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例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. .R&jRtb/E
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 3Io7!:+
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. xp]_>WGq
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。 9y;zk$O8
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(3)clown around 胡闹 "X-"uIc
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 4z^VwKH\ j
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 &C6*"JZ4
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(4) cook up 虚构 e @|uG %
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. -D
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 \WM"VT
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. +VO(6Jn
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 F2',3
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 y+M9{[ i/O
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. 7Dz-xM_?
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。 Q\z9\mMG-
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 i5czm?x
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. UQJ
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 3moDu
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 ,BlNj^5f
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Q&&oP:4~X*
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 sE\Cv2Gx
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Tuy5h5
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 t0)XdIl8
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(10)for good 永远 xDn#=%~+x
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. LbnW(wr6:(
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Gg{M
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 R rp-SR?O
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. A7zL\U4
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 '-rRD\"q
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ]=(PtzVa
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 .\"8H1I\T
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 .-cx9&
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. D8)6yPwE
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。 R-1C#R[
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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 B5!|L)7>{p
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 70N Lv
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 otdm rw|
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. />V&
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 NoT%z$1n
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。 Dn+hI_"#_
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 f_| =EQ
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