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例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. _L72Ae(_
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 U
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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. gA|j\T{c
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。 u^uG_^^,/
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(3)clown around 胡闹 qTGy\i
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ZSSgc0u^?
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 ?yb{DZ46
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(4) cook up 虚构 <coCu0
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. jdp:G
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 w6Q]?p+
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 ~k(Ez pn#
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. q Q'@yTVN
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 $gTPW,~s[
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 m t^1[
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. QMY4%uyY!
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 1hWz%c|
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 qh 3f
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. xL"%2nf
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 F)w83[5_d
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 T1&H!
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. :JIPF=]fc
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 t} M3F-NZ
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 6hq)yUvo4
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ;p ('cwU%
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 S@)bl
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(10)for good 永远 OEW,[d
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. NZ5~\k
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 nE;gM1I
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 IycxRig
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired.
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我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 Gp+XM
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 W|e>
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ($W 5fbu
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 gEsR-A!m
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 i#=X#_
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例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. @k,(i=**
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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 M(uB
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例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 9 a%@j
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 |Ze}bM=N
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. &:*+p-!2<
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 %#a%Luq
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 j.}V~Sp*
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。 ~7a BeD
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 6DW|O<k^j
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