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例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ;xN4L
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 bfVKf}
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. X) owj7U;
比尔总有锦囊妙计,所以任何时候遇到难题,他总能找到方法解决。 O<
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(3)clown around 胡闹 2h@/Q)z
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. (ye1t96
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 Z0`Bn5
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(4) cook up 虚构 O8wR#(/
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. V) a<)
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 :tl*>d~
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 [GyW1-p33w
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. YiTiJ9jf
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 \3"4;fM!i
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ;/XWX$G@
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. "@xI
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 z{wJQZ9"
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. Nz'fM daX,
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 +4Aj/$%[q
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 `+CRUdr
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. B36_OH
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 NoB)tAvw
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 8doKB<#_+=
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 08n2TL;EsX
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ~Y7>P$G)
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(10)for good 永远 D|9xD
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. )[C]1N=tK
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 FO<PMK
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 J/mLmSx
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 9. 6"C<eYt
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 p[2`H$A
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 y'((
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例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. s /"&k
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 "oz
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 RP9 #P&Qk
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 5 Tag-+
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 fd!bs*\X
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(14) get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁,难以相处 wj!YYBH
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. >x9@if
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? lD)ZMaaS3
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 % CV@FdB
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 4
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 mE=%+:o.
例句: The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯,企图抓住一根救命稻草。 mhVdsa
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 $ @g\wz
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