a big fish in a small pond 小地方的大人物
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. 在她家鄉(xiāng)，她很了不起�？墒前岬郊~約后，她就不過是蕓蕓眾生之一了。
a stone's throw 一箭之遙例句： He lives only a stone's throw from here. 他住的地方離這兒只有一箭之遙。
all gone 希望等的 " 消逝 " ， 物品等的 " 丟失 " 。
例句： My goodness! My bag is all gone.
天呀!我的包不見了。
Our hopes were all gone.
我們的希望成泡影了。
all for it 對別人的看法或意見 " 完全同意 " ， " 完全贊成 "
例句： Go ahead with your plan. I'm all for it.
all in all 常用的片語，表示 " 總的來說 " ， " 總而言之 " ，
例句： He has his faults, but all in all, he is a good guy.
as clear as mud 不清晰，混亂
例句： Your explanation is as clear as mud.
你的解釋一點(diǎn)都不清晰。
as soft as down 柔軟如絨毛
例句： I lay fast asleep on the couch, which was as soft as down, and did not wake until late in the morning.
我在軟如絨毛般的長沙發(fā)椅上睡著了，一直睡到早晨很晚才醒來。
at full blast 全速地;大規(guī)模地
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.
當(dāng)我們?nèi)⒂^時(shí)，建筑工地的工作已經(jīng)全面展開，而且所有的人都在忙碌著。
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be above board 光明正大的
be crazy about 愛的發(fā)狂
例句： I am really crazy about Michael Jackson's rock'n'roll.
我對麥克杰克遜的搖滾愛的發(fā)狂。
be for the birds 荒唐可笑的;毫無價(jià)值的
例句： Their opinions on art are simply for the birds.
他們對藝術(shù)的見解真是荒唐可笑。
beat it 叫人 " 走開 " 的 口語 ，和 "Be off! 差不多，不過比后者更流行。
例句： He kept on bothering me, so I told him to beat it.
他不停地?zé)┪�，因此我叫他走開。
beat ones brains (out) 指做事困難， " 傷透了腦筋 "
例句： I beat my brains (out) to get a job.
為了找尋工作，我傷透了腦筋。
beat sb to the draw 搶先某人行動(dòng)
例句： Mary wanted to buy that painting by Picasso, but another millionaire beat her to the draw.
瑪麗想買畢加索的那幅畫，不過另一個(gè)百萬富翁捷足先登了。
beat someone by miles 遠(yuǎn)強(qiáng)于某人
例句： When it comes to fishing, I beat him by miles.
講到釣魚，我比他棒得多。
beef 口語上常用來指 " 抱怨 " 或 " 發(fā)牢騷 " ;作動(dòng)詞時(shí)后面跟 about.
例句： Tell me what's your beef
你抱怨什么
before you know it 口語為 " 很快 " 。
例句： I come back before you know it.
我很快就會(huì)回來。
behave yourself 勸人要有禮貌和行為檢點(diǎn)，意思相同的口語還有 "Watch you manner.""Watch your P's and Q's". 和 "Don't get fresh."
例句： Please behave yourself before the guests.
在賓客之前你檢點(diǎn)一些。
behind bars 坐牢
例句： The judge will put him behind bars for at least two years. 法官最低限度也會(huì)判他坐兩年牢。
behind the scenes ( behind the curtain ) 幕后
例句： He is the man behind the scenes.
他是幕后人物。
between ourselves 秘密地說
例句： Between ourselves, there are no secrets.
咱們私下說說，沒什么秘密。
beyond the seas 在國外，在海外
例句： He had a good time when he was beyond the seas.
他在國外時(shí)曾過得很快活。
butt in 插手，介入
例句： Pardon me for butting in on your conversation, but this is important.
請?jiān)徫掖驍嗔四銈兊恼勗�，不過這件事非常重要。
by and large 大體上，總的看來
例句： I cannot totally take your point ， but by and large I think yours is reasonable.
我不能完全同意你的觀點(diǎn)，但大體上你的觀點(diǎn)是有道理的。
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