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例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. w)1SZ}
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 odJE~\\hw
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. H!,V7R
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。 RdL5VAD
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(3)clown around 胡闹 4ji'6JHPg
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. xaV3N[Zd
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(4) cook up 虚构 3,{;wJ
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例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 3[l\l5'm8
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 b
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例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. NNTrH\SU#
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 t\!5$P
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 iEy2z+/"^
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. J
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我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 ;j(*:Nt1
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 R`@7f$;wG
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. a8%T*mk(
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 ;ByCtVm2
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 |Xd&aQ
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. sk0/3X*Q%
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 S"87 <o
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 Z3ODZfu>
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. W=|'&UU Ul
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 XuZgyt"=r
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(10)for good 永远 Pl#u,Y
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. L=s8em]7l
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Bxj4rC[
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 F^TOLwix
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. G4#Yz6O
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 KpS=oFX{}
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 "/UPq6
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. M$f_I +
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 rfZg
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 N5k9o:2
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ]x3 )OjH
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。 0&r}'f?
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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 HBk5p>&
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. R\$6_
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 %VXIiu[
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ~wGjr7Wt
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 y6s/S.
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 =umF C[.W
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。 lb"T'}q
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 [!ZYtp?Hf
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