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例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. )K,F]fc+O
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 H2
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 i/~1F_
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. S}$r>[t
比尔总有锦囊妙计,所以任何时候遇到难题,他总能找到方法解决。 ms!r ef4`+
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(3)clown around 胡闹 ]4R[<<hd
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. jy giG&H
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 =+-Yxh|*
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(4) cook up 虚构 0A,]$Fzt
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. F)s{P Cl
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 w3=%*<
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 pGf@z:^{*-
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. {e+-vl
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 TF 'U
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 n|b5? 3
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. ,y+$cM(
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。 4m*M,# mV
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 F)+{AQL
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. d}JP!xf%
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 % ]I ZLJ
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 6B@CurgB
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. YO}1(m
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 PH>
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 aX~%5mF
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. AX= 1b,s
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 3t<a $i
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(10)for good 永远 !-N6l6N
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. X6 6VU
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ?0YCpn
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 C4hx@abA
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. wE@'ap#
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 )(tM/r4`c&
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 '=1KVE^Fk
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. [@Q_(LQ-U
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 -
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 -T&.kYqnb$
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. -i4&v7"
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。 =e gW
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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 {X[ HCfJd
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Ux#x#N
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? *P 3V
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 oyNSh8c7c
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. C_4)=#@GU
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 + +aL4:
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 NvHJ3> "%
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。
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 4<cz--g
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