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例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. }r,\0Wm
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 hx;f/EPx
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. +a1x;
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。 $NXP)Lic)
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(3)clown around 胡闹 qL(Q1O!
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. j)A#}4jd
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 {28|LwmL
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(4) cook up 虚构 }U_
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例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. k+3qX'fd
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 E~'mxx~i
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. e[S`Dm"i)'
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 ()3\(d5e
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 z6>@9+V-&
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. >DqF>w.1
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。 G0cG%sIl
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 E-e(K8R
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. APQq F/
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 !3ggQG!e
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. $o^Z$VmL
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 2G8pDvBr
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 RaZ>.5
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例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. H=t"qEp
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(10)for good 永远 5=dL`
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. k$EVr([
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 ITu19WG
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. vDy&sgS$<
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 P T"}2sR)
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. D$>_W ,*V
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 a"8[,A3
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Rx%S<i;9
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. xU
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(14) get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁,难以相处 n|`3d~9$&
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. J~YT~D2L
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? V+d_1]
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 KKeMi@N
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. cby#
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 1MelHW
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。 pwUXM?$R
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 18g_v"6o
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