(1)a big fish in a small pond 小地方的大人物 0*G5Vd
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. ]:lqbg[J
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(2)a stone‘s throw 一箭之遥 G#V}9l8Q
例句: He lives only a stone‘s throw from here. 4'&j<Ah[#
他住的地方离这儿只有一箭之遥。 ]_cBd)3P}
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(3) all gone 希望等的"消逝", 物品等的"丢失"。 JfJUOaL
例句:My goodness! My bag is all gone. 4)'8fi
天呀!我的包不见了。 @,Je*5$o"
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我们的希望成泡影了。 1!u}~E_
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(4)all for it 对别人的看法或意见"完全同意","完全赞成" x?hdC)#DWI
例句: Go ahead with your plan. I‘m all for it. 6kW <i,A
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进行你的计划吧, 我完全赞成。 2k\i/i/Y
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(5)all in all 常用的片语,表示"总的来说","总而言之", O]ZP- WG
例句: He has his faults, but all in all, he is a good guy. 'qGKS:8
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(6) as clear as mud 不清晰,混乱 /u9Md 3q*'
例句:Your explanation is as clear as mud. x/nlIoT
你的解释一点都不清晰。 MQL1 />j;
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(7)as soft as down 柔软如绒毛 4@,d{qp~
例句:I lay fast asleep on the couch, which was as soft as down, and did not wake until late in the morning. )` nX~_'p
我在软如绒毛般的长沙发椅上睡着了,一直睡到早晨很晚才醒来。 yN*HIN
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(8)at full blast 全速地;大规模地 UQGOCP_
例 句:When we visited the place, work on the construction site was at full blast and all the workers seemed to be working very hard. LnQm2uF
当我们去参观时,建筑工地的工作已经全面展开,而且所有的人都在忙碌着。 @agW{%R:.
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(9) be above board 光明正大的 13oR-Stj|
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例句: I am really crazy about Michael Jackson‘s rock‘n‘roll. "NU l7ce.R
我对麦克杰克逊的摇滚爱的发狂。 j, SOL9yg
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(10) be for the birds 荒唐可笑的;毫无价值的 X[L6Av
例句:Their opinions on art are simply for the birds. u{0'"jVJ
他们对艺术的见解真是荒唐可笑。 bM]\mo>z<
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(11) beat it 叫人"走开"的口语,和"Be off!差不多,不过比后者更流行。 uzf@49m]m
例句:He kept on bothering me, so I told him to beat it. |meo
他不停地烦我,因此我叫他走开。 wJ_E\v P
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(12)beat ones brains (out) 指做事困难,"伤透了脑筋" >>lT-w
例句:I beat my brains (out) to get a job. %@IZ41<C
为了找寻工作,我伤透了脑筋。 liEb(<$a
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(13)beat sb to the draw 抢先某人行动 #"}Z'|X*
例句: Mary wanted to buy that painting by Picasso, but another millionaire beat her to the draw. G~Xh4*#J
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。 (2He]M\
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(14) beat someone by miles 远强于某人 AXBv']Y
例句:When it comes to fishing, I beat him by miles. 2ql7*g?Uq@
讲到钓鱼,我比他棒得多。 neQ2k=ao
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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. ([loWr}QR
例句:Tell me what‘s your beef? 你抱怨什么? 0-
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(16)before you know it 口语为"很快"。 \>0F{-cR$
例句:I come back before you know it. ,BM6s,\
我很快就会回来。 ny:c&XS
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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." q7}$F]UM"
例句:Please behave yourself before the guests. 3z Jbb3e
在宾客之前你检点一些。 h:QKd!Gq
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(18)behind bars 坐牢 kc&