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例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. "Ww^?"jQ)
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 nF=Ig-NX^
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 4a!L/m*
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。 jU4Ir{f
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(3)clown around 胡闹 OVj,qL)
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 8De
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这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 o,aI<5"
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(4) cook up 虚构 NoKYHN^*w
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. @kqy!5)K
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 =A!I-@]q<
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 .Bi7~*N
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. m|f|u3'z$
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 \[>Rt
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 IL>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. Wq,UxMz
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。 *-P@|eg
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 4tu2%Og)?
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. >Zr/U!W*?
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 \{UiGCK
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 eGguq~s`
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. JT_#>',
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 @l;f';+
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 c69C=WQ
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ~z< ? Wh
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(10)for good 永远 DH9?~|
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. KRXe\Sx
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Q7DkhKT
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 Y:byb68
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. |20p#]0E+
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 LXK+WB/s
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 PMTyiwlm
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. UhEnW8^bz1
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 wEkW=
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 BRW
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. FijzO
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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 SgY>$gP9S
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. JgxOxZS`@
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 HZP`u >.
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ;ga~ae=Fg
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 : 0%V:B
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。 M&>Z[o
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 N:d" {k
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