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例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. )hK1W\5
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 vX}mwK8
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 SlUt&+)
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. s&qr2'F+z
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。 &bS!>_9
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(3)clown around 胡闹 IN94[yW{1
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. r#K" d
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 58_aI?~>>
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(4) cook up 虚构 2v\-xg%1
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. SQx:`{O
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ^b(>Bg)T
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 IctLhYZ
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ]lzOz<0q
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 @GE:<'_:{
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 \{`*`WQF
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. K?aUIkVs
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。 9:6d,^X
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 5V/CYcO
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. bLyG3~P;0
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 9TW
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 p=J9N-EM
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ;= {Z Bx
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 WWYG>C[
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 q9"~sCH
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ;^:$O6J7T~
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 hk1jxnQh
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(10)for good 永远 <0I=XsE1iX
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. t~"DQqE
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 QYTwGThWR
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 _a,XL<9 I
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. hKW!kA=gZ
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 {:9P4<%H
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 6 _\j_$
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 4i o02qd
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 3$ 1 z
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 m=2e1wc
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. LlG~aGhel
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。 8?7:sfc
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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 tC -H2@
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. da&f0m U
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? _Uz}z#jt
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(15)give an ear to 听一听
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例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. :j2_Jn4UP
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 kpN'H_ .
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 tY=n("=2
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。 =F}e>D
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 )WFSUZ~
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