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例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. nb(Od,L
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 y{QF#&lW
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. }?Tz=hP
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。 A )xfO-
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(3)clown around 胡闹 34qfP{9!N
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. I>@Qfc
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(4) cook up 虚构 3Oe\l[?$;
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. qa5 T(:8
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 Ryi%}!
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 nY_+V{F
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. %~qY\>
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 t<znz6
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 tN&X1
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. 3NgyF[c
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 # |,c3$
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 7R>Pk9J
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. C8
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人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 _E
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 W.
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例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 9C\@10 D
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 [2nPr^
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 "$|ne[b2
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Y> PC>
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 q@Sj$
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(10)for good 永远 }G1hB#j
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. XN~r d,MZ%
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 5w@Q %'o`I
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 };]f 3
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 4GqE%n+ta~
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 W>rx:O+
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 |BA<> WE
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Dhp|%_>
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 kB;!EuL
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 FY <77i
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. xi"Ug41)
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。 =idZvD
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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 N1u2=puJY
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ah0
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 %B-m- =gz
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers.
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 g(F? qP_K
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。 >O}J*4A>+#
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 c9R|0Yn^J
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