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例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Ud"_[JtGM
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 <|'ETqP<+
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 [-`s`g-
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. (4z_2a(Dl,
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。 =f@71D1
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(3)clown around 胡闹 wo62R&ac
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. A99;bf}"
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 Zk7!CJVM
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(4) cook up 虚构 P:J|![
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. } A6z%|d
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 m5/]+xdNX
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 f7zB_hVDmE
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. V(XU^}b#
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 Mmgm6{
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 r:rPzq1
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. Bd*Ok]
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。 ^69(V LK
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 -~sW@u)O
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. %/)z!}{
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 1z; !)pG.
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 |+~P; fG
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. O*2{V]Y
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 jn]l!nm
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. WCaMPz
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 6wOj,}2Mn
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(10)for good 永远 @Nm{H
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. gjiS+N[
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 EGRIhnED#
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 od@!WjcM[8
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 7u1o>a%9
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 hQ)?LPUB
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 |Eu#mN
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Q(WfWifu-|
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 8z-wdO\
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 b;`MHEzw&q
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. '[[IalQ?
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。 Dir# [j
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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 5s0`T]X-
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. +pv..\
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? i'ZnU55=
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 G=Xas"|
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 5a5JOl$8
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 @Rd`/S@
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 mmC MsBfL
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。 X#W6;?Z\
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 I]#x0 ?D
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