totally take your point,but by and large I think yours is reasonable. J~N!. i
我不能完全同意你的观点,但大体上你的观点是有道理的。 *#GX~3A
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