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例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. uNXKUJ V0
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 {OGv1\ol&
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. k]] e8>
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。 j" ~gEGfK
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(3)clown around 胡闹 $*N)\>~X
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. )|Xi:Zd5>
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 ]O 8hkGa
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(4) cook up 虚构 E@N& Y1t
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ]J)3y+;P
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 P8\bi"iiN
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 5* 3T+OK
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 5rPK7Jh`B
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 s!eB8lkcT
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 %5rC`9^
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.
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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。 XmI63W*
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 Unc_e
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. `p\@b~GM
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 LqcHsUFj
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 d%w#a3(
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. aA3KJa
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 C'oNGOEd
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑
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例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 9f7T.}HM
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(10)for good 永远 pj/w9j G6
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ML-?#jNa<
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 SU80i`
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 \Zbi`;m?
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. {ZR>`'^:
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 hsE Q6
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 ml\2%07
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ,,o5hD0V9
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 MbJ|6g99
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Uh=@8v
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. zM+eb| >cr
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。 '%\FT-{
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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 ZCuLgCP?Z
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. e=#'rDm
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? >cYYr@S
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 ocDAg<wo
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. vpL3XYs`
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ccm(r~lhJ
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。 3,[#%}1(S
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 6&KvT2?tA`
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