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例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. QjLji+L
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 WE")xhV6
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. iSlFRv?a
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。 W}>=JoN^J
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(3)clown around 胡闹 X:_<Y_JT
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. k5a\Sq}
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 .!i0_Rv5x
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(4) cook up 虚构 m=QCG)s
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. {DT4mG5
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 h4Ia>^@
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 Z v4<b
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. k5@d! }#c
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 =<{ RX8
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 -l
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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. ,-@5NY1q
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。 M-Y0xWs
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 O%-h&C3
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. ^uW%v2
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 [Uli>/%JB
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 ' "'Btxz
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird.
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百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 PKA }zZ
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 BDe]18X
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. .$Bwb/a
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ] TSg!H
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(10)for good 永远 -(>qu.[8=
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. /APcL5:=
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 i-W
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 0@)%h&mD
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. D|_V<'
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 u,7zFg)H
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 ^7aN2o3{
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. F98i*K`"
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 mJC3@V
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 j7
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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. kIvvEh<L=
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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 WM,i:P)b
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ~]WVG@-
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 kWL.ewTiex
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. [pgZbOIN37
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 7*s8ttX
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 B@t'U=@7
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。 .Q>!B?)
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 V 0{tap}
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