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例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. S9-FKjU
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 PU[]
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例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 3(jI
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(3)clown around 胡闹 A(ql}cr
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. @} qMI
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 rMUn ~
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(4) cook up 虚构 w_PnEJa9
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ^_n(>$
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 }mz@oEB#vF
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. _I+QInD ;)
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 J.35Ad1hM
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 K8daSvc
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. qJj"WU5
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。 \9jEpE^Ju(
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 =wtu
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. PF~w$ eeQ
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 Bz!SZpW(M
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 90X<Qs
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. J4"?D9T3G
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 D.su^m_1
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 )T&ZiHIJ3
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. gd#+N]C_
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 E.45s? r
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(10)for good 永远 ~nDbWv"
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. gLy1*k4
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 "V'<dn
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. B
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 :"{("!x
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. eaB6e@]@
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 rK(TekU
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 3qggdi
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. %m )vQ\Vtx
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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 UXgeL2`;
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 2D;2QdO
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? RA^6c![
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 :< X&y
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. w]1Ltq*g/
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 K-<<s
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 t[}&*2"$/
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。 sYa;vg4[
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 [+;>u|
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