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例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. sY-
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 w4AA4u
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Bd++G'FZ
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。 UnE[FYx
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(3)clown around 胡闹 13JZ\`ceb
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. $ [t7&e
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 {s{bnU
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(4) cook up 虚构 ~[N"Q|D3Y
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. B2kKEMdGg
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 D4G*Wz8
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 `GpOS_;
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. On`T
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 :-[y`/R
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 qN=l$_UD
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. )0 1,3J>#
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。
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 ~K2.T7=
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. m)1+D"z
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 !
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例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. f,
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 )IFFtU~,
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Cu $mb}@
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 f(*ygI
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(10)for good 永远 T?4I\SG
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. F,.dC&B
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 x| =]Xxco
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 qib4DT$v-6
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 6rll0c~
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 />dH\KvN
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 tb1w 6jaU
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. V4CL%i
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 AzZb0wW6p
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 \'Z^rjB
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. $&ZN%o3
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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 GF/!@N
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. i.5?b/l0
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 g;eoH
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 1"fbQ^4`
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 P 5_l&
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 0_f6Qrcj
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。 N3m~nEj
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 5faY{;8
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