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例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 0]SWyC
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 1M&Lb.J6
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. >Y08/OAI.2
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。 YAc:QVT87
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例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. HMF2sc$N
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(4) cook up 虚构 3l?|+sU>O
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. AT1cN1:4?
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 R/v|ZvI
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 p*c(dkOe8
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. by>%}#M
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 Z2M(euzfi3
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 k";dK*hD,
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. C!^A\T7p
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。 MOQ6&C`7q
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 ,h o",y
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. g,\kLTg
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 -]0:FKW
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 &tZIWV1&
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. v<v;Z R)
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 }3: mn
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 `e,}7zGR
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. m
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(10)for good 永远 s@{82}f~
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Zeg'\&w0s
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 w3(G!:
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 vE)N6Ss
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 3q/Us0jr
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 hhPQ.{]>
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 V|
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例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. c)#7T<>*'
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 GG>53}7{
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 h/tCve3Z
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. G06;x
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。 F\N0<o
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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 #|E#Rkw!
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 6ZIPe~`
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? 01@WU1IN
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 YWn""8p;P
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 68?&`/t
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 /)TeG]Xg
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。 b<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。 CCG5:xS
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