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例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 4h|*r !
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 $Bz};@
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 4bA^Gq
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 7:?\1a
比尔总有锦囊妙计,所以任何时候遇到难题,他总能找到方法解决。 FqA4 OU
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(3)clown around 胡闹 ]b%U9hmL^f
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ZN$%\,<
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 b`D]L/}pr
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(4) cook up 虚构 SkmTW@v
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. CYy=f-
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 -_t4A *
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 0}NDi|o
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. hxMRmH[f:
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 E|c(#P{
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 %_5#2a
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. B;(U?gC
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。 1Y $%| `
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 S!u8JG1
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. 6WZffB{-TK
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 OgIRI8L
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. %50)?J=zB
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 K0j%\]\Tp
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 G7" (,L` 5
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. stajTN*J
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 N? Jy
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(10)for good 永远 fEL 9J{
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. d%0Gsga}
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 v[ML=pL
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 /A,w{09G
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. .
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 63l&
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例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. f4P({V
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ^zV_vB)n
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 QyVAs ;
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. )TiM>{
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 Y|r7gy9%
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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 d"Zu10
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 1qNO$M
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 2)\->$Q(H
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. G1jj:]1
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 e&ysj:W5
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 #'1dCh
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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。 WC<[<uI*
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 wl]3g
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