(1)a big fish in a small pond 小地方的大人物 /gy:#-2Gy
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. >wm$,%zk
在她家乡,她很了不起。可是搬到纽约后,她就不过是芸芸众生之一了。 WBIB'2:m
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(2)a stone‘s throw 一箭之遥 <!nWiwv
例句: He lives only a stone‘s throw from here. |JQP7z6j]
他住的地方离这儿只有一箭之遥。 hADb]O
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(3) all gone 希望等的"消逝", 物品等的"丢失"。
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例句:My goodness! My bag is all gone. nR'EuI~(}
天呀!我的包不见了。 \6
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我们的希望成泡影了。 s3RyLT
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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" 3#ZKuGg=
例句: Go ahead with your plan. I‘m all for it. Ip|^?uyrk
进行你的计划吧, 我完全赞成。 vo<#sa^,j
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(5)all in all 常用的片语,表示"总的来说","总而言之", Leick6
例句: He has his faults, but all in all, he is a good guy. Wn#JYp
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(6) as clear as mud 不清晰,混乱 p. ~jo
例句:Your explanation is as clear as mud. #i=^WN<V
你的解释一点都不清晰。 $I]x &cF
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(7)as soft as down 柔软如绒毛 BW\5RIWwE5
例句:I lay fast asleep on the couch, which was as soft as down, and did not wake until late in the morning. =F-^RnO%\
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。 5BO!K$6
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(8)at full blast 全速地;大规模地 P87Fg
例 句:When we visited the place, work on the construction site was at full blast and all the workers seemed to be working very hard. *TI6Z$b|6
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。 e Em0c]]9
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(9) be above board 光明正大的 r.5Js*VX!
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例句: I am really crazy about Michael Jackson‘s rock‘n‘roll. %+"AF+c3r
我对麦克杰克逊的摇滚爱的发狂。 kGeME
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(10) be for the birds 荒唐可笑的;毫无价值的 ?vNS!rY2&
例句:Their opinions on art are simply for the birds. s H[34gCh;
他们对艺术的见解真是荒唐可笑。 ~{!!=@6
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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。 uM<+2S
例句:He kept on bothering me, so I told him to beat it. jCv+m7Z
他不停地烦我,因此我叫他走开。 &WU*cfJn)A
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(12)beat ones brains (out) 指做事困难,"伤透了脑筋" R~(.uV`#j
例句:I beat my brains (out) to get a job. IHmNi>E&/
为了找寻工作,我伤透了脑筋。 "?.Wb L
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(13)beat sb to the draw 抢先某人行动 @Od u.F1e
例句: Mary wanted to buy that painting by Picasso, but another millionaire beat her to the draw. W>IKy#
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。 Ri0+nJ6
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(14) beat someone by miles 远强于某人 sjkl? _
例句:When it comes to fishing, I beat him by miles. 1T?%i
讲到钓鱼,我比他棒得多。 Wf w9cxGkf
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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. phSP+/w
例句:Tell me what‘s your beef? 你抱怨什么? _)"
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(16)before you know it 口语为"很快"。 |
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例句:I come back before you know it. xT>V;aa\
我很快就会回来。 %6:2cR
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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." ;9sVWJJCw
例句:Please behave yourself before the guests. )pH{b]t
在宾客之前你检点一些。 >n\Q[W
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(18)behind bars 坐牢 e%>E| 9*u
例句:The judge will put him behind bars for at least two years. rt;>pQ9,
法官最低限度也会判他坐两年牢。 (ajX;/
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(19)behind the scenes(behind the curtain) 幕后 NFPkK?+
例句:He is the man behind the scenes. HWZ*Htr
他是幕后人物。 {IwYoR aXa
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(20)between ourselves 秘密地说 rvO+=Tk
例句: Between ourselves, there are no secrets. u%'22q$
咱们私下说说,没什么秘密。 +y#979A,
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(21)beyond the seas 在国外,在海外 [0@i,7{ZqE
例句: He had a good time when he was beyond the seas. %LmB`DqZ
他在国外时曾过得很快活。 %"V,V3kw4
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