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例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. t0f7dU3e;L
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 &vmk!wAs
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. :? )!yI
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。 Un8' P8C
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(3)clown around 胡闹 pT=^o
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. [.>=>KJ_
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 79 4UY
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(4) cook up 虚构 bqH
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例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. d3z nb@7
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 |"K%Tvxe
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Do(G;D`h+_
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 '|gsmO
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 &/[MWQ
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. T"P}` mT
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。 ~U w<e~
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 KGOhoiR9:C
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. }-:B`:K&
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 [NE!
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 _b8KK4UR
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. k(G6` dY
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 @Nb/n
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 1M`>;fjYa
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. <SJ6<'
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(10)for good 永远 eTjPztdJbx
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. z(c8] Wu#
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 {3KY:%6qj
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. &FmTT8"l
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 t8Pf~v
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 *
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例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. "tl{HM5u
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 JjZB!Lg=
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 |};d:LwX
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. r]LP=K1
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。 U{dK8~
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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 .}F
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例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ]N}/L
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 KRGj6g+
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 9.xb-m7
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 W2h*t"5W
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。 l'<&H#A;'
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 #O_%!7M{4
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