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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. )CdglPK
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(2)a stone‘s throw 一箭之遥 2E2J=Do
例句: He lives only a stone‘s throw from here. 6tG9PG98q9
他住的地方离这儿只有一箭之遥。 ,=o q)Fm]
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(3) all gone 希望等的"消逝", 物品等的"丢失"。 5/P?@`/eT
例句:My goodness! My bag is all gone. Y60ld7H
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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" mvUYp,JECl
例句: Go ahead with your plan. I‘m all for it. R"O9~s6N
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(5)all in all 常用的片语,表示"总的来说","总而言之", %Si3t2W/
例句: He has his faults, but all in all, he is a good guy. zG&
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(6) as clear as mud 不清晰,混乱 h.2!d0j]
例句:Your explanation is as clear as mud. #llc5i;
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(7)as soft as down 柔软如绒毛 >%[(C*Cks
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?e2{]u,
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。 _FdWV?
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(8)at full blast 全速地;大规模地 `GPK$ue
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. Qr0JJoHT
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。 u3k+Xg:
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(9) be above board 光明正大的 $AsM 9D<BE
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例句: I am really crazy about Michael Jackson‘s rock‘n‘roll. 5>A3;P
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(10) be for the birds 荒唐可笑的;毫无价值的 1Kc*MS
例句:Their opinions on art are simply for the birds. qM1$?U
他们对艺术的见解真是荒唐可笑。 &LL81u6=S
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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. Xd|5{
他不停地烦我,因此我叫他走开。 3tLh{S?uJ
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(12)beat ones brains (out) 指做事困难,"伤透了脑筋" `Rm B{qgB
例句:I beat my brains (out) to get a job. 9wWjl}%
为了找寻工作,我伤透了脑筋。 4-3B"
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(13)beat sb to the draw 抢先某人行动 uN`ACc)ESi
例句: Mary wanted to buy that painting by Picasso, but another millionaire beat her to the draw. *VRFs=
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。 X^xu$d6
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(14) beat someone by miles 远强于某人 Q?1 KxD!
例句:When it comes to fishing, I beat him by miles. b<5:7C9z
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