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例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. JYLAu4s6
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 r_o\72
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. X#X/P
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(3)clown around 胡闹
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例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. [5GzY`/m
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(4) cook up 虚构 i{r[zA]$
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Z,>owoP4
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 &-Q_%eM^
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. &7eN
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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。 6?/f$,v
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 p;mV?B?oAQ
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. BNixp[Hc
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 D$`$4mX@hP
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 5K=>x<
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. S4!B;,?AxN
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 02^Nf7DMR
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ;rXZ?"
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 EIOP+9zP
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. C`8.8
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(10)for good 永远 (7X^z&2
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. j<h0`v
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 1.nYT*
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 $$'[%
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. FyV $`c$
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 [] R8VC>Ah
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. GwmYhG<{
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Qo80u?*
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. C0&ZQvvy1:
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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 A!a.,{fZ
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Xzqx8Kd
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 "[CR5q9Pr
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Q776cj^L
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 )t$-/8
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。 U<"k-
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 VzWH9%w
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