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例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. )zDCu`
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Yrq~5)%
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. PLBrP
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。 (X*^dO
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(3)clown around 胡闹 0?|<I{z2
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ")p\q:z6
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 Z6MO^_m2
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(4) cook up 虚构 44j*KsBf
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. yyTnL 2Y9
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ]u/sphPe
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 1<aP92/N&
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. g2Z`zQA7
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 }3WxZv]I}
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 cQ}{[YO
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. +^F Zq$NP
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 "qy,*{~
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 qwAT>4
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. 9QJyZ
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 4Ftu
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 R[+<^s}p/
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. SOaoo^,O
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 <qt|d&
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 gf\oC> N
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. +R:(_:7
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 1s;Saq+
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(10)for good 永远 6j|{`Zd)G
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. )%fH(ns(
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 7tCw*t$
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 vtJJ#8a]
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. SUK?z!f<i
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 lPAQ3t!,
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 ,|/f`Pl
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. X2'0PXv>!
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 %iqD5x$OA
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 +&H4m=D-#a
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. E' uZA
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。 ` 5>b:3
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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 hOK8(U0
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. n~Lt\K:
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? ]T) 'Hb
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 z` b,h\
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 7F.4Ga;
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 .*Qx\,
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 j_j]"ew)
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。 j B{8u&kz)
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 9+!hg'9Qn
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