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例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Q<
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 @m#OhERv
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. =+!l8o&o,
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。 3OZPy|".ax
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(3)clown around 胡闹 K"0IW A
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. {?H5Pw>{%h
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 ;KlYiu
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(4) cook up 虚构 w*ans}P7
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. hGz_F/
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 Kp`{-dUf
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 XVN`J]XHk
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. U-I,Q+[C[^
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 ?Afe}
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 VLez<Id9(
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'|
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 [k6I#v<&
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. ?;ok9Y
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 G.rz6o;
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 1 ~zjsi
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. lT|Gkm<G
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 ITn%
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 ec&/a2M
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. $a M5jH<
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(10)for good 永远 UTD_rQ
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. hIJtu;}zU
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 {o}U"b<+Ra
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ).SJ*Re*^I
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 =yf)Z^
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. s@F&N9oh
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 r)*23 &Ojs
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 lG7PM^Eb
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. =,6H2ew
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。 MiT0!6Pg
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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 -&1(~7
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. nkW})LyB\
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 .kT]^rv
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例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. yLnQ9BXB&
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 XX8HSw!w
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 q+?<cjVg
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。 Xz_WFLq4
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 \}Jznzx;
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