(1)a big fish in a small pond 小地方的大人物 +wi=IrRr
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. &8IBf8
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。 .s{"NqRA
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(2)a stone‘s throw 一箭之遥 #A)V
例句: He lives only a stone‘s throw from here. bQ*yXJ^8
他住的地方离这儿只有一箭之遥。 >LBA0ynh
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(3) all gone 希望等的"消逝", 物品等的"丢失"。 ]B/>=t"E
例句:My goodness! My bag is all gone. ;Gr
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我们的希望成泡影了。 :jTSOd[r
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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" $>)0t@[f
例句: Go ahead with your plan. I‘m all for it. (Yewd/T
进行你的计划吧, 我完全赞成。 /A9RmTb
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(5)all in all 常用的片语,表示"总的来说","总而言之", vr;`h/
例句: He has his faults, but all in all, he is a good guy. 'jt7H{M
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(6) as clear as mud 不清晰,混乱 qvn.uujYS
例句:Your explanation is as clear as mud. +&.zwniSS
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(7)as soft as down 柔软如绒毛 bZ*=fdh
例句:I lay fast asleep on the couch, which was as soft as down, and did not wake until late in the morning. Odwe1q&
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。 NQ{(G8x9
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(8)at full blast 全速地;大规模地 ?V6,>e_+
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. =E9\fRGU
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。 B4.:
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(9) be above board 光明正大的 lu.]R>w
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例句: I am really crazy about Michael Jackson‘s rock‘n‘roll. 868X/lL
我对麦克杰克逊的摇滚爱的发狂。 K6DN>0sY
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(10) be for the birds 荒唐可笑的;毫无价值的 R U)(|;
例句:Their opinions on art are simply for the birds. XPd mz !,b
他们对艺术的见解真是荒唐可笑。 4l 67B]o
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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。
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例句:He kept on bothering me, so I told him to beat it. 9q'&tU'a=c
他不停地烦我,因此我叫他走开。 ^_]ZZin
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(12)beat ones brains (out) 指做事困难,"伤透了脑筋" %,\JTN|g|A
例句:I beat my brains (out) to get a job. Y-ao
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为了找寻工作,我伤透了脑筋。 2+9VDf2
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(13)beat sb to the draw 抢先某人行动 7P1Pk?pxy
例句: Mary wanted to buy that painting by Picasso, but another millionaire beat her to the draw. Vuz.b.,i`
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。 ) H,Xkex
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(14) beat someone by miles 远强于某人 *2h%dT:,%
例句:When it comes to fishing, I beat him by miles. n3iiW\
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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. G^.N$wcv
例句:Tell me what‘s your beef? 你抱怨什么? RqA>" [L
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(16)before you know it 口语为"很快"。 I[?\Or
例句:I come back before you know it. 3"x_Y
我很快就会回来。 neFwxS?
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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." b6-N2F1Fs
例句:Please behave yourself before the guests. 6q^$}eOt
在宾客之前你检点一些。 6ld4'oM
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(18)behind bars 坐牢 qHk{5O3
例句:The judge will put him behind bars for at least two years. i.E2a)
法官最低限度也会判他坐两年牢。 ||:>&
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