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例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. U
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 fuA]
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例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. MYara;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。 `{Oqb
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(3)clown around 胡闹 $X)|`$#pL#
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. b1IAp >*2l
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 ?OnL,y|
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(4) cook up 虚构 v ,h"u
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. JP\jhkn
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 =d5;F`m
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 `fEzE\\!*
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ?F[_5ls|]
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 JLWm9c+UTG
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 X!z-J>
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. pwHe&7e#
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。 4>L*7i
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 r]\[G6mE%
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. ) aMiT
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 Fng
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 N@<-R<s^
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ;2g.X(Ra
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 sXPva@8_
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 [Nm?qY
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. r 56~s5A
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 kkHK~(>G
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(10)for good 永远 y7#+VF`xf
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. k3B_M9>!
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 OzC%6;6h
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 u|$HA>F[
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. }I}GA:~$%
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 CfrO1i F
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 h0~<(3zC
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 5WfZd
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 CL5^>.}
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 p</t##]3ks
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 8kU(>' ^_:
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。 q*4@d)_&
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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 n9&fH
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. `]GL3cIh:
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 };9/J3]m
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. *tpS6{4=#7
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 A9ld9R
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 1l^[%0
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。 t6-fG/Kc
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 U5cbO{\3I
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