(1)a big fish in a small pond 小地方的大人物 m'B6qy!}6
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. T!a[@,)_
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(2)a stone‘s throw 一箭之遥 y#DQOY+@^#
例句: He lives only a stone‘s throw from here. *]6dV'
他住的地方离这儿只有一箭之遥。 W8NA.
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(3) all gone 希望等的"消逝", 物品等的"丢失"。 i?/?{p$#a-
例句:My goodness! My bag is all gone. $bosGG
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我们的希望成泡影了。 vrv*k
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(4)all for it 对别人的看法或意见"完全同意","完全赞成" -JENY|6
例句: Go ahead with your plan. I‘m all for it. @ 1A_eF
进行你的计划吧, 我完全赞成。 ix+x-G
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(5)all in all 常用的片语,表示"总的来说","总而言之", *~uuCLv_
例句: He has his faults, but all in all, he is a good guy. { bn#:75r
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(6) as clear as mud 不清晰,混乱 AZy2Pu56
例句:Your explanation is as clear as mud. [;AcV73
你的解释一点都不清晰。 }AqD0Qd2Hj
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(7)as soft as down 柔软如绒毛 _[o^23Hj
例句:I lay fast asleep on the couch, which was as soft as down, and did not wake until late in the morning. Ig KAD#2a
我在软如绒毛般的长沙发椅上睡着了,一直睡到早晨很晚才醒来。 I}IW!K
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(8)at full blast 全速地;大规模地 QZox3LM1&.
例 句:When we visited the place, work on the construction site was at full blast and all the workers seemed to be working very hard. [9_ (+E[}
当我们去参观时,建筑工地的工作已经全面展开,而且所有的人都在忙碌着。 Gnt!!1_8L
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(9) be above board 光明正大的 K>6k@okO
be crazy about 爱的发狂 -(}1o9e\7
例句: I am really crazy about Michael Jackson‘s rock‘n‘roll. tlgvBRH>
我对麦克杰克逊的摇滚爱的发狂。 Y`?X Fy:
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(10) be for the birds 荒唐可笑的;毫无价值的 # :w2Hf6Q
例句:Their opinions on art are simply for the birds. u/c3omY"#
他们对艺术的见解真是荒唐可笑。 o~&!M_ED
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(11) beat it 叫人"走开"的口语,和"Be off!差不多,不过比后者更流行。 p\;)^O4
例句:He kept on bothering me, so I told him to beat it. ~J{[]wi
他不停地烦我,因此我叫他走开。 WUS9zK
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(12)beat ones brains (out) 指做事困难,"伤透了脑筋" E_1I|$
例句:I beat my brains (out) to get a job. A]%t0>EL<
为了找寻工作,我伤透了脑筋。 arKmc@"X
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(13)beat sb to the draw 抢先某人行动 >o#wP
例句: Mary wanted to buy that painting by Picasso, but another millionaire beat her to the draw. 'a^tL[rLP1
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。 >wO$Vu
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(14) beat someone by miles 远强于某人 ca*[n~np
例句:When it comes to fishing, I beat him by miles.
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讲到钓鱼,我比他棒得多。 8{]Gh 0+
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(15)beef 口语上常用来指"抱怨"或"发牢骚";作动词时后面跟about. \N , ' +
例句:Tell me what‘s your beef? 你抱怨什么? 8Vhck-wF
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(16)before you know it 口语为"很快"。 +JS/Z5dl+}
例句:I come back before you know it. 6n\z53Mk
我很快就会回来。 kseJm+Hc
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(17)behave yourself 劝人要有礼貌和行为检点,意思相同的口语还有"Watch you manner.""Watch your P‘s and Q‘s".和"Don‘t get fresh." cievC,3*
例句:Please behave yourself before the guests. CN~NyJL H
在宾客之前你检点一些。 PFy;qk
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(18)behind bars 坐牢 ?VP!1O=J
例句:The judge will put him behind bars for at least two years. /
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法官最低限度也会判他坐两年牢。 \R\@t]>Y
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(19)behind the scenes(behind the curtain) 幕后 D#Yx,`Ui
例句:He is the man behind the scenes. Ij}F<ZgZG
他是幕后人物。 (e3Gs+;
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(20)between ourselves 秘密地说 F*JvpI[7n
例句: Between ourselves, there are no secrets. (2bZ]
咱们私下说说,没什么秘密。 !aw#',r8m
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(21)beyond the seas 在国外,在海外 l()MYuLNV
例句: He had a good time when he was beyond the seas. 2, "q_d'V
他在国外时曾过得很快活。 ,,gLrVk
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(22)butt in 插手,介入 J2<
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例句: Pardon me for butting in on your conversation, but this is important. [7Lxt
请原谅我打断了你们的谈话,不过这件事非常重要。 ;i9<y8Dha
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(23)by and large 大体上,总的看来 =Cy>$/H64
例句: I cannot totally take your point,but by and large I think yours is reasonable. 4!~
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我不能完全同意你的观点,但大体上你的观点是有道理的。 &M3ES}6
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