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例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. |6zx
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 'FmnlC1
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. n~v*
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。 #~;:i
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(3)clown around 胡闹 eRvnN>L
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ,Q>wcE6v
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 oD7^9=#
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(4) cook up 虚构 #P-T4R
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. N#4"P:Sv
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 $}Ky6sBnvO
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 35fsr=
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 5jK9cF$>
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 g.eMGwonTJ
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 jmh$6 N%
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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. J+0T8
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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。 K6@9=_A
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 Y|N.R(sAs&
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. RI-)Qx&!f
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 xC.Tipn>
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 ) E(9
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百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 0N4+6k|
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 CxJkT2
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. {{ /-v3n
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ])uhm)U@
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(10)for good 永远 ! )PV-[2
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. )MU)'1jc,
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 P`!31P#]L
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 (SGU]@)g
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. x#,nR]C
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 yUp"%_t0
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 R`!'c(V
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 'r_NA!R
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 0z:BSdno
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 fPu,@
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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. qJPEq%'Q
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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 -P7JaH/Q
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. >xJh!w<pB
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? NM:\T1
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 'k(aZ"
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. i%eq!q
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 {Mx3G*hr
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。 Y] "_}
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 us
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