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例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. c/(Dg$DbX
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 f67pvyy -
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. %PK(Z*>
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(3)clown around 胡闹 eX0[C0#
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. <LX-},?P
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(4) cook up 虚构 dw| VH1fS
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 98UI]? 4
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 }5B\:*yW
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. koj*3@\p/
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 v,iq,p)&
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 zIU6bMMT3u
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. ,V;HMF.
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 bGlr>@;-r
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 ~P*{%= a
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. aQj6XGu
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 H*",'`|-
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 j& L@L.d
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ~O3VX75f
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 b$`/f:_
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. UcB2Aauji
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(10)for good 永远 4-C'2?
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. G
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 D\pX@Sx,v[
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. [X@JH6U
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 k<rJm
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例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 6O*lZNN
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 >.hDt9@4
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 +\>op,_9I
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Q>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 GB)< 5I
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. w)/~Gn676
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 ZRFHs>0
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 1_M}Dc+J
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 vxrqUjK7
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。 1buO&q!vn
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 7~L_>7;
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