(1)a big fish in a small pond 小地方的大人物 K#hY bDm
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. e=sJMzm~
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(2)a stone‘s throw 一箭之遥 @B[Cc`IN"
例句: He lives only a stone‘s throw from here. l/zC##1+.
他住的地方离这儿只有一箭之遥。 P<!$A
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(3) all gone 希望等的"消逝", 物品等的"丢失"。 !]+Z%ed`%
例句:My goodness! My bag is all gone. 5!jNL~M
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我们的希望成泡影了。 1] Q2qs
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(4)all for it 对别人的看法或意见"完全同意","完全赞成" "%''k~UD4
例句: Go ahead with your plan. I‘m all for it. &4&33D
进行你的计划吧, 我完全赞成。 .#55u+d,
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(5)all in all 常用的片语,表示"总的来说","总而言之", rn:zKTyhw
例句: He has his faults, but all in all, he is a good guy. !L.
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(6) as clear as mud 不清晰,混乱 ?4[Oh/]R
例句:Your explanation is as clear as mud. SiqX1P
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(7)as soft as down 柔软如绒毛 %m{.l4/!O
例句:I lay fast asleep on the couch, which was as soft as down, and did not wake until late in the morning. 1"&;1Ts
我在软如绒毛般的长沙发椅上睡着了,一直睡到早晨很晚才醒来。 6$s0-{^
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(8)at full blast 全速地;大规模地 ()M@3={R
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. 7k=F6k0)
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。 B$TChc3B
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(9) be above board 光明正大的 |4S?>e
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例句: I am really crazy about Michael Jackson‘s rock‘n‘roll.
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我对麦克杰克逊的摇滚爱的发狂。 9/1+BQ
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(10) be for the birds 荒唐可笑的;毫无价值的 $@_t5?n``F
例句:Their opinions on art are simply for the birds. <2O7R}j7v
他们对艺术的见解真是荒唐可笑。 KBw9(
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(11) beat it 叫人"走开"的口语,和"Be off!差不多,不过比后者更流行。 %aH$Tb%`hc
例句:He kept on bothering me, so I told him to beat it. ] @)!:<+
他不停地烦我,因此我叫他走开。 MziZN^(
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(12)beat ones brains (out) 指做事困难,"伤透了脑筋" ur<eew@8@i
例句:I beat my brains (out) to get a job. 6Z&u
为了找寻工作,我伤透了脑筋。 S1^nC tSF
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(13)beat sb to the draw 抢先某人行动 qwF*(pTHq
例句: Mary wanted to buy that painting by Picasso, but another millionaire beat her to the draw. uR:=V9O
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。 Yi&-m}
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(14) beat someone by miles 远强于某人 =^Sw*[eiy
例句:When it comes to fishing, I beat him by miles. Bhu@ 2KdA
讲到钓鱼,我比他棒得多。 w;c#drY7S
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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. z_Wm
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例句:Tell me what‘s your beef? 你抱怨什么? Yn4)Zhkk
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(16)before you know it 口语为"很快"。 n{^<&GWox
例句:I come back before you know it. (7;J"2M
我很快就会回来。 q11QAx4p
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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." b
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(18)behind bars 坐牢 s[3![
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例句:The judge will put him behind bars for at least two years. 3WCqKXJ7
法官最低限度也会判他坐两年牢。 jF2[bzY4
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(19)behind the scenes(behind the curtain) 幕后 sq~+1(X
例句:He is the man behind the scenes. }KA-t}8
他是幕后人物。 T)(e!Xz
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(20)between ourselves 秘密地说 Any Zi'
例句: Between ourselves, there are no secrets. ]l=O%Ev
咱们私下说说,没什么秘密。 eu}Fd@GO
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(21)beyond the seas 在国外,在海外 L19MP
例句: He had a good time when he was beyond the seas. x2C/L
他在国外时曾过得很快活。 =t3vbV
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(22)butt in 插手,介入 Ht|",1yr+
例句: Pardon me for butting in on your conversation, but this is important. /&]-I$G@
请原谅我打断了你们的谈话,不过这件事非常重要。 Gefnk!;;
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(23)by and large 大体上,总的看来 [`.3f'")j
例句: I cannot totally take your point,but by and large I think yours is reasonable. S<eZ d./p6
我不能完全同意你的观点,但大体上你的观点是有道理的。 }XCR+uAz
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