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(guò)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(duì)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.
進(jìn)行你的計(jì)劃吧, 我完全贊成。
all in all 常用的片語(yǔ),表示 " 總的來(lái)說(shuō) " , " 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(zhǎng)沙發(fā)椅上睡著了,一直睡到早晨很晚才醒來(lái)。
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。
be above board 光明正大的
be crazy about 愛(ài)的發(fā)狂
例句: I am really crazy about Michael Jackson's rock'n'roll.
我對(duì)麥克杰克遜的搖滾愛(ài)的發(fā)狂。
be for the birds 荒唐可笑的;毫無(wú)價(jià)值的
這些雅思寫作短語(yǔ)素材如果運(yùn)用的好確實(shí)能讓雅思寫作看起來(lái)更生動(dòng)也增色不少。