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例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ^AL2H'
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 vcv CD7MD
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. VL\t>n
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。 q9]IIv
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(3)clown around 胡闹 wMWW=$h#\
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. d|lpec
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 u -3:k
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(4) cook up 虚构 36vgX=}
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. D=+NxR[
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 sI LSey5`
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 #+k*1Jg
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. @1:0h9%
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 Z6Fp\aI8@
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 esX)"_xf
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. jQ+sn/ROp
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 fQdK]rLj
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 Gh\q^?}
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. =r9r~SR#
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 KC#/Z2A|<
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 xfFg,9w8
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. O9"/
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 'e!J06
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. JSr$-C
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毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 Qdf=XG5
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(10)for good 永远 =1.9/hW
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. bt$)Xu<R
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 !EIjN
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 1P(&J
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 CAD@XZSh
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 p B;3bc
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. OI}cs2m
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 !?!C'-ps
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 =
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例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. >e,mg8u6$
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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 c>"cX&
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ZJ*g))k7
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? '#/G,%m<!i
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 /Q{P3:k
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Ch \&GzQ
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 m3<+yz$!r
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 YXo|~p;=Y
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。 Z\}K{#
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 Av' GB
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