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例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. WVVqH_
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 'uh6?2)wG
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. %!@Dop/<
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。 d(tq;2-
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(3)clown around 胡闹 VGSe<6Hh
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. G 2mv6xK'
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(4) cook up 虚构 2`;
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例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Y!KGJ^.mF
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 l)?c3
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. {w2<;YXj!
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 F](kU#3"S
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 yY!jkRq%w
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. 6d_l[N
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。 {W0@lMrD
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 E@?jsN7
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. "`lRX
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 ex-`+cF
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. b*$^8%
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 }hGbF"clqg
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 TygRG+G-
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. >8ePx,+!
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 KNV$9&Z
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(10)for good 永远 D.RHvo~6
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. e%8K
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每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 JMoWA0f
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 ^K3{6}]
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Q?vGg{>
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 )=~1m85+5B
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. !x>P]j7A}Y
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 +&|WC2#
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 $"sf%{~
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. <jV_J+#
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。 98x(2fCvF(
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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 )
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例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. pmfyvkLS
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 c" yf>0
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. .x}ImI
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 B6,"S5@
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。 9v^MZ^Y{
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 zL1H[}[z+
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