(1)a big fish in a small pond 小地方的大人物 +>%51#2.Q
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. u c}tTmB|
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(2)a stone‘s throw 一箭之遥 M,X)rM}Q
例句: He lives only a stone‘s throw from here. }_F:]lI*R
他住的地方离这儿只有一箭之遥。 hW9!
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(3) all gone 希望等的"消逝", 物品等的"丢失"。 |@d}O8
例句:My goodness! My bag is all gone. =HJ7tele
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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" 7+}WU 4
例句: Go ahead with your plan. I‘m all for it. [8q`~S%-]
进行你的计划吧, 我完全赞成。 XT*/aa-1'
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(5)all in all 常用的片语,表示"总的来说","总而言之", D(TG)X?
例句: He has his faults, but all in all, he is a good guy. N{ $?u
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(6) as clear as mud 不清晰,混乱 H+-x.l`
例句:Your explanation is as clear as mud. ?B$L'i[l
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(7)as soft as down 柔软如绒毛 <RpTk*Yo^=
例句:I lay fast asleep on the couch, which was as soft as down, and did not wake until late in the morning. M X?UmQ'
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(8)at full blast 全速地;大规模地 Nd_A8H,&B
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. n~BQq-1
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。 /OB) \{-
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(9) be above board 光明正大的 /er{sKVX<
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例句: I am really crazy about Michael Jackson‘s rock‘n‘roll. k3e6y
我对麦克杰克逊的摇滚爱的发狂。 6Vncr}
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(10) be for the birds 荒唐可笑的;毫无价值的 mPqKk
例句:Their opinions on art are simply for the birds. :-<30LS$
他们对艺术的见解真是荒唐可笑。 cHR*.
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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。 rBU)@I pDG
例句:He kept on bothering me, so I told him to beat it. [i.c;'Wy/
他不停地烦我,因此我叫他走开。 W`c$2KS?DO
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(12)beat ones brains (out) 指做事困难,"伤透了脑筋" _?y3&4N)
例句:I beat my brains (out) to get a job. |Kjfh};-C
为了找寻工作,我伤透了脑筋。 8B-mZFXpK
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(13)beat sb to the draw 抢先某人行动 mF!4*k
例句: Mary wanted to buy that painting by Picasso, but another millionaire beat her to the draw. ki }Li*)7
玛丽想买毕加索的那幅画,不过另一个百万富翁捷足先登了。 Y~Vc|zM^(
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(14) beat someone by miles 远强于某人 _(~LXk^C
例句:When it comes to fishing, I beat him by miles. Y2tBFeWY
讲到钓鱼,我比他棒得多。 !4gHv4v;
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(15)beef 口语上常用来指"抱怨"或"发牢骚";作动词时后面跟about. ujN~l_4
例句:Tell me what‘s your beef? 你抱怨什么? QVkji7)ZT
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(16)before you know it 口语为"很快"。 z C$F@
例句:I come back before you know it. t9*e" QH
我很快就会回来。 (3Xs
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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." "PWGtM:L8Y
例句:Please behave yourself before the guests. =8TBkxG
在宾客之前你检点一些。 ;I80<SZ
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(18)behind bars 坐牢 EAm31v C
例句:The judge will put him behind bars for at least two years. &OE-+z
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(19)behind the scenes(behind the curtain) 幕后 [\ Sd*-
例句:He is the man behind the scenes. e-UWbn'~
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(20)between ourselves 秘密地说 a5O$he
例句: Between ourselves, there are no secrets. ]bmf}&
咱们私下说说,没什么秘密。 f%1\1_^g
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(21)beyond the seas 在国外,在海外 M
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例句: He had a good time when he was beyond the seas. PX0N7L
他在国外时曾过得很快活。 1:-
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(22)butt in 插手,介入 _3N,oCRm
例句: Pardon me for butting in on your conversation, but this is important. _A&
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请原谅我打断了你们的谈话,不过这件事非常重要。 " W{rS4L
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(23)by and large 大体上,总的看来 QmGK!
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例句: I cannot totally take your point,but by and large I think yours is reasonable. l Le&