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例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. g_}r)CgG|
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 z)'dDM D"
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. \.A~>=:
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(3)clown around 胡闹 ,qak_bP
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. .}6 YKKqS
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 8@|_];9#.
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(4) cook up 虚构 4w^B&e%
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. P@:#NU[
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 BclZsU=xn
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 8w~I(2S:#
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 Z mF}pa,gd
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 )'xTDi
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. I+w3It
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。 GwV2`2
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 zv!%u=49
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. y@'8vOh`
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 X3I\O,"I
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 9j:t}HV
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. e~c;wP~cO
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 R>Fie5?
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 zWgNDYT~
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Ot(U_rJCi
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(10)for good 永远 TS)p2#
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. vY<(3[pp
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 fzRzkn:=
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. tQbDP!,A*=
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ?C//UN;
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 P*T'R
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Q1IN@Db}y
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 6 DD^h:*>
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 <g5Btwo%
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. K0yTHX?(.
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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 U5z^R>k
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. y. @7aT5
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 s<H0ka@
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. K&
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 z9U<Z^4z+
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。 FEw51a+V
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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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