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例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. }G o$
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 E:zF/$tG
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. p.}Ls)I
比尔总有锦囊妙计,所以任何时候遇到难题,他总能找到方法解决。 ]5~s"fnG
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(3)clown around 胡闹 2sNK
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. bNFLO
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这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 taGU
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(4) cook up 虚构 UJ-?k&j,
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 6u`F
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我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 D|Iur W1f
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 <FMq>d$\
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. gBT2)2]
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 du$|lxC
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 } VJfJ/
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. vZ/6\Cz
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。 }X
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 lis/`B\x
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. *
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人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 JN^&S
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 +`7KSwa
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. xq6cKtSv
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 ,+`61J3W
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 q-nSLE+_;
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. [I4ege>
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 Kvsh
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(10)for good 永远 eh1Q7~
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. y/e2l
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 dz~co Z9
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 bjAnaya
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ThPE
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我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 >!_Xgw
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静
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例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ]Jh+'RK\#
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 r{L4]|(utY
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 PoEqurH0
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. r=yK,d/1
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。 VMoSLFp^R
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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 v]__%_
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. E\gim<]
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? \{Q?^E
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 \om%Q[F7a
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. nG_6oe*=I
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 8M@BG8
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 :xKcpY[{
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。 + [Hh,I7
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 JG{j)O|L
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