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例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. uQ3[Jz`y
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 MbA\pG'T
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 |He=LQ}0
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. @~:8ye
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。 mYv(R!37'
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(3)clown around 胡闹 $k%Z$NSN=
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. :YO@_
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 sWqM?2g
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(4) cook up 虚构 \?lz&<
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 5v
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我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 fZ{[]dn[
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 `JURQ:l)3^
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Nneo{j
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 ;rHO&(h-
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ^jSsa
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@YGB]*Y
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。 h{'t5&yY
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 /aqEJGG>
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. +%0z`E\?M#
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 bS!\#f%9"
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 bGmx7qt#
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. zm#nV
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百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 .\:J~(
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 \'v(Xp6
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. {/8Q)2*>0
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 u8L$]vOg
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(10)for good 永远 h<l1U'Bn7
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. anN#5jt
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 LKF/u` 0dP
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 6lFfS!ZFA
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ULqoCd%bK
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 RHY4P4B<v>
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 AMCyj`Ur
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. L>9R4:g
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ip:LcG t
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 9Kv|>#zff
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. b[ w;i]2
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 !CY&{LEYn0
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(14) get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁,难以相处 }JgYCsF/f
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 8|g<X1H{M
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? 8y2+$
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 kLP0{A
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. UQ?%|y*Kc
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 Xrqx\X
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 6,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。 HIvZQQW|
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 F7}-!
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