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例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. zF:
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 U]/iPG&_
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. "x1?T+j4
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。 N+lhztYQ?
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(3)clown around 胡闹 e= { ?d6
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. `JQw]\f4>
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 i~Q nw-^B
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(4) cook up 虚构 /{6&99SJcc
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. &t)$5\r
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 >]{{5oOQ>
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. /]U),LbN
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 8*zORz
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 B*Z}=$1j
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. osM[Xv
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。 {Jbouj?V!
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 'p_|Rw>
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. u.yYE,9
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 %Ev)Hk
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. gQQve{'
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 V36u%zdX5n
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. [_T6
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(10)for good 永远 P*|qbY
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. y3XR:d1cg
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 xiv8q/
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 /np05XhEa
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. G^ShN45
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 vRkVPkZ6|
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 Tuz~T
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例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ]qb>O:T
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ajCe&+
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 8B?*?,n5
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. %45*DT
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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 y_``-F&Z
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. @Os0A
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 ?
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例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. L,yq'>*5s
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 g'+2bQ
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。 :]JMsa6
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 vs^)=
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