(1)a big fish in a small pond 小地方的大人物 R)z|("%ec
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. RJM(+5xQ|
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。 XF6=xD
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(2)a stone‘s throw 一箭之遥 m\=u/Zip
例句: He lives only a stone‘s throw from here. +/tD$
他住的地方离这儿只有一箭之遥。 ok'1
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(3) all gone 希望等的"消逝", 物品等的"丢失"。 !$HWUxM;p
例句:My goodness! My bag is all gone. i`;I"oY4
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Our hopes were all gone. -d]z_
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我们的希望成泡影了。 ptcU_*Gd
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(4)all for it 对别人的看法或意见"完全同意","完全赞成" ^y,ip=<5\3
例句: Go ahead with your plan. I‘m all for it. I(4k{=\ph]
进行你的计划吧, 我完全赞成。 @@ QU"8q
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(5)all in all 常用的片语,表示"总的来说","总而言之", '`u1,h
例句: He has his faults, but all in all, he is a good guy. WjB[e>
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(6) as clear as mud 不清晰,混乱 Pcc%VQN
例句:Your explanation is as clear as mud. /e\dsC{uJ
你的解释一点都不清晰。 NINiX(
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(7)as soft as down 柔软如绒毛 ;DTNw=
例句:I lay fast asleep on the couch, which was as soft as down, and did not wake until late in the morning. {ig@Iy~DT
我在软如绒毛般的长沙发椅上睡着了,一直睡到早晨很晚才醒来。 _%]H}N Q
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(8)at full blast 全速地;大规模地 M<729M
例 句:When we visited the place, work on the construction site was at full blast and all the workers seemed to be working very hard. 6~s,j({^
当我们去参观时,建筑工地的工作已经全面展开,而且所有的人都在忙碌着。 U&NOf;h$
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(9) be above board 光明正大的 ;&!l2 UB%
be crazy about 爱的发狂 @?U5t1O<
例句: I am really crazy about Michael Jackson‘s rock‘n‘roll. T>?~eYHXs
我对麦克杰克逊的摇滚爱的发狂。 Jc+U$h4
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(10) be for the birds 荒唐可笑的;毫无价值的 k)J7) L
例句:Their opinions on art are simply for the birds. 8"@<s?0\"
他们对艺术的见解真是荒唐可笑。 q%"nk
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(11) beat it 叫人"走开"的口语,和"Be off!差不多,不过比后者更流行。 ?cJ$=
例句:He kept on bothering me, so I told him to beat it. T]xGE
他不停地烦我,因此我叫他走开。 Z7v~;JzC#
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(12)beat ones brains (out) 指做事困难,"伤透了脑筋" C"}x=cK
例句:I beat my brains (out) to get a job. ) E\pQ5&
为了找寻工作,我伤透了脑筋。 =YBJ7.Y
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(13)beat sb to the draw 抢先某人行动 A28w/=e7
例句: Mary wanted to buy that painting by Picasso, but another millionaire beat her to the draw. gDv]n^&