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例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. .hiSw
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 -di o5a
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ]4{H+rw
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ToQ"Iy?
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。 Ymgw-NJ;(
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(3)clown around 胡闹 _ |p8M!
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. j|n R"!
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。
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(4) cook up 虚构 Al'3?
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Bt#N4m[X*|
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ^{{ qV
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 yVc(`,tZ(
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. |o@%dH
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 *VeRVaBl
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 bcR_E5x$
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. zQA`/&=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"KCK6
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 r>\bW)e
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. '|4!5)/K
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 2tLJU Z1
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 .2pK.$.
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 2%>FR4a
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 j9,P/K$:w
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 xpI wrJO
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. P$sxr
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 {T8Kk)L
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(10)for good 永远 V:27)]q
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. S$k&vc(0
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 +{>=^9%X
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 fatf*}eln
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. >MK98(F
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 _wOt39e&
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 +O5hH8<&b
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ;wVwX6:ZKr
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 or]IZ2^n
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ? q&T$8zc4
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. GF
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(14) get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁,难以相处 <1%$Vq
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. tu?MY p;
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 8V(pugJ
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. XlJZhc
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 \?N2=jsu$
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 @P"p+
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。 G\?YK.Y>
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 "\=U)CJ
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