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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. >&|/4`HSB
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(2)a stone‘s throw 一箭之遥 vFGVz
例句: He lives only a stone‘s throw from here. .7H*F9
他住的地方离这儿只有一箭之遥。 ":Pfi!9Wl
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(3) all gone 希望等的"消逝", 物品等的"丢失"。 c6HH%|
例句:My goodness! My bag is all gone. ;7yt,b5&C
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我们的希望成泡影了。 Y.o-e)zX
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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" SG3qNM: g
例句: Go ahead with your plan. I‘m all for it. uX,ln(9I*H
进行你的计划吧, 我完全赞成。 @,TCg1@QJ
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(5)all in all 常用的片语,表示"总的来说","总而言之", #]Q.B\\
例句: He has his faults, but all in all, he is a good guy. K-7i4
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(6) as clear as mud 不清晰,混乱 { FM:\/
例句:Your explanation is as clear as mud. 8KS9!*.iZ
你的解释一点都不清晰。 qCYXkZ%`
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(7)as soft as down 柔软如绒毛 iLkP@OYgQ
例句:I lay fast asleep on the couch, which was as soft as down, and did not wake until late in the morning. Ks^EGy+O:-
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。 J_ `\}55n
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(8)at full blast 全速地;大规模地 4N{^niq7
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. b~m|mb$
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。 %-[U;pJe;
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(9) be above board 光明正大的 V:
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例句: I am really crazy about Michael Jackson‘s rock‘n‘roll. z,=k F I
我对麦克杰克逊的摇滚爱的发狂。 .JL?RH2@8
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(10) be for the birds 荒唐可笑的;毫无价值的 @&]%%o+
例句:Their opinions on art are simply for the birds. '|K408i
他们对艺术的见解真是荒唐可笑。 ~D\ V!
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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。 nK|WzUtp
例句:He kept on bothering me, so I told him to beat it. ZIM 5$JdCv
他不停地烦我,因此我叫他走开。 ?!kPW^gD
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(12)beat ones brains (out) 指做事困难,"伤透了脑筋" i^DZK&B@u
例句:I beat my brains (out) to get a job. ZfN%JJOz(
为了找寻工作,我伤透了脑筋。 SgPvQ'\
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(13)beat sb to the draw 抢先某人行动 ~@bh[o~rF
例句: Mary wanted to buy that painting by Picasso, but another millionaire beat her to the draw. Zae$M0)
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。 HWT^u$a"
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(14) beat someone by miles 远强于某人 E:ocx2dp
例句:When it comes to fishing, I beat him by miles. =
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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. #Y9~ Xp^.
例句:Tell me what‘s your beef? 你抱怨什么? u@-x3%W
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(16)before you know it 口语为"很快"。 ln6Hr^@5
例句:I come back before you know it. `>cBR,)r
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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." 2hI|]p
例句:Please behave yourself before the guests. ];1Mg
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(18)behind bars 坐牢 mdTCe
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例句:The judge will put him behind bars for at least two years. vMV}M%~
法官最低限度也会判他坐两年牢。 2bk~6Osp
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(19)behind the scenes(behind the curtain) 幕后 6S#e?>"+
例句:He is the man behind the scenes. >HY(
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他是幕后人物。 -(]s!,
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(20)between ourselves 秘密地说 %^$7z,>;
例句: Between ourselves, there are no secrets. %0!!998
咱们私下说说,没什么秘密。 td#B$$[
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(21)beyond the seas 在国外,在海外 N8^AH8l
例句: He had a good time when he was beyond the seas. -r5JP[0kP
他在国外时曾过得很快活。 Xn
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(22)butt in 插手,介入 kq kj.#u
例句: Pardon me for butting in on your conversation, but this is important. {FU,om9
请原谅我打断了你们的谈话,不过这件事非常重要。 k*3F7']8
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(23)by and large 大体上,总的看来 09S LQVo
例句: I cannot totally take your point,but by and large I think yours is reasonable. ``Wf%~
我不能完全同意你的观点,但大体上你的观点是有道理的。 |8m;}&r$
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