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例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. " pg5w
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 ~e|RVY,
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ;Gc,-BDFw
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. /g/]Q^
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。 kq| r6uE
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(3)clown around 胡闹 tx` Z?K[
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. w)C/EHF
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 JRti2Mu
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(4) cook up 虚构 {5 V@O_*{
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. b/[$bZD5o
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 v2w|?26Lf
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 ^/6LVB *
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. =Msr+P9Ai
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 6zbqv 6
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 VQ}N&H)`
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. ]A?(OA
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。 o,r72>|
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 ^(+ X|t
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. GZefeBi
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 rY?]p Mp
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 k|hy_? *
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ys/U.e|)!
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 6Qc
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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. 1k)31GEQw
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 Ew<
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(10)for good 永远 <z.Y#{p?k
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. As{Q9o5j/
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 g5&ZXA
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 4h*c{do
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 'hGUsi
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 oV/:T\Qn=
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 |
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例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. =I.uf
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 =67ab_V
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 @vc9L
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets.
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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。 po! [Nd&"
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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 QbJE+m5
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. V3S"LJ
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? i,h)VCc
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 ZGw6Bd_I
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. %!\iII
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 X :#}E7]j
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 6:Hd `
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。 `_iK`^(-
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 Y=?Tm,z4
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