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例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ]4ya$%A
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 a=+qR:wT
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. DP6 M4
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。 $z)r(N$
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(3)clown around 胡闹 Ph'*s{
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. @2yi%_]h
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 G'{$$+U^K
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(4) cook up 虚构 I9-vV>:z
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. bwR24>8lP
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 VImcW;Xa
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 ( 6|S42
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. \BOZhXfl'
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 eZ#nZB
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 EbZRU65J}O
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. uO%G,b
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。 YKk?BQ"
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 G%_6"s
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. RsIR}.*
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 lS&$86Jo(
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 St}j^i
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Yj99[
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百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 P#m/b<
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 |-GmW SK_
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. BQq,,i8H
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 Nn5z
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(10)for good 永远 ]@)T]
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 28J
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每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 WlVp|s{TYP
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 69AgPAv<k
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ZWH?=Bk:
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 %upnXRzw
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 9Ps[i)-
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. mVFz[xI
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 4X,fb`
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 7A'd55I4
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. (%*CfR:>
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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 foY=?mbL
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. /Qi;'h]
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? `|@# ~
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 $@k[Xh
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. k{_ Op/k}V
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ` QC
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。 Itn7Kl
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 Omy4Rkj8bh
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