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例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. [,?A$Z*Z|
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 i^V4N4ux]
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 1X_!%Z
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. \w\47/k{
比尔总有锦囊妙计,所以任何时候遇到难题,他总能找到方法解决。 Va[dZeoy
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(3)clown around 胡闹 {^O/MMB\\%
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. SVEA
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 lG^nT
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(4) cook up 虚构 S$_Ts1Ge6
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. -clg'Aa;.
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 N*)8L[7_;
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 ghd[G}
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. j
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 Ty`=U>K|
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 i@?<]n
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. D@1^:'$V
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 H.G^!0j;
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 +q?0A^C>
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. 6!PX!
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人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 bIl0rx[`
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 T`0gtSS
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. {.8)gVBmA
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 0+`*8G)
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 91Sb=9
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. <u%e*
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 [B;Ek\ 5W
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(10)for good 永远 ZaV66Y>
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. !_z>w6uR
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 FJH8O7
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 Gkvd{G?F
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. >-WOw
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 %iFIY=W
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静
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例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. v8(u9V%?6
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 DMpd(ws
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 _;RD-kv
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. N28?JQha
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 D_kzR
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(14) get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁,难以相处 *G"#.YvE
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Y-k~ 7{7
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? MM$"6Jor
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 W
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例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 1MFpuPJk
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 | (9FV^_
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 m8A1^ R
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。 JT_B@TO\
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 B>21A9&
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