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例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. sKU?"|G81G
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 ,*}5xpX
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 x-3!sf@
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ( 8}'JvSu
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。 XnCrxj
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(3)clown around 胡闹 E
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例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. k=o>DaEh(
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(4) cook up 虚构 v!b
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例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. :(o6^%x
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 i9FtS7
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 (b}}'
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. =Lyo]8>,X
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 Nr(3!-
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 /Wqx@#
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. 4EB&Zmg[K
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。 1G6MO
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 eJm7}\/6`
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. lx vRF93a.
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 $4j$c|S!
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 3{;W!/&>
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 9*lkx#
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 5_}e?T&s
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 01P ~K|s
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. AHA4{Zu[
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(10)for good 永远 dU4G!
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. D" 4*&
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 k5=VH5{S
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 DIU9Le
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. S
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 s?2DLXv}!
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. m@_m"1_;
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 %j=xL V\
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 L`!M3c@u
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. i47xF7y\
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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 {ta0dS;1
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. z U~o"Jv
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 =CE(M},d
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. BIr24N
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 {_]'EK/w
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。 5"]t{-PD
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 y+PiH
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