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例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. |=YK2};
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 rrRv 7J&Q
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. oX:&;KA
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(3)clown around 胡闹 !q,'k2=b,
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. "Tser*i )
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 2@Yu:|d4U
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(4) cook up 虚构 eEVB
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. '9WTz(0?
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 d)!'5ZrM
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 KZ[TW,Gw
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. [06m{QJ)1
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 U"8Hw@
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 W|fE]RY
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. ?sdSi--
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。 ;E
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 qy pF}Pw
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. *s 4Ym
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 I ]o|mjvs
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 AYY(<b
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. | 8mWR=9fs
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 akr2Os
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 WcSvw
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Nm&'&L%Ch
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(10)for good 永远 "$(D7yFO
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. tL;.vRx
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ;yNY/
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 .-HM{6J
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. };rp25i
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 )tJaw#Mih
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 Z+U -+eG
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ',`Qx{tQ)
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 aE)1LP
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ~
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例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. f9#srIx+
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 `` g
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(14) get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁,难以相处 >>J$`0kM*
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ,}W|cm>
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(15)give an ear to 听一听
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例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. =PA?6Bm
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 t|oIzjKE/
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 !l#aq\:}~e
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。 p+?`ru
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 ,\
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