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例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ct,B0(]
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ?d@3y<A,~
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. _'pow&w~
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。 $="t7C9S
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(3)clown around 胡闹 533n
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例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. E"d\N-I
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 _<tWy+.
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(4) cook up 虚构 X(sHFVU+
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Hy4c{Ij
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 Qtj.@CGB
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. eeKErpj8A
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 zN}1Qh
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 7&oT}Z
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. 'Cw&9cL9w
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。 b[5$$_[
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 Ky"]L~8$
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. * V;L|c
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 oU/CXz?H
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 ee7#PE]}
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. |'@c ~yc
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 #rZF4>c
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 W(jXOgs+_
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. B~S"1EE[
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 V>"nAh]}.
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(10)for good 永远 b{T". @b
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. b4TZnO
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ODS8bD0!i
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 b6KO_s:'g
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. SvR:tyF
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 3FWl_d~uD
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 \#1*r'V8
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ]/byz_7]
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 >`\f,yql6
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 6T3uv,2
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. fL3Px
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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 5Q_T=TL
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ryhme\%l;f
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 05$;7xnf(
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. )8BGN'jyi
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 AH*{Bi[vX
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 P''5A6#5
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。 4<`Qyul-
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 q.
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