(1)a big fish in a small pond 小地方的大人物 [&*6_q"V
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. }Yv\0\~'W|
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(2)a stone‘s throw 一箭之遥 @/&b;s73
例句: He lives only a stone‘s throw from here. ESoAzo,u
他住的地方离这儿只有一箭之遥。 {iG@U=>
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(3) all gone 希望等的"消逝", 物品等的"丢失"。 J1XL<7
例句:My goodness! My bag is all gone. Db"DG(
天呀!我的包不见了。 <ER'Ed
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我们的希望成泡影了。 @t1V
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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" *6BThvg|&X
例句: Go ahead with your plan. I‘m all for it. R4Rb73o
进行你的计划吧, 我完全赞成。 k-*Mzm]kb
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(5)all in all 常用的片语,表示"总的来说","总而言之", IcIOC8WC
例句: He has his faults, but all in all, he is a good guy. FecktD=
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(6) as clear as mud 不清晰,混乱 j6(?D*x
例句:Your explanation is as clear as mud. ,i.%nZw\
你的解释一点都不清晰。 1qi@uYDug
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(7)as soft as down 柔软如绒毛 EVQ0l@K
例句:I lay fast asleep on the couch, which was as soft as down, and did not wake until late in the morning. tvd0R$5}
我在软如绒毛般的长沙发椅上睡着了,一直睡到早晨很晚才醒来。 KS*oxZ
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(8)at full blast 全速地;大规模地 YwcPX`eg
例 句:When we visited the place, work on the construction site was at full blast and all the workers seemed to be working very hard. A$.fv5${
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。 DF {OnF
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(9) be above board 光明正大的 Npn=cLC&
be crazy about 爱的发狂 H.G!A6bd
例句: I am really crazy about Michael Jackson‘s rock‘n‘roll. (5^ZlOk3
我对麦克杰克逊的摇滚爱的发狂。 wY"o`oZ
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(10) be for the birds 荒唐可笑的;毫无价值的 $<p8TtI=YQ
例句:Their opinions on art are simply for the birds. h.K(P+h
他们对艺术的见解真是荒唐可笑。 oVCmI"'
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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。 S=3^Q;V/1
例句:He kept on bothering me, so I told him to beat it. zhB ">j8j
他不停地烦我,因此我叫他走开。 (c v!Y=]
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(12)beat ones brains (out) 指做事困难,"伤透了脑筋" -RJE6~>'\
例句:I beat my brains (out) to get a job. 8dK0o>|}
为了找寻工作,我伤透了脑筋。 0uCT+-
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(13)beat sb to the draw 抢先某人行动 Q+i\8RJ
例句: Mary wanted to buy that painting by Picasso, but another millionaire beat her to the draw. S'B6jJK2x
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。 xv7"WFb
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(14) beat someone by miles 远强于某人 BpLEPuu30
例句:When it comes to fishing, I beat him by miles. nU`Lhh8y
讲到钓鱼,我比他棒得多。 }%n5nLU`
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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. #pdUJ2)yM
例句:Tell me what‘s your beef? 你抱怨什么? -v?hqWMp#
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(16)before you know it 口语为"很快"。 ^%y`u1ab
例句:I come back before you know it. {F|48P;J
我很快就会回来。 mCKk*5ws5"
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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." 8Z85D
例句:Please behave yourself before the guests. =neL}Fav56
在宾客之前你检点一些。 GJ'spgz
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(18)behind bars 坐牢 Kud'pZ{P
例句:The judge will put him behind bars for at least two years. AY_Q""v
法官最低限度也会判他坐两年牢。 o/^;@5\
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(19)behind the scenes(behind the curtain) 幕后 "Mmf6hu
例句:He is the man behind the scenes. D&hqV)d4R
他是幕后人物。 Y|0ow_oH
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(20)between ourselves 秘密地说 |dadH7
例句: Between ourselves, there are no secrets. /-0'
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咱们私下说说,没什么秘密。 I_ "Z:v{
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(21)beyond the seas 在国外,在海外 P"7ow-
例句: He had a good time when he was beyond the seas. y,+[$u7h
他在国外时曾过得很快活。 @LLTB(@wR
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(22)butt in 插手,介入 U=Bn>F}y\
例句: Pardon me for butting in on your conversation, but this is important. >qT 'z$
请原谅我打断了你们的谈话,不过这件事非常重要。 IPA*-I57
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(23)by and large 大体上,总的看来 ;BH>3VK
例句: I cannot totally take your point,but by and large I think yours is reasonable. "r.2]R3
我不能完全同意你的观点,但大体上你的观点是有道理的。 o4=Yu7L
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