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例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. T!jh`;D+
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 _T)y5/[
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 uda++^y:
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. *;Kp"j
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。 }IygU 6{G
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(3)clown around 胡闹 h8V*$
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. vP{i+s18B
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 2IYzc3Z{9
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(4) cook up 虚构 CPZ{
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Gamn,c9
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 S.MRL,
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 "ku[b\W
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ?0~g1"Y-*K
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 !*l /Pr^8
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Ti2cD
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. e=LrgRy+
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。 (MXy\b<
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 xh;gAh5n
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. wH"9N+82M
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 0Y oKSo
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 ]]p\1G
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. | V(sCF
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 8*-)[+s9il
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 V_3oAu54s{
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. D:k< , {
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 1e\cJ{B
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(10)for good 永远 IYn`&jS{
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. =Ji[ ;wy@
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ~2*LWH*@
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 B2r[oT R
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Wl3S]4A
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 "nr?WcA
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 }/J"/ T
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ;[o:VuTs
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 _HM?p(H@
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Sk
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例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 4lPO*:/
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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 E$lbm>jsb$
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. bF9.k
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 hV $Zr4'
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ta95]|z"j
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 2lfEJw($
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Y;Nq (
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。 KsGW@Ho:
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