(1)a big fish in a small pond 小地方的大人物 Gh%R4)}
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. M.FY4~
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(2)a stone‘s throw 一箭之遥 :2t0//@X
例句: He lives only a stone‘s throw from here. ='A VI-go5
他住的地方离这儿只有一箭之遥。 <+y%k~("
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(3) all gone 希望等的"消逝", 物品等的"丢失"。 m^!Kthq
例句:My goodness! My bag is all gone. 0<i8
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天呀!我的包不见了。 i?wEd!=w
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我们的希望成泡影了。 '\B0#z3
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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" rEHlo[7^
例句: Go ahead with your plan. I‘m all for it. e"#QUc(
进行你的计划吧, 我完全赞成。 niA>afo
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(5)all in all 常用的片语,表示"总的来说","总而言之", a =
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例句: He has his faults, but all in all, he is a good guy. Ztl?*zL
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(6) as clear as mud 不清晰,混乱 A"tE~m;"7
例句:Your explanation is as clear as mud. o5B]? ekpq
你的解释一点都不清晰。 'VpzB
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(7)as soft as down 柔软如绒毛 Nl]_Ie6
例句:I lay fast asleep on the couch, which was as soft as down, and did not wake until late in the morning. %1mIngW=g
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。 NufRd/q
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(8)at full blast 全速地;大规模地 }j$tFFVi~
例 句:When we visited the place, work on the construction site was at full blast and all the workers seemed to be working very hard. MgO_gFr
当我们去参观时,建筑工地的工作已经全面展开,而且所有的人都在忙碌着。 ^HhV?Iqg
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(9) be above board 光明正大的 E3LEeXcLS
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例句: I am really crazy about Michael Jackson‘s rock‘n‘roll. &w!(.uDO
我对麦克杰克逊的摇滚爱的发狂。 8]K+,0m6
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(10) be for the birds 荒唐可笑的;毫无价值的 F MX^k
例句:Their opinions on art are simply for the birds. y(ceEV
他们对艺术的见解真是荒唐可笑。 23d*;ri5
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(11) beat it 叫人"走开"的口语,和"Be off!差不多,不过比后者更流行。 jl>jy6T
例句:He kept on bothering me, so I told him to beat it. !'eh@BU;
他不停地烦我,因此我叫他走开。 s%QCdU ]
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(12)beat ones brains (out) 指做事困难,"伤透了脑筋" ~9y/MR
例句:I beat my brains (out) to get a job. |(<A)C
为了找寻工作,我伤透了脑筋。 vA"LV+@
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(13)beat sb to the draw 抢先某人行动 gy1R.SN
例句: Mary wanted to buy that painting by Picasso, but another millionaire beat her to the draw. ?o1QjDG
玛丽想买毕加索的那幅画,不过另一个百万富翁捷足先登了。 b_&:tE--]
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(14) beat someone by miles 远强于某人 kQF3DR$,B
例句:When it comes to fishing, I beat him by miles. e'yw8U5E/
讲到钓鱼,我比他棒得多。 g@'2 :'\
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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. }Ug$d>\
例句:Tell me what‘s your beef? 你抱怨什么? NR,R.N^[
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(16)before you know it 口语为"很快"。 EK.n
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例句:I come back before you know it. EfB.K}b^
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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." +[ng99p
例句:Please behave yourself before the guests. V%(T#_E/6
在宾客之前你检点一些。 An_3DrUFV_
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(18)behind bars 坐牢 xS4?M<|L63
例句:The judge will put him behind bars for at least two years. 2:@,~{`#*
法官最低限度也会判他坐两年牢。 OI_Px3)
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(19)behind the scenes(behind the curtain) 幕后 2#
例句:He is the man behind the scenes. P~#LbUP(
他是幕后人物。 SdF+b+P]
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(20)between ourselves 秘密地说 1#3eY?Nb
例句: Between ourselves, there are no secrets. K]1|#`n
咱们私下说说,没什么秘密。 n&!q9CR`
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(21)beyond the seas 在国外,在海外 DUSQh+C
例句: He had a good time when he was beyond the seas. ? o&goiM
他在国外时曾过得很快活。 $ y(Qdb
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(22)butt in 插手,介入 OHwH(}H?
例句: Pardon me for butting in on your conversation, but this is important. 194n
请原谅我打断了你们的谈话,不过这件事非常重要。 ~W-l|-eogz
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(23)by and large 大体上,总的看来 f8\D AN
例句: I cannot totally take your point,but by and large I think yours is reasonable. SKF0p))BJ
我不能完全同意你的观点,但大体上你的观点是有道理的。 'C=(?H)M
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