all right (1): 好吧(expression of reluctant agreement.)
a: "come to the party with me. please!" 请跟我一块儿去赴宴!
b: "oh, all right. i don't want to, but i will." 哦,好吧。我本不想去,但是我会去的。
all right (2): 还行(fair; not particularly good.)
a: "how's your chemistry class?" 你的化学课怎么样?
b: "it's all right, i guess, but it's not the best class i've ever had." 我觉得还行,但不是我上过的最好的。
all right (3): 没事,正常(unharmed; in satisfactory condition.)
a: "you don't look normal. are you all right?" 你看上去不太正常,没事吧?
b: "yes, but i h**e a headache." 没事,就是头有点儿疼。
as easy as pie: 易如反掌(very easy.)
i thought you said this was a difficult problem. it isn't. in fact, it's as easy as pie.
" 我原以为你说过这是个难题,不是的。实际上,它易如反掌。
at the eleventh hour: 在最后时刻(at the last minute; almost too late. )
yes, i got the work done in time. i finished it at the eleventh hour, but i wasn't late. 是的,我及时完成了工作。
尽管我到最后时刻才完工,可我没有超时。
bad-mouth: 诽谤(say unkind, unflattering, embarrassing (and probably untrue) things about someone.)
a: "i don't believe what bob said. why is he bad-mouthing me?" 我不相信鲍勃的话,他为什么诽谤我?
b: "he's probably jealous of your success." 他可能嫉妒你的成功。
be a piece of cake: 小菜一碟(be very easy.)
a: "bob said the test was difficult, but i thought it was a piece of cake." 鲍勃说那次考试很难,可我觉得那是小菜一碟。
be all ears: 洗耳恭听(be eager to hear what someone has to say.)
a: "i just got an e-mail message from our old friend sally." 我刚收到老朋友萨莉发来的一封电子邮件。
b: "tell me what she said. i'm all ears!" 告诉我她都说了些什么,我洗耳恭听。
be broke: 身无分文(be without money.)
no, i can't lend you ten dollars. i'm completely broke until payday." 不行,我没法借给你十块钱,发工资前我是身无分文。
be fed up with 讨厌,不耐烦[(with someone or something): be out of patience (with someone or something); be very tired of someone or something. ]
bill, you're too careless with your work. i'm fed up with apologizing for your mistakes!" 比尔,你工作太粗心了,总是因为你的错误而道歉,我都烦透了。
be in and out: 进进出出 (be at and away from a place during a particular time.)
could we postpone our meeting until tomorrow? i expect to be in and out of the office most of the day today." 咱们的会议能不能推到明天?
我今天可能要在办公室里里外外地忙了。
be on the go: 特忙[be very busy (going from one thing or project to another).]
i'm really tired. i've been on the go all week long." 我是真累了,我一直忙了一个星期。
be on the road:在途中 ( be tr**eling.)
you won't be able to contact me tomorrow because i'll be on the road." 你明天联系不到我的,那时我正在路上。
be over: 结束(be finished; end.)
i can't see you until around 4 o'clock. my meetings won't be over until then." 四点左右我才能见你,到那时候才开完会。
be up and running: 运行正常[(for a technological process) be operational; be ready to use .]
d**e's esl cafe on the web has been up and running since december 1995." 戴夫网上的非母语英语课堂从2023年12月就开始运作了。
be used to (+ving/noun):习惯于( be accustomed to; not uncomfortable with.)
it won't be hard to get up at 5:00 am. i'm used to getting up early." 早上五点起床也不难,我习惯了早起。
beat: 疲惫不堪[exhausted; very tired (adj.).
this has been a long day. i'm beat!" 这一天真长啊,我是筋疲力尽了!
beat around the bush: 旁敲侧击(evade an issue; **oid giving a direct answer.)
quit beating around the bush! if you don't want to go with me, just tell me!" 别再兜圈子了!
你要不想跟我一起去就直接告诉我!
beat one's brains out: 绞尽脑汁(try very hard to understand or do something.)
can you help me with this problem? i've been beating my brains out with it, but i just can't solve it." 你能帮我解这道题吗?
我头都想爆了,可还是算不出来。
beats me: 我不知道(i h**e no idea.)
a: "what time's the party?" 宴会什么时候开始?
b: "beats me!" 我不知道!
before long: 不久(soon.)
a: "i'm really tired of working." 我真的讨厌上班。
b: "just be patient. the weekend will be here before long." 耐心点,很快就周末了。
bent out of shape: 杞人忧天(needlessly worried about something.)
i know you're worried about your job interview, but don't get bent out of shape. you'll do just fine." 我知道你担心你的求职面试,但是不必杞人忧天,你能行的。
bite off more than one can chew: 打肿脸充胖子(take responsibility for more than one can manage.)
i'm really behind with my project. can you help me? i'm afraid i bit off more than i could chew!
" 我的计划真的落后了,你能帮我吗?我恐怕有点打肿脸充胖子。
blabbermouth: 长舌妇(a very talkative person--especially one who says things that should be kept secret.)
don't say anything to bob unless you want the whole office to know. bob's quite a blabbermouth." 你要是不想让整个办公室都知道,在鲍勃面前一个字也别提。
鲍勃简直是个长舌妇。
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