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.
進行你的計劃吧, 我完全贊成。
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.
當我們?nèi)⒂^時,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;毫無價值的
這些雅思寫作短語素材如果運用的好確實能讓雅思寫作看起來更生動也增色不少。